Opole is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Opole typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Opole, ~17% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Opole compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Opole leans more Republican than 24 of 53 neighbors.
Opole runs about 62 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Opole is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Opole. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+67) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+54), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Opole 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 Opole, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Opole, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Minnesota average of 28%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Opole are family households, above 85% of cities. Opole runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Opole, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Opole looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Opole 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 98% of households in Opole own their home, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Opole have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Holdingford, MN R+66
- St. Wendel, MN R+51
- Bowlus, MN R+73
- St. Stephen, MN R+46
- North Prairie, MN R+58
- St. Anna, MN R+64
- Rice, MN R+50
- Elmdale, MN R+74
- Royalton, MN R+58
- Avon, MN R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yeaddiss, KY R+77
- Zena, OK R+64
- Maysville, PA R+44
- Malo, WA R+47
- St. Johns, ID R+80
- Drane, TX R+48
- Burgoon, OH R+51
- Hurricane Hill, TN D+6
- Chapanoke, NC R+27
- Granville, PA R+62
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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.