Cedar-Riverside is a Democratic stronghold. About 83% of voters here vote Democratic and 17% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Cedar-Riverside typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cedar-Riverside, ~42% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cedar-Riverside compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Cedar-Riverside leans more Democratic than 20 of 56 neighbors.
Cedar-Riverside runs about 62 points more Democratic than Minnesota as a whole.
Why Cedar-Riverside leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Cedar-Riverside, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 63% of adults in Cedar-Riverside have never been married, well above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 46%).
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Cedar-Riverside, Minneapolis, MN sits in the top quarter 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 Cedar-Riverside looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Cedar-Riverside is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 42%, about 24 points below the Minnesota average of 66%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 91% of households in Cedar-Riverside rent, compared to around 75% in nearby neighborhoods. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 43% of adults in Cedar-Riverside report food insecurity, above 95% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Downtown East, Minneapolis, MN D+65
- Elliot Park, Minneapolis, MN D+63
- University District, Minneapolis, MN D+54
- Seward, Minneapolis, MN D+78
- Ventura Village, Minneapolis, MN D+62
- East Phillips, Minneapolis, MN D+63
- Marcy Holmes, Minneapolis, MN D+59
- Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis, MN D+67
- Downtown West, Minneapolis, MN D+61
- Prospect Park, Minneapolis, MN D+70
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Lakewood, Sunnyvale, CA D+30
- Downtown Riverside, Riverside, CA D+20
- Upper Baseline, Little Rock, AR D+61
- Haller Lake, Seattle, WA D+60
- Institute Park, Worcester, MA D+50
- Central, Minneapolis, MN D+67
- Otter Creek Crystal, Little Rock, AR D+52
- Holiday Hill, Jacksonville, FL D+18
- Downtown Glendale, Glendale, AZ D+16
- Forest Hills, Tampa, FL R+8
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.