Zumbrota leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Zumbrota typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Zumbrota, ~30% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Zumbrota compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Zumbrota leans more Republican than 13 of 52 neighbors.
Zumbrota runs about 33 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Zumbrota is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Zumbrota. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+40) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+24), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Zumbrota 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 Zumbrota, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Zumbrota votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 23%, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Zumbrota runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Zumbrota, MN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Zumbrota looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Zumbrota 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wanamingo, MN R+31
- Hader, MN R+39
- Pine Island, MN R+28
- Mazeppa, MN R+40
- Goodhue, MN R+45
- Bellechester, MN R+44
- Wastedo, MN R+33
- White Rock, MN R+39
- Zumbro Falls, MN R+44
- Concord, MN R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Howe, TX R+56
- Lake Helen, FL R+38
- East Merrimack, NH D+12
- Floyd, VA R+44
- White Salmon, WA D+28
- Petersburg, MI R+40
- Mamou, LA R+27
- Turk, CA R+36
- Goodland, KS R+63
- Bulls Gap, TN R+72
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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.