Prinsburg is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Prinsburg typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Prinsburg, ~9% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Prinsburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Prinsburg is the most Republican-leaning.
Prinsburg runs about 70 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Prinsburg is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Prinsburg 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 Prinsburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Prinsburg votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Prinsburg runs about 70 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Prinsburg are family households, above 94% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Prinsburg, MN sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Prinsburg looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Prinsburg 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Roseland, MN R+62
- Raymond, MN R+59
- Blomkest, MN R+59
- Clara City, MN R+54
- Renville, MN R+41
- Svea, MN R+57
- Danube, MN R+54
- Sacred Heart, MN R+40
- Maynard, MN R+48
- Olivia, MN R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yukon, PA R+51
- Mariposa, NC R+47
- Willis, OK R+66
- Wake, VA R+30
- Murdock, MN R+46
- Buckner, KY R+32
- Hubbardsville, NY R+25
- Rockford, WA R+53
- Ebenezer, TX R+64
- Mill Village, PA R+47
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.