Squaw Lake leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Squaw Lake typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Squaw Lake, ~23% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Squaw Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Squaw Lake leans more Republican than 4 of 21 neighbors.
Squaw Lake runs about 23 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Squaw Lake is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Squaw Lake. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+41) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+15), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Squaw Lake 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 Squaw Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Squaw Lake live in densely developed areas, about 22 points below the Minnesota average of 23%. Squaw Lake runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Squaw Lake, MN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Squaw Lake looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Squaw Lake sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Max, MN R+21
- Spring Lake, MN R+24
- Inger, MN R+19
- Northome, MN R+43
- Funkley, MN R+50
- Schley, MN Even
- Blackduck, MN R+49
- Wirt, MN R+40
- Wildwood, MN R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Upper Sinking, TN R+73
- Alderpoint, CA D+23
- Carter, MT R+50
- Carters Mills, VA R+63
- Pulaski, IN R+57
- Bethlehem, SD R+61
- Winchester, WI R+24
- Monkton Boro, VT D+12
- Uniontown, IN R+63
- Seneca Hill, NY R+20
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.