Sherburne County leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Sherburne County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sherburne County, ~33% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sherburne County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Sherburne County leans more Republican than 8 of 16 neighbors.
Sherburne County runs about 33 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Sherburne County is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Sherburne County. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+52) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 35 points.
Why Sherburne County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Sherburne County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 74% of households in Sherburne County are family households, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Sherburne County runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Sherburne County, MN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Sherburne County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sherburne County 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 85% of households in Sherburne County own their home, above 96% of counties. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 95% of adults in Sherburne County have completed high school, above 88% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Wright County, MN R+28
- Isanti County, MN R+34
- Benton County, MN R+30
- Anoka County, MN Even
- Mille Lacs County, MN R+42
- Stearns County, MN R+21
- Hennepin County, MN D+43
- Chisago County, MN R+29
- Kanabec County, MN R+44
- Carver County, MN R+8
Counties with Similar Populations
- Bastrop County, TX R+24
- Roanoke County, VA R+23
- Lafourche Parish, LA R+55
- Ashtabula County, OH R+32
- Marshall County, AL R+64
- Franklin County, WA R+16
- Putnam County, NY R+13
- Walton County, GA R+37
- Portsmouth City, VA D+41
- Lancaster County, SC R+23
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.