Rochert leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Rochert typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rochert, ~24% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rochert compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rochert leans more Republican than 15 of 20 neighbors.
Rochert runs about 46 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Rochert is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rochert. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+49) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+34), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Rochert 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 Rochert, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rochert votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Rochert runs about 46 points more Republican.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Rochert, MN does.
Why turnout in Rochert looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Rochert 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 64%, above 66% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Rochert own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Detroit Lakes, MN R+26
- Richwood, MN R+26
- Westbury, MN R+41
- Frazee, MN R+44
- Callaway, MN R+48
- Shoreham, MN R+32
- Snellman, MN R+50
- Audubon, MN R+40
- Lake Eunice, MN R+36
- White Earth, MN Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Brussels, WI R+30
- Woodlawn, KY R+50
- Bristol, ME D+16
- Tennyson, IN R+55
- Fairfield Center, ME R+27
- Antwerp, NY R+45
- Osceola, NE R+60
- DeBord, KY R+64
- Hamler, OH R+60
- Coke, TX R+76
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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.