Congdon Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Congdon Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Congdon Park, ~64% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Congdon Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Congdon Park leans more Democratic than 6 of 7 neighbors.
Congdon Park runs about 49 points more Democratic than Minnesota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Congdon Park. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+59) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+45), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Congdon Park 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 Congdon Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 68% of adults in Congdon Park hold a bachelor's degree, about 39 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Congdon Park, Duluth, MN sits above the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Congdon Park looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Congdon Park 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Congdon Park have completed high school, above 84% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- East Hillside, Duluth, MN D+55
- Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth, MN D+30
- Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth, MN D+30
- Lakeside-Lester Park, Duluth, MN D+39
- Downtown Duluth, Duluth, MN D+45
- Duluth Heights, Duluth, MN D+16
- West End, Duluth, MN D+32
- Downtown, Superior, WI D+12
- Central Park, Superior, WI D+12
- Spirit Valley-Denfeld-Norton Park, Duluth, MN D+20
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Seminole Heights, Tampa, FL D+31
- Woodlake, San Antonio, TX D+28
- Eastland, Columbus, OH D+59
- Nauck, Arlington, VA D+67
- Ballast Point, Tampa, FL R+11
- Waterfront, Santa Barbara, CA D+55
- Harwood Lane, Charlotte, NC D+37
- Eastland-Wilora Lake, Charlotte, NC D+53
- Northern Hills, San Antonio, TX D+3
- Kendrick Lake, Lakewood, CO D+16
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.