Rollag leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Rollag typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rollag, ~25% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rollag compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rollag leans more Republican than 4 of 23 neighbors.
Rollag runs about 31 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Rollag is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Rollag 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 Rollag, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rollag votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Rollag runs about 31 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Rollag are family households, above 84% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Rollag, 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 Rollag looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Rollag 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Rollag own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Rollag have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sioux Valley, MN R+41
- Lake Park, MN R+35
- Hawley, MN R+30
- Barnesville, MN R+28
- Downer, MN R+27
- Audubon, MN R+40
- Lake Eunice, MN R+36
- Pelican Rapids, MN R+22
- Baker, MN R+28
- Hitterdal, MN R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hickory Rock, NC R+27
- St. Benedict, OR R+31
- Fairdealing, MO R+70
- El Toro, TX R+72
- Kirkwood, IL R+43
- Powellsville, NC D+35
- Unadilla, NE R+46
- Akers, LA R+64
- Napoleon, IN R+66
- Tyler, WA R+36
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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.