Worthington leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Worthington typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Worthington, ~29% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Worthington compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Worthington is the least Republican-leaning.
Worthington runs about 17 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Worthington is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Worthington. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+29) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Worthington 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 Worthington, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Worthington votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 67%, far above the Minnesota average of 23%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Worthington runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Worthington, MN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Worthington looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Worthington is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 21%, about 13 points above the Minnesota average of 8%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bigelow, MN R+58
- Brewster, MN R+52
- Reading, MN R+53
- Round Lake, MN R+59
- Rushmore, MN R+57
- Allendorf, IA R+65
- Kinbrae, MN R+52
- Okabena, MN R+59
- Ocheyedan, IA R+65
- Wilmont, MN R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Glenshaw, PA Even
- Wilbraham, MA Even
- Los Osos, CA D+21
- Woodward, OK R+58
- Summerfield, MD D+85
- Boonton, NJ R+4
- Burnsville, NC R+43
- Princeton Meadows, NJ D+37
- Fraser, MI R+10
- Plaquemine, LA R+17
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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.