Stanchfield leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Stanchfield typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stanchfield, ~22% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stanchfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Stanchfield leans more Republican than 29 of 43 neighbors.
Stanchfield runs about 47 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Stanchfield is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Stanchfield 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 Stanchfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Stanchfield votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Stanchfield runs about 47 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Stanchfield are family households, above 78% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Stanchfield, MN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Stanchfield looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Stanchfield 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Stanchfield own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Stanchfield have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Grandy, MN R+42
- Braham, MN R+39
- Cambridge, MN R+27
- Stark, MN R+40
- Edgewood, MN R+30
- Walbo, MN R+43
- Day, MN R+49
- Bodum, MN R+26
- Harris, MN R+43
- Rush City, MN R+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Big Rock, TN R+71
- Pine Plains, NY Even
- Island Heights, NJ R+20
- Waterman, IL R+41
- Halifax, NC D+24
- Atkinson, NE R+66
- Laurium, MI R+5
- Barksdale Afb, LA R+5
- Hubbard, TX R+53
- Merrillan, WI R+28
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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.