Spicer leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Spicer typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Spicer, ~28% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Spicer compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Spicer leans more Republican than 2 of 31 neighbors.
Spicer runs about 41 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Spicer is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Spicer 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 Spicer, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Spicer votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Spicer runs about 41 points more Republican.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Spicer, MN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Spicer looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Spicer 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Spicer have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- New London, MN R+38
- Kandiyohi, MN R+46
- Hawick, MN R+46
- Pennock, MN R+44
- Willmar, MN R+15
- Atwater, MN R+45
- Georgeville, MN R+56
- Grove City, MN R+54
- Regal, MN R+53
- Sunburg, MN R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Offutt AFB, NE R+5
- Hurlock, MD R+23
- Germantown Hills, IL R+26
- Beecher, MI D+64
- Painted Post, NY R+23
- South Sanford, ME R+18
- Gordon, GA R+30
- Schriever, LA R+53
- Boylston, MA D+11
- Success, MO R+9
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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.