Proctor leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.
About 94% of adults in Proctor typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Proctor, ~50% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Proctor compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Proctor leans more Democratic than 35 of 38 neighbors.
Politically, Proctor sits close to the rest of Minnesota.
Why Proctor 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 Proctor, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 54% of residents in Proctor live in densely developed areas, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 36%.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Proctor, MN sits in the top tenth 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 Proctor looks the way it does
Turnout in Proctor sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hermantown, MN D+4
- Esko, MN R+16
- Oliver, WI R+9
- Duluth, MN D+31
- Superior, WI D+7
- Thomson, MN R+14
- Scanlon, MN R+10
- Four Corners, MN R+12
- Dewey, WI R+13
- Itasca, WI R+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- Emmetsburg, IA R+38
- Country Lake Estates, NJ D+2
- Shark River Hills, NJ R+4
- North Yarmouth, ME D+12
- West Wyomissing, PA Even
- Cuba, NY R+36
- Esparto, CA D+4
- Cut Bank, MT R+24
- Whitewright, TX R+64
- Grangeville, ID 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.