Plummer leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Plummer typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Plummer, ~14% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Plummer compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Plummer leans more Republican than 9 of 16 neighbors.
Plummer runs about 54 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Plummer is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Plummer 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 Plummer, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Plummer votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Plummer runs about 54 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Plummer sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 81% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Plummer are family households, above 77% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Plummer, MN sits below the national average 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 Plummer looks the way it does
Turnout in Plummer sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Terrebonne, MN R+50
- Brooks, MN R+53
- Oklee, MN R+52
- St. Hilaire, MN R+54
- Red Lake Falls, MN R+42
- High Landing, MN R+40
- Thief River Falls, MN R+29
- Wylie, MN R+51
- Angus, MN R+46
- Trail, MN R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Leighton, IA R+50
- New Bavaria, OH R+64
- Isleboro, FL R+35
- Georgetown, ID R+74
- Hathaway Mead, OR R+23
- Greendale, MO D+78
- Rocky Ripple, IN D+29
- East Laport, NC R+30
- Alexander, ND R+82
- Mount Etna, PA R+62
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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.