Red Wing leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Red Wing typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Red Wing, ~38% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Red Wing compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Red Wing leans more Republican than 1 of 55 neighbors.
Red Wing runs about 12 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Red Wing. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+6) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+23), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Red Wing 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 Wing, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Red Wing votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 49%, well above the Minnesota average of 23%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Red Wing, MN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Red Wing looks the way it does
Turnout in Red Wing 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
- Wacouta, MN R+19
- Esdaile, WI R+34
- Hager City, WI R+34
- Bay City, WI R+35
- Welch, MN R+32
- Vasa, MN R+42
- Warrentown, WI R+34
- Moeville, WI R+37
- Frontenac, MN R+23
- Goodhue, MN R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Burke Centre, VA D+32
- Charlotte, MI R+28
- Trabuco Canyon, CA R+6
- Abington, PA D+36
- Marysville, CA R+12
- Yazoo City, MS D+46
- Plain City, OH R+24
- Lemay, MO D+2
- Swansea, MA R+8
- Hopkinton, MA D+26
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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.