Redby is a Democratic stronghold. About 88% of voters here vote Democratic and 12% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Redby typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Redby, ~47% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Redby compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Redby leans more Democratic than 17 of 19 neighbors.
Redby runs about 72 points more Democratic than Minnesota as a whole.
Why Redby 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 Redby, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 78% of adults in Redby have never been married, far above similar-sized cities (around 27%).
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Redby, MN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Redby looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Redby 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%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 40% of households in Redby rent, compared to around 14% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 45% of adults in Redby report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Red Lake, MN D+79
- Nebish, MN R+38
- Little Rock, MN D+82
- Quiring, MN R+54
- Ponemah, MN D+71
- Saum, MN D+39
- Puposky, MN R+20
- Debs, MN R+45
- Aure, MN R+37
- Tenstrike, MN R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Morrill, ME R+15
- Altus, AR R+60
- Greenwood, VA R+13
- Boon, MI R+34
- Calverton Park, MO D+53
- Bonanza, OR R+55
- Graniteville, VT R+20
- Langston, AL R+77
- Lee Pope, GA R+37
- Mammoth, AZ Even
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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.