Red Lake is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% Republican.
About 44% of adults in Red Lake typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Red Lake, ~39% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Red Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Red Lake leans more Democratic than 16 of 17 neighbors.
Red Lake runs about 74 points more Democratic than Minnesota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Red Lake. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+82) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+30), a spread of about 112 points.
Why Red Lake 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 Red Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 72% of adults in Red Lake have never been married, far above similar-sized cities (around 28%).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Red Lake, MN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Red Lake looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Red Lake is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 42%, about 25 points below the Minnesota average of 66%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 44% of adults in Red Lake report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 75% of adults in Red Lake have completed high school, below 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Little Rock, MN D+82
- Redby, MN D+77
- Debs, MN R+45
- Nebish, MN R+38
- Ponemah, MN D+71
- Puposky, MN R+20
- Aure, MN R+37
- Quiring, MN R+54
- Saum, MN D+39
- Leonard, MN R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Muscoda, WI R+32
- South Zanesville, OH R+43
- Three Oaks, MI R+26
- Tenaha, TX R+56
- Canby, MN R+47
- McLouth, KS R+49
- Cherryvale, KS R+59
- Cairo, NY R+24
- Marlborough, MO D+20
- Spraberry, TX R+82
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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.