Round Prairie is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Round Prairie typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Round Prairie, ~13% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Round Prairie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Round Prairie leans more Republican than 26 of 41 neighbors.
Round Prairie runs about 67 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Round Prairie is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Round Prairie 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 Round Prairie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Round Prairie, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Minnesota average of 28%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Round Prairie are family households, above 88% of cities. Round Prairie runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Round Prairie, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Round Prairie looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Round Prairie own their home, about 13 points above the Minnesota average of 82%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gutches Grove, MN R+59
- Long Prairie, MN R+37
- Little Sauk, MN R+53
- Ward Springs, MN R+56
- West Union, MN R+59
- Grey Eagle, MN R+54
- Sauk Centre, MN R+48
- Burtrum, MN R+61
- Osakis, MN R+48
- Swanville, MN R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sugar Grove, WI R+23
- Cruger, MS D+50
- Millgrove, MI R+35
- Odell, NE R+59
- Heilwood, PA R+60
- Steamburg, NY Even
- Opine, AL R+88
- Redfox, KY R+63
- East Bonne Terre, MO R+56
- Stephensport, KY R+62
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.