Waubun leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Waubun typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Waubun, ~18% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Waubun compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Waubun leans more Republican than 8 of 24 neighbors.
Waubun runs about 26 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Waubun is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Waubun. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+12) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+51), a spread of about 63 points.
Why Waubun 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 Waubun, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Waubun live in densely developed areas, about 19 points below the Minnesota average of 23%. Waubun runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Waubun, MN does.
Why turnout in Waubun looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Waubun sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 25% of adults in Waubun report food insecurity, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ogema, MN R+7
- White Earth, MN Even
- Naytahwaush, MN R+24
- Mahnomen, MN R+7
- Richwood, MN R+26
- Flom, MN R+35
- Mahkonce, MN R+21
- Callaway, MN R+48
- Roy Lake, MN R+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Island Falls, ME R+45
- Gastonia, TX R+62
- Ship Bottom, NJ R+18
- Cohay, MS R+42
- Poagville, MS R+65
- Sudan, TX R+76
- Oldtown, MD R+67
- Leon, KS R+56
- Kerby, MI R+31
- Sydnorsville, VA R+52
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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.