St. Martin is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 58% of adults in St. Martin typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in St. Martin, ~8% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How St. Martin compares
Among cities within 25 miles, St. Martin leans more Republican than 44 of 49 neighbors.
St. Martin runs about 77 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while St. Martin is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why St. Martin 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 St. Martin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
St. Martin votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while St. Martin runs about 77 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and St. Martin sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 82% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; St. Martin, MN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in St. Martin looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. St. Martin 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Roscoe, MN R+54
- Richmond, MN R+59
- Spring Hill, MN R+69
- New Munich, MN R+74
- Paynesville, MN R+47
- Albany, MN R+54
- Regal, MN R+53
- Greenwald, MN R+73
- Freeport, MN R+71
- Cold Spring, MN R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Thurman, IN R+37
- Pageville, PA R+45
- Klossner, MN R+50
- Bates, AR R+73
- Scobey, MS R+44
- Green Center, IN R+53
- Middletown, IA R+40
- Poplar Springs, MS D+17
- Blomkest, MN R+59
- Morristown, IL R+33
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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.