The 10 Most Conservative Cities In Minnesota For 2025


The most conservative cities in Minnesota are Little Falls and Redwood Falls for 2025 based on Saturday Night Science.

Now that we’re headed towards the next big election, we wanted to get a better sense of what parts of Minnesota would be the most likely to back Donald Trump again.

Specifically, which cities have the highest number of conservative voters in the North Star State?

To do so, we used Saturday Night Science to measure how each city in Minnesota with populations greater than 5,000 voted in past elections. The cities with the highest percentage of voters who voted Republican were named the most conservative cities in the state.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


Most Conservative Cities In Minnesota Map

If you’re wondering, Maplewood is the most liberal city in Minnesota of all those we measured.

And to be clear, we didn’t form this list based on our own biases — we relied on the cold hard data. For more on how we ran the numbers, keep on reading. Then we’ll take a closer look at each of our top 10 most conservative cities in Minnesota.

Additional reading about Minnesota and the most conservative places in the country:

The 10 Most Conservative Places In Minnesota For 2025

Little Falls, MN

Source: Wikipedia User Dustin Simmonds at English Wikipedia | CC BY-SA 3.0
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6
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Percent Republican: 75.8%
More on Little Falls: Data

Redwood Falls, MN

Source: Wikipedia User AlexiusHoratius | CC BY-SA 3.0
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7
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Percent Republican: 69.7%
More on Redwood Falls: Data

Litchfield, MN

Source: Wikipedia User Elkman | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Percent Republican: 69.2%
More on Litchfield: Data

Isanti, MN

Source: Wikipedia User FlickreviewR 2 | CC BY 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Percent Republican: 68.0%
More on Isanti: Data

St. Francis, MN

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Percent Republican: 68.0%
More on St. Francis: Data

Cambridge, MN

Source: Wikipedia User Elkman | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Percent Republican: 68.0%
More on Cambridge: Data

Fairmont, MN

Source: Wikipedia User Jon Platek | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Percent Republican: 67.9%
More on Fairmont: Data

Glencoe, MN

Source: Wikipedia User Jon Platek | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Percent Republican: 66.8%
More on Glencoe: Data

Hutchinson, MN

Source: Wikipedia User Jon Platek | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Percent Republican: 66.8%
More on Hutchinson: Data

Fergus Falls, MN

Source: Wikipedia User Elizabeth A. Armour | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Percent Republican: 65.4%
More on Fergus Falls: Data

How we determined the most conservative cities in Minnesota for 2025

To find the most conservative places in Minnesota, we used Saturday Night Science – the argument you’d make at a bar – to find the cities with the most conservatives.

We started by making a list of every city in Minnesota over 5,000 people based on the 2019-2023 American Community Survey. That left us with 144 cities and towns.

We then measured the voting record and MIT election data to determine which places rock the most rightward in their allegiances by:

  1. Percentage Of Votes For The Republican President In 2020

Because no voting data exists at the city level, we used county-level election results from the 2020 election. We assigned every city in a county the percentage of votes that went to the Republicans, effectively extending the county’s results to the city level. In cases where larger cities encompassed an entire county, the election outcomes accurately reflected the city’s political landscape.

Next, we ranked each city from 1 to 144 for each criterion, where number one was the most conservative.

The winner, Little Falls, is “The Most Conservative City in Minnesota For 2025”. The most liberal place in Minnesota was Maplewood.

We updated this article for 2025. This report is our tenth time ranking the most conservative places to live in Minnesota.

Summing Up The Conservative Strongholds in Minnesota

Well, there you have it, the places in Minnesota that have the highest number of conservatives per capita, with Little Falls ranking as the most conservative in the entire state.

The most conservative cities in Minnesota are Little Falls, Redwood Falls, Litchfield, Isanti, St. Francis, Cambridge, Fairmont, Glencoe, Hutchinson, and Fergus Falls.

If you’re curious, here are the least conservative cities in Minnesota:

  1. Maplewood
  2. St. Paul
  3. Arden Hills

For more Minnesota reading, check out:

