Diamond Lake is a Democratic stronghold. About 81% of voters here vote Democratic and 19% Republican.
About 95% of adults in Diamond Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Diamond Lake, ~77% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~5% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Diamond Lake compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Diamond Lake leans more Democratic than 6 of 39 neighbors.
Diamond Lake runs about 57 points more Democratic than Minnesota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Diamond Lake. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+74) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+40), a spread of about 34 points.
Why Diamond Lake 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 Diamond Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 70% of adults in Diamond Lake hold a bachelor's degree, about 42 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Diamond Lake, Minneapolis, MN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Diamond Lake looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Diamond Lake 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Diamond Lake own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Diamond Lake have completed high school, above 87% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Hale, Minneapolis, MN D+76
- Windom, Minneapolis, MN D+66
- Minnehaha, Minneapolis, MN D+63
- Wenonah, Minneapolis, MN D+61
- Fuller Tangletown, Minneapolis, MN D+74
- Northrup, Minneapolis, MN D+77
- Kenny, Minneapolis, MN D+64
- Keewaydin, Minneapolis, MN D+65
- Lynnhurst, Minneapolis, MN D+77
- Ericsson, Minneapolis, MN D+69
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- South Los Altos, Los Altos, CA D+38
- Southeast Como, Minneapolis, MN D+66
- Tippecanoe, Milwaukee, WI D+32
- Michigan Park, Washington, DC D+86
- Natomas Creek, Sacramento, CA D+34
- Cascade View, Everett, WA D+14
- Town of Lake, Milwaukee, WI D+16
- Meadow Hills, Aurora, CO D+33
- Italian Bowery, Chicago, IL D+82
- Davis Tract, San Leandro, CA D+36
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.