Rush City leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Rush City typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rush City, ~16% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rush City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rush City leans more Republican than 14 of 46 neighbors.
Rush City runs about 40 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Rush City is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rush City. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+45) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+30), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Rush City 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 Rush City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Rush City hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Minnesota average of 28%. Rush City runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a never-married-heavy adult population tend to turn out at a lower rate; Rush City, MN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Rush City looks the way it does
Turnout in Rush City sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Harris, MN R+43
- Stark, MN R+40
- Rock Creek, MN R+46
- Braham, MN R+39
- Pine City, MN R+35
- Grandy, MN R+42
- Grasston, MN R+46
- Stanchfield, MN R+43
- Sunrise, MN R+43
- North Branch, MN R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- West Lafayette, OH R+57
- Middletown, RI D+17
- Springfield, KY R+52
- New Lisbon, WI R+29
- Russell, KY R+41
- Vienna, IN R+58
- Cle Elum, WA R+19
- Mansfield, PA R+33
- Lake Barrington, IL D+6
- Placitas, NM D+34
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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.