North Branch, MN Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in North Branch

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

North Branch leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.

 

About 91% of adults in North Branch typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Branch, ~32% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How North Branch compares

Among cities within 25 miles, North Branch leans more Republican than 16 of 59 neighbors.

North Branch runs about 34 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while North Branch is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within North Branch. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+37) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+25), a spread of about 12 points.

Why North Branch 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 North Branch, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

North Branch votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 29%, modestly above the Minnesota average of 23%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. North Branch runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Cancer-screening access and voter turnout

Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; North Branch, MN sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.

Why turnout in North Branch looks the way it does

Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in North Branch have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.