Syre leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 41% of adults in Syre typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Syre, ~14% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Syre compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Syre leans more Republican than 14 of 25 neighbors.
Syre runs about 36 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Syre is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Syre 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 Syre, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Syre votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Syre runs about 36 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Syre sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 83% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Syre, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Syre looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Syre 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ulen, MN R+34
- Heiberg, MN R+29
- Flom, MN R+35
- Twin Valley, MN R+29
- Borup, MN R+29
- Hitterdal, MN R+35
- Felton, MN R+34
- Gary, MN R+25
- Ada, MN R+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Phillipstown, MS D+48
- Diamondtown, PA R+46
- Pine Ridge, ID R+52
- Pleasant Plain, IA R+47
- Downers, VT Even
- Pendleton, AR R+52
- Penton, NJ R+33
- East Juliette, GA R+53
- Dykesville, LA R+63
- Curry Run, PA R+70
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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.