Palisade leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Palisade typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Palisade, ~20% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Palisade compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Palisade leans more Republican than 17 of 22 neighbors.
Palisade runs about 43 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Palisade is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Palisade. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+40) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+22), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Palisade 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 Palisade, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Palisade votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Palisade runs about 43 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Palisade sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 92% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Palisade, MN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Palisade looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Palisade 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 64%, above 64% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Palisade own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Waukenabo, MN R+40
- Hassman, MN R+40
- Kimberly, MN R+38
- Minnewawa, MN R+40
- McGregor, MN R+29
- Rossburg, MN R+39
- Sheshebee, MN R+39
- Little Pine, MN R+33
- Aitkin, MN R+30
- Thor, MN R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Guffey, CO R+12
- Felts Mills, NY R+29
- La Grande, WA R+31
- Minto, ND R+63
- Jug Fork, MS R+69
- Klemme, IA R+51
- Enon, MS R+23
- East Bloomfield, NY R+11
- Enville, TN R+75
- Florence, MO R+72
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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.