Porter is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Porter typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Porter, ~15% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Porter compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Porter leans more Republican than 19 of 21 neighbors.
Porter runs about 59 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Porter is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Porter 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 Porter, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Porter votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Porter runs about 59 points more Republican. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in Porter is about 96%, far above similar-sized cities (around 62%).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Porter, MN sits in the bottom quarter 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 Porter looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Porter have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Taunton, MN R+54
- St. Leo, MN R+52
- Canby, MN R+47
- Wilno, MN R+48
- Minneota, MN R+47
- Ivanhoe, MN R+48
- Ghent, MN R+51
- Hendricks, MN R+45
- Boyd, MN R+40
- Gary, SD R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lewis Crossroads, SC R+7
- Deepwater, NJ R+22
- Parkwood, CA R+31
- Gilman, MN R+65
- Valley-Hi, TX D+7
- Hooper, CO R+34
- Camden, MO R+61
- Tuluksak, AK D+21
- Proctor, OK R+60
- Glen Springs, KY R+67
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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.