Skyline leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 95% of adults in Skyline typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Skyline, ~44% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~5% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Skyline compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Skyline leans more Republican than 3 of 39 neighbors.
Skyline runs about 13 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Skyline is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Skyline 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 Skyline, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Skyline drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Skyline 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; Skyline, MN sits in the top quarter 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 Skyline looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Skyline 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Skyline have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mankato, MN D+4
- North Mankato, MN R+2
- Rapidan, MN R+26
- Eagle Lake, MN R+19
- Good Thunder, MN R+37
- Judson, MN R+34
- Garden City, MN R+37
- St. Clair, MN R+32
- Lake Crystal, MN R+23
- Kasota, MN R+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Abram, TX R+6
- New Haven, OH R+53
- Auto, WV R+62
- Mount Healthy, IN R+58
- New Liberty, KY R+64
- New Prospect, TX R+74
- Kistler, WV R+61
- East Randolph, VT D+11
- Etter, TX R+65
- Burns, KS R+62
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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.