Urbank leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Urbank typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Urbank, ~22% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Urbank compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Urbank leans more Republican than 14 of 35 neighbors.
Urbank runs about 48 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Urbank is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Urbank. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+51) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+39), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Urbank 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 Urbank, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Urbank votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Urbank runs about 48 points more Republican. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in Urbank is about 95%, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Urbank, 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 Urbank looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Urbank 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Urbank 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 Urbank have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Millerville, MN R+51
- Leaf Valley, MN R+49
- Vining, MN R+50
- Parkers Prairie, MN R+49
- Clitherall, MN R+46
- Melby, MN R+49
- Henning, MN R+47
- Evansville, MN R+51
- Miltona, MN R+49
- Brandon, MN R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wheelwright, MA R+12
- Crawley, WV R+58
- Mayton, MS R+75
- Hood, VA R+34
- Huddle, VA R+71
- Charleston, UT R+45
- South Bethlehem, PA R+68
- Keowee, SC R+41
- Wayside, WI R+50
- Weston, CO R+33
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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.