Zerkel leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Zerkel typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Zerkel, ~25% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Zerkel compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Zerkel leans more Republican than 8 of 20 neighbors.
Zerkel runs about 28 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Zerkel is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Zerkel. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+29) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+14), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Zerkel 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 Zerkel, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Zerkel live in densely developed areas, about 21 points below the Minnesota average of 23%. Zerkel runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Zerkel, MN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Zerkel looks the way it does
Turnout in Zerkel 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
- Roy Lake, MN R+12
- Rice Lake, MN R+14
- Lake Itasca, MN R+33
- Mahkonce, MN R+21
- Naytahwaush, MN R+24
- Bagley, MN R+43
- Pine Bend, MN R+10
- Shevlin, MN R+52
- Ebro, MN R+32
- Solway, MN R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- McMullin, MO R+67
- West Potsdam, NY R+19
- Beamon, AL R+77
- Muir, PA R+65
- Ozello, FL R+62
- Lane, IL R+53
- Ostrander, WI R+43
- Maxie, LA R+84
- Edmundson Acres, CA Even
- Southwest Oswego, NY R+6
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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.