Wylie is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Wylie typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wylie, ~16% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wylie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wylie leans more Republican than 9 of 18 neighbors.
Wylie runs about 55 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Wylie is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wylie. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+57) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+38), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Wylie 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 Wylie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Wylie votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Wylie runs about 55 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Wylie sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 76% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Wylie, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Wylie looks the way it does
Turnout in Wylie sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- St. Hilaire, MN R+54
- Red Lake Falls, MN R+42
- Thief River Falls, MN R+29
- Angus, MN R+46
- Euclid, MN R+52
- Terrebonne, MN R+50
- Viking, MN R+55
- Gentilly, MN R+47
- Plummer, MN R+49
- Sherack, MN R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bryceland, LA R+6
- Bryant, IL R+43
- Alderpoint, CA D+23
- Lockport, IN R+56
- Uniontown, IN R+63
- Jennys, SC R+32
- Lismore, LA R+51
- London, TX R+72
- Mountain Home, AL R+60
- Golva, ND R+69
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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.