Pease is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Pease typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pease, ~16% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pease compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pease leans more Republican than 28 of 38 neighbors.
Pease runs about 61 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Pease is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Pease 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 Pease, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pease votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Pease runs about 61 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Pease are family households, above 93% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Pease, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Pease looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pease 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Pease own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Milaca, MN R+45
- Foreston, MN R+53
- Bock, MN R+57
- Oak Park, MN R+61
- Princeton, MN R+42
- Dalbo, MN R+49
- Ronneby, MN R+59
- West Point, MN R+45
- Day, MN R+49
- Foley, MN R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Eagleville, PA D+43
- Tula, MS R+4
- Shipman, VA R+29
- Hurlburt Field, FL R+44
- Ellendale, ND R+50
- Pineville, WV R+69
- Senecaville, OH R+62
- Buckingham, VA R+35
- Ringwood, IL R+25
- Grattan, MI R+30
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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.