Wright County leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 94% of adults in Wright County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wright County, ~34% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wright County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Wright County leans more Republican than 8 of 16 neighbors.
Wright County runs about 32 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Wright County is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Wright County. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+43) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+18), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Wright County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Wright County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Wright County votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Wright County runs about 32 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 73% of households in Wright County are family households, above 89% of counties.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wright County, MN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Wright County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wright County 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 85% of households in Wright County own their home, above 96% of counties. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 95% of adults in Wright County have completed high school, above 89% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Sherburne County, MN R+29
- Carver County, MN R+8
- Anoka County, MN Even
- Hennepin County, MN D+43
- McLeod County, MN R+40
- Meeker County, MN R+44
- Benton County, MN R+30
- Isanti County, MN R+34
- Stearns County, MN R+21
- Ramsey County, MN D+43
Counties with Similar Populations
- Randall County, TX R+46
- Livingston Parish, LA R+66
- Spotsylvania County, VA R+8
- Monroe County, IN D+29
- Schuylkill County, PA R+36
- Taylor County, TX R+36
- Jackson County, MS R+30
- Lebanon County, PA R+31
- Randolph County, NC R+46
- Sussex County, NJ R+23
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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.