Taconite leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Taconite typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Taconite, ~23% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Taconite compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Taconite leans more Republican than 21 of 22 neighbors.
Taconite runs about 34 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Taconite is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Taconite 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 Taconite, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Taconite votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Taconite runs about 34 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Taconite sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 75% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Taconite, MN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Taconite looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Taconite 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 64%, above 63% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bovey, MN R+28
- Marble, MN R+29
- Coleraine, MN R+29
- Calumet, MN R+27
- La Prairie, MN R+24
- Pengilly, MN R+26
- Grand Rapids, MN R+16
- Nashwauk, MN R+24
- Cohasset, MN R+29
- Warba, MN R+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Shore, SD R+54
- Orleans, OR R+13
- Medford, MO R+63
- Smallett, MO R+75
- Wilsonville, GA R+57
- Dixie, MS R+65
- Dexter, KS R+74
- Speed, WV R+60
- Buckner, IL R+57
- Black Creek, NY R+54
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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.