Woodland leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Woodland typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodland, ~49% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Woodland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Woodland leans more Democratic than 56 of 106 neighbors.
Woodland runs about 9 points more Democratic than Minnesota as a whole.
Why Woodland 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 Woodland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 84% of adults in Woodland hold a bachelor's degree, about 55 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density, never-married share, and Democratic lean
Places that combine high population density and a low never-married share tend to lean Democratic, as Woodland, MN does.
Why turnout in Woodland looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Woodland 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 78%, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 98% of households in Woodland own their home, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Woodland have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Deephaven, MN D+24
- Wayzata, MN D+18
- Minnetonka, MN D+33
- Greenwood, MN D+14
- Long Lake, MN D+15
- Minnetonka Beach, MN Even
- Tonka Bay, MN D+16
- Orono, MN Even
- Excelsior, MN D+16
- Shorewood, MN D+11
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- Cross Anchor, SC R+66
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- Bayou Goula, LA D+34
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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.