Sugarloaf leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Sugarloaf typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sugarloaf, ~35% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sugarloaf compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sugarloaf leans more Republican than 10 of 58 neighbors.
Sugarloaf runs about 23 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Sugarloaf is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Sugarloaf 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 Sugarloaf, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in Sugarloaf are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Sugarloaf runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Sugarloaf, MN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Sugarloaf looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sugarloaf 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Sugarloaf own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Sugarloaf have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lamoille, MN R+22
- Wilson, MN R+21
- Witoka, MN R+22
- Winona, MN D+9
- Pickwick, MN R+23
- Ridgeway, MN R+24
- Marshland, WI R+26
- Trempealeau, WI R+24
- Goodview, MN R+12
- Stockton, MN R+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Silver City, ID R+74
- Mitchellsville, NY R+28
- Bradley, MS R+51
- Fosheeton, AL R+71
- Mount Herman, OK R+83
- Blanchard, IA R+57
- Lee Center, IL R+39
- Natrona, WY R+81
- Fraleytown, VA R+77
- Lemoore Naval Air Station, CA R+37
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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.