Swanburg leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Swanburg typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Swanburg, ~26% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Swanburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Swanburg leans more Republican than 10 of 29 neighbors.
Swanburg runs about 35 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Swanburg is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Swanburg 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 Swanburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Swanburg votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Swanburg runs about 35 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Swanburg, 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 Swanburg looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Swanburg 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 97% of households in Swanburg own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Swanburg have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Manhattan Beach, MN R+29
- Fifty Lakes, MN R+28
- Crosslake, MN R+27
- Chickamaw Beach, MN R+39
- Pine River, MN R+41
- Emily, MN R+31
- Breezy Point, MN R+33
- Outing, MN R+36
- Pequot Lakes, MN R+33
- Jenkins, MN R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Danieltown, VA R+16
- Paicines, CA R+48
- Marble, CO D+15
- Plainview, GA R+79
- Ypsilanti, ND R+57
- Mosheim, TX R+74
- Shubert, NE R+59
- Schefflin, OR R+29
- Waiteville, WV R+61
- Spring Grove, IN R+22
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.