Wolverton, MN Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Wolverton

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Wolverton leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.

 

About 54% of adults in Wolverton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wolverton, ~16% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Wolverton compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Wolverton leans more Republican than 20 of 34 neighbors.

Wolverton runs about 47 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Wolverton is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Why Wolverton 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 Wolverton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Wolverton votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Wolverton runs about 47 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Wolverton sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 78% of cities).

Park access and Republican lean

Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Wolverton, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.

Why turnout in Wolverton looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wolverton 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.