St. Patrick leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 76% of adults in St. Patrick typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in St. Patrick, ~21% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How St. Patrick compares
Among cities within 25 miles, St. Patrick leans more Republican than 54 of 65 neighbors.
St. Patrick runs about 48 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while St. Patrick is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why St. Patrick 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. Patrick, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
St. Patrick votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while St. Patrick runs about 48 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in St. Patrick are family households, above 82% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; St. Patrick, 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 St. Patrick looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. St. Patrick 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in St. Patrick own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in St. Patrick have completed high school, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Jordan, MN R+23
- Lonsdale, MN R+28
- Belle Plaine, MN R+29
- St. Thomas, MN R+46
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- Vedin Corner, SD R+56
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- Lanesboro, IA R+57
- Carterton, VA R+69
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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.