Wilder is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Wilder typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wilder, ~17% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wilder compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wilder leans more Republican than 9 of 28 neighbors.
Wilder runs about 56 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Wilder is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Wilder 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 Wilder, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Wilder votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Wilder runs about 56 points more Republican.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Wilder, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Wilder looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wilder 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
- Windom, MN R+35
- Heron Lake, MN R+56
- Bingham Lake, MN R+59
- Okabena, MN R+59
- Lakefield, MN R+44
- Delft, MN R+58
- Dundee, MN R+55
- Storden, MN R+60
- Mountain Lake, MN R+54
- Kinbrae, MN R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Edinburg, ND R+46
- Lava, NY D+7
- Lodi, VA R+67
- Mill Grove, MO R+69
- Lamoille, NV R+64
- Lancaster Crossroads, NC R+25
- Lebeau, LA R+23
- Bowman, CA D+19
- Ono, CA R+35
- Buffalo Springs, PA 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.