Orr leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Orr typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Orr, ~20% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Orr compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Orr leans more Republican than 11 of 13 neighbors.
Orr runs about 34 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Orr is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Orr. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+36) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+23), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Orr 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 Orr, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 1% of residents in Orr live in densely developed areas, about 22 points below the Minnesota average of 23%. Orr runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Orr, MN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Orr looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Orr 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 63%, above 56% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cusson, MN R+27
- Glendale, MN R+26
- Greaney, MN R+29
- Nett Lake, MN R+32
- Silverdale, MN R+33
- Gheen, MN R+25
- Linden Grove, MN R+25
- Celina, MN R+21
- Cook, MN R+22
- Buyck, MN R+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cedar Hill, NM R+55
- St. John, TN R+65
- Wilton, NC R+31
- Lawtons, NY R+7
- Exeter, ME R+43
- Summerfield, OH R+65
- Sulphur Springs, CA D+14
- Williamsfield, IL R+43
- Noma, FL R+77
- Hometown, WV R+52
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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.