Wasioja leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Wasioja typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wasioja, ~16% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wasioja compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wasioja leans more Republican than 38 of 49 neighbors.
Wasioja runs about 49 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Wasioja is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Wasioja 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 Wasioja, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Wasioja votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Wasioja runs about 49 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Wasioja are family households, above 92% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Wasioja, 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 Wasioja looks the way it does
Turnout in Wasioja 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
- Dodge Center, MN R+36
- Eden, MN R+47
- Mantorville, MN R+31
- Kasson, MN R+20
- Concord, MN R+37
- West Concord, MN R+42
- Post Town, MN R+16
- Claremont, MN R+51
- Byron, MN R+7
- Salem Corners, MN R+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- Aladdin, WY R+80
- St. Helens, KY R+66
- Osborne Creek, MS R+83
- Bear Branch, KY R+79
- Hide-A-Way Hills, OH R+56
- Merit, MS R+8
- Lucretia, WV R+59
- Gatewood, MO R+73
- Dresden, GA R+45
- Ira, NY R+40
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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.