Orono, MN Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Orono

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

Orono is a true toss-up. About 50% of voters here vote Democratic and 50% Republican.

 

About more than 99% of adults in Orono typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Orono, ~51% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~-3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Orono compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Orono sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 44 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 58 leaning the other way.

Politically, Orono sits close to the rest of Minnesota.

Why Orono leans the way it does

Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Orono. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Orono, 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 Orono looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Orono 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Orono own their home, compared to around 75% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Orono have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.