Woodbury leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 94% of adults in Woodbury typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodbury, ~57% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Woodbury compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Woodbury leans more Democratic than 63 of 97 neighbors.
Woodbury runs about 17 points more Democratic than Minnesota as a whole.
Why Woodbury 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 Woodbury, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 62% of adults in Woodbury hold a bachelor's degree, about 34 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Woodbury sits in the top fifth on density (about 83%, above 95% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Woodbury, MN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Woodbury looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Woodbury 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Woodbury have completed high school, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Landfall, MN D+11
- Newport, MN D+12
- Afton, MN D+5
- Lake Elmo, MN D+4
- Oakdale, MN D+17
- Cottage Grove, MN D+7
- St. Paul Park, MN D+3
- South St. Paul, MN D+18
- Maplewood, MN D+24
- St. Marys Point, MN D+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bozeman, MT D+21
- Kendall, FL R+15
- Redlands, CA D+3
- Fort Pierce, FL D+4
- Bossier City, LA R+16
- Salisbury, NC R+14
- Rockville, MD D+50
- Lauderhill, FL D+67
- Highland, CA D+6
- Bolingbrook, IL D+29
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.