Riverside Heights leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Riverside Heights typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Riverside Heights, ~17% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Riverside Heights compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Riverside Heights leans more Republican than 23 of 34 neighbors.
Riverside Heights runs about 53 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Riverside Heights is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Riverside Heights 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 Riverside Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Riverside Heights votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Riverside Heights runs about 53 points more Republican.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Riverside Heights, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Riverside Heights looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Riverside Heights 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Riverside Heights have completed high school, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Blue Earth, MN R+26
- Dell, MN R+46
- Winnebago, MN R+42
- Guckeen, MN R+51
- Delavan, MN R+46
- Huntley, MN R+50
- Easton, MN R+45
- Frost, MN R+47
- Pilot Grove, MN R+53
- Granada, MN R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Almo, ID R+84
- Plateau City, CO R+53
- New Pine Creek, CA R+57
- Hobbs, MD R+45
- Lickingville, PA R+61
- Emigrant Gap, CA R+12
- Faulkner, IA R+56
- Alder, MT R+51
- Skyland, VA R+56
- McKendree, VA R+31
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.