Parkers Prairie leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Parkers Prairie typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Parkers Prairie, ~14% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Parkers Prairie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Parkers Prairie leans more Republican than 16 of 34 neighbors.
Parkers Prairie runs about 53 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Parkers Prairie is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Parkers Prairie 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 Parkers Prairie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Parkers Prairie votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Parkers Prairie runs about 53 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Parkers Prairie sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 84% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Parkers Prairie, MN sits above the national average 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 Parkers Prairie looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 4% of homes in Parkers Prairie have more than one occupant per room, above 83% of cities. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Parkers Prairie sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Spruce Center, MN R+53
- Miltona, MN R+49
- Leaf Valley, MN R+49
- Urbank, MN R+43
- Rose City, MN R+56
- Wrightstown, MN R+56
- Carlos, MN R+43
- Henning, MN R+47
- Vining, MN R+50
- Millerville, MN R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rennert, NC R+30
- Parkers Corners, MI R+41
- Francis, UT R+42
- Macon, IL R+58
- La Center, KY R+55
- Richfield Center, MI R+28
- Franklin, VT R+44
- Los Ybanez, TX R+41
- Villisca, IA R+46
- Honoraville, AL R+72
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.