Nisswa leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 94% of adults in Nisswa typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nisswa, ~36% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nisswa compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nisswa leans more Republican than 1 of 32 neighbors.
Nisswa runs about 29 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Nisswa is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Nisswa. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+30) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+20), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Nisswa leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Nisswa, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Nisswa votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Nisswa runs about 29 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Nisswa, MN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Nisswa looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Nisswa is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Nisswa own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Nisswa have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lake Shore, MN R+43
- Lake Hubert, MN R+33
- Pequot Lakes, MN R+33
- Breezy Point, MN R+33
- East Gull Lake, MN R+34
- Merrifield, MN R+32
- Jenkins, MN R+46
- Riverton, MN R+36
- Baxter, MN R+19
- Brainerd, MN R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Candor, NY R+37
- Wells, MN R+36
- Union, WA D+10
- Beale Afb, CA R+16
- Kahuku, HI D+7
- Gillett, WI R+42
- East Sparta, OH R+50
- Kechi, KS R+35
- Frankton, IN R+46
- Edgerton, OH R+55
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Minnesota Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.