Parent is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Parent typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Parent, ~15% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Parent compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Parent leans more Republican than 33 of 42 neighbors.
Parent runs about 67 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Parent is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Parent 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 Parent, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Parent votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Parent runs about 67 points more Republican. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Parent fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Parent are family households, above 84% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Parent, MN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Parent looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Parent own their home, about 13 points above the Minnesota average of 82%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Ronneby, MN R+59
- Gilman, MN R+65
- Oak Park, MN R+61
- Popple Creek, MN R+60
- Ramey, MN R+69
- Foreston, MN R+53
- Morrill, MN R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Buchanan, ND R+60
- Hurricane, LA R+24
- Mount Joy, TX R+77
- Dot, KY R+65
- Mount Hester, AL R+73
- Lewis, WI R+33
- West Sweden, WI R+36
- Pikeville, AL R+74
- Harris, OK R+48
- Etowah, AR R+59
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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.