Vernon Center leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Vernon Center typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vernon Center, ~16% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vernon Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Vernon Center leans more Republican than 29 of 40 neighbors.
Vernon Center runs about 53 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Vernon Center is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Vernon Center 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 Vernon Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Vernon Center sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 12 points above the Minnesota average of 86%. Vernon Center runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Vernon Center, MN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Vernon Center looks the way it does
Turnout in Vernon Center sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Amboy, MN R+45
- Garden City, MN R+37
- Willow Creek, MN R+48
- Sterling Center, MN R+42
- Good Thunder, MN R+37
- Lake Crystal, MN R+23
- Lewisville, MN R+56
- Rapidan, MN R+26
- Madelia, MN R+19
- Mapleton, MN R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Crawfordsville, OR R+46
- Ebro, MN R+32
- Marion Springs, MI R+46
- Riverdale, OH R+64
- Elderon, WI R+44
- Centre, PA R+58
- Whitewater, MO R+75
- Indian Springs, NC R+29
- Clemons, TX R+31
- Payne Beach, NY R+23
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.