Winona is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Winona typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Winona, ~6% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Winona compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Winona is the most Republican-leaning.
Winona runs about 93 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Winona is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Winona 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 Winona, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Winona votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Winona runs about 93 points more Republican.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Winona, WA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Winona 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. Winona sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Endicott, WA R+70
- Lacrosse, WA R+72
- St. John, WA R+69
- Lamont, WA R+75
- Diamond, WA R+54
- Hay, WA R+72
- Hooper, WA R+69
- Steptoe, WA R+52
- Thornton, WA R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lambs Creek, PA R+48
- Eckelson, ND R+55
- Helmer, ID R+54
- Rio Creek, WI R+42
- Pettit, TX R+81
- Rockville, PA R+54
- Oxford Mills, IA R+43
- Saginaw, OR R+11
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Washington 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.