Richmond is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Richmond typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Richmond, ~14% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Richmond compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Richmond leans more Republican than 37 of 47 neighbors.
Richmond runs about 64 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Richmond is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Richmond. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+51), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Richmond 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 Richmond, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Richmond votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Richmond runs about 64 points more Republican.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Richmond, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Richmond looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Richmond 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cold Spring, MN R+39
- Roscoe, MN R+54
- Jacobs Prairie, MN R+37
- St. Martin, MN R+73
- Eden Valley, MN R+55
- Rockville, MN R+44
- Paynesville, MN R+47
- Watkins, MN R+53
- Collegeville, MN R+19
- Avon, MN R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kirkwood, NY R+26
- Epsom, NH R+8
- Rising Fawn, GA R+61
- Weatherly, PA R+42
- Dry Prong, LA R+85
- Burton, OH R+37
- Bismarck, AR R+68
- Salina, OK R+56
- Grapeview, WA R+8
- Redland, AL R+46
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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.