St. Rosa is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 81% of adults in St. Rosa typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in St. Rosa, ~11% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How St. Rosa compares
Among cities within 25 miles, St. Rosa leans more Republican than 40 of 47 neighbors.
St. Rosa runs about 76 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while St. Rosa is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within St. Rosa. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+73) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+62), a spread of about 11 points.
Why St. Rosa 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. Rosa, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
St. Rosa votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while St. Rosa runs about 76 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in St. Rosa are family households, above 93% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; St. Rosa, 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. Rosa looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. St. Rosa 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in St. Rosa own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Freeport, MN R+71
- Grey Eagle, MN R+54
- Melrose, MN R+51
- Ward Springs, MN R+56
- New Munich, MN R+74
- Burtrum, MN R+61
- Upsala, MN R+74
- Albany, MN R+54
- Meire Grove, MN R+74
- St. Anna, MN R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yum Yum, TN R+26
- McDonald, MI R+35
- Tonalea, UT D+56
- Chatfield, TX R+42
- Hoven, SD R+72
- Alvin, IL R+60
- Wingate, IN R+63
- Freistatt, MO R+72
- Farmer, OH R+62
- Winway, KS R+44
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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.