Most Conservative Places In Minnesota

Rank City Population % Conservative
1 Little Falls, MN 9,094 75.8%
2 Redwood Falls, MN 5,075 69.7%
3 Litchfield, MN 6,599 69.2%
4 Isanti, MN 7,023 68.0%
5 St. Francis, MN 8,279 68.0%
6 Cambridge, MN 9,992 68.0%
7 Fairmont, MN 10,348 67.9%
8 Glencoe, MN 5,702 66.8%
9 Hutchinson, MN 14,629 66.8%
10 Fergus Falls, MN 14,138 65.4%
11 Alexandria, MN 14,579 65.4%
12 New Ulm, MN 14,066 65.3%
13 Elk River, MN 26,367 65.1%
14 Zimmerman, MN 6,410 65.1%
15 Big Lake, MN 12,115 65.1%
16 St. Cloud, MN 69,926 65.1%
17 Sartell, MN 19,620 64.6%
18 Sauk Rapids, MN 13,851 64.6%
19 Montevideo, MN 5,303 64.3%
20 Worthington, MN 13,792 64.3%
21 Detroit Lakes, MN 10,002 64.1%
22 Mankato, MN 44,882 64.1%
23 New Prague, MN 8,195 64.1%
24 Brainerd, MN 14,474 63.9%
25 Baxter, MN 8,804 63.9%
26 Kasson, MN 6,964 63.9%
27 Waseca, MN 9,209 63.8%
28 Wyoming, MN 8,063 63.4%
29 North Branch, MN 11,182 63.4%
30 Chisago City, MN 5,629 63.4%
31 East Grand Forks, MN 9,067 63.3%
32 Crookston, MN 7,388 63.3%
33 Buffalo, MN 16,388 63.1%
34 St. Michael, MN 19,267 63.1%
35 Otsego, MN 21,358 63.1%
36 Albertville, MN 8,066 63.1%
37 Dayton, MN 8,381 63.1%
38 Monticello, MN 14,607 63.1%
39 Delano, MN 6,712 63.1%
40 Thief River Falls, MN 8,841 62.3%
41 Lake City, MN 5,021 62.1%
42 Marshall, MN 13,880 61.9%
43 Willmar, MN 21,136 61.8%
44 Waite Park, MN 8,341 60.1%
45 St. Joseph, MN 7,024 60.1%
46 Owatonna, MN 26,462 59.9%
47 Morris, MN 5,092 59.9%
48 International Falls, MN 5,728 59.7%
49 Grand Rapids, MN 11,186 57.4%
50 Albert Lea, MN 18,379 57.0%
51 Red Wing, MN 16,660 56.1%
52 La Crescent, MN 5,266 55.4%
53 Prior Lake, MN 27,832 52.1%
54 Belle Plaine, MN 7,401 52.1%
55 Jordan, MN 6,704 52.1%
56 Savage, MN 32,706 52.1%
57 Shakopee, MN 45,002 52.1%
58 Austin, MN 26,167 51.8%
59 Chaska, MN 28,146 51.2%
60 Victoria, MN 10,972 51.2%
61 Waconia, MN 13,223 51.2%
62 Carver, MN 5,935 51.2%
63 Chanhassen, MN 26,001 51.2%
64 Bemidji, MN 15,490 50.4%
65 Andover, MN 32,825 49.7%
66 Spring Lake Park, MN 6,997 49.7%
67 Coon Rapids, MN 63,348 49.7%
68 Ham Lake, MN 16,575 49.7%
69 Lino Lakes, MN 21,847 49.7%
70 Ramsey, MN 28,070 49.7%
71 Oak Grove, MN 9,031 49.7%
72 Anoka, MN 17,941 49.7%
73 East Bethel, MN 11,995 49.7%
74 Columbia Heights, MN 22,016 49.7%
75 Blaine, MN 71,261 49.7%
76 Fridley, MN 29,944 49.7%
77 Faribault, MN 24,458 48.9%
78 Northfield, MN 20,678 48.9%
79 Winona, MN 25,998 48.7%
80 Cloquet, MN 12,582 48.1%
81 North Mankato, MN 14,212 47.2%
82 St. Peter, MN 12,085 47.2%
83 Moorhead, MN 44,706 46.7%
84 St. Paul Park, MN 5,464 44.2%
85 Stillwater, MN 19,323 44.2%
86 Cottage Grove, MN 40,124 44.2%
87 Oakdale, MN 28,109 44.2%
88 Mahtomedi, MN 8,108 44.2%
89 Forest Lake, MN 20,678 44.2%
90 Lake Elmo, MN 12,504 44.2%
91 Woodbury, MN 76,945 44.2%
92 Hugo, MN 16,076 44.2%
93 Hastings, MN 22,050 44.2%
94 White Bear Lake, MN 24,026 44.2%
95 Rochester, MN 121,638 43.4%
96 Byron, MN 6,510 43.4%
97 Stewartville, MN 6,754 43.4%
98 Mendota Heights, MN 11,644 41.8%
99 Eagan, MN 68,158 41.8%
100 Apple Valley, MN 55,696 41.8%
About Nick Johnson

Nick Johnson earned his masters in Business Administration from the Drucker School At Claremont Graduate University. He has written for 39 publications across the country and ran the media relations department at Movoto, a real estate portal based in San Francisco. He has been featured in over 500 publications as an expert in real estate and as an authority on real estate trends.

Nick's the creator of the HomeSnacks YouTube channel that now has over 260,000 subscribers and is an excellent source to learn about different parts of the country.

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