Vasa leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Vasa typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vasa, ~23% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vasa compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Vasa leans more Republican than 45 of 52 neighbors.
Vasa runs about 46 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Vasa is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Vasa. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+46) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+33), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Vasa 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 Vasa, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Vasa votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Vasa runs about 46 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Vasa are family households, above 78% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Vasa, MN sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Vasa looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Vasa 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- White Rock, MN R+39
- Welch, MN R+32
- Goodhue, MN R+45
- Red Wing, MN R+8
- Cannon Falls, MN R+25
- Miesville, MN R+39
- Wastedo, MN R+33
- Hader, MN R+39
- Hager City, WI R+34
- New Trier, MN R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hendricks, WV R+39
- West Epping, NH R+12
- Hansen, NE R+66
- Cottrell, OR R+21
- Glades, TN R+76
- Nixburg, AL R+41
- East Newport, ME R+34
- Pipers Gap, VA R+63
- Ionia, MO R+67
- Portland, KY R+64
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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.