Nowthen leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Nowthen typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nowthen, ~27% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nowthen compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nowthen leans more Republican than 62 of 71 neighbors.
Nowthen runs about 45 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Nowthen is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Nowthen 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 Nowthen, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Nowthen votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Nowthen runs about 45 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Nowthen are family households, above 93% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Nowthen, MN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Nowthen looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Nowthen 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 97% of households in Nowthen own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Oak Grove, MN R+38
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- Elk River, MN R+19
- Otsego, MN R+24
- Andover, MN R+14
- Anoka, MN D+5
- Oxlip, MN R+45
- Dayton, MN R+5
- Zimmerman, MN R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- San Carlos, AZ D+39
- Bosque Farms, NM R+12
- Camden, NY R+38
- Corunna, MI R+27
- Edwardsville, PA Even
- Norway, ME R+19
- Tunica, MS D+23
- Hurstbourne, KY R+3
- Baxter Springs, KS R+52
- Mount Sterling, 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.