Downtown Duluth leans heavily Democratic by roughly 46 points: about 73% of voters vote Democratic and 27% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Downtown Duluth typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Downtown Duluth, ~45% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Downtown Duluth compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Downtown Duluth leans more Democratic than 6 of 8 neighbors.
Downtown Duluth runs about 41 points more Democratic than Minnesota as a whole.
Why Downtown Duluth 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 Downtown Duluth, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 54% of adults in Downtown Duluth have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 47%).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Downtown Duluth, Duluth, MN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Downtown Duluth looks the way it does
Turnout in Downtown Duluth sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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
- West End, Duluth, MN D+32
- Congdon Park, Duluth, MN D+53
- Duluth Heights, Duluth, MN D+16
- Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth, MN D+30
- Spirit Valley-Denfeld-Norton Park, Duluth, MN D+20
- Downtown, Superior, WI D+12
- Lakeside-Lester Park, Duluth, MN D+39
- Central Park, Superior, WI D+12
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Chevy Chase-Ashland Park, Lexington, KY D+44
- Far West Eugene, Eugene, OR D+46
- Pacheco, Redding, CA R+39
- Oxford Hunt, Charlotte, NC D+22
- Mallard Creek-Withrow Downs, Charlotte, NC D+60
- Town Center, Oxnard, CA D+33
- Fox Point, Providence, RI D+75
- Downtown Detroit, Detroit, MI D+62
- Downtown, Salt Lake City, UT D+48
- Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA D+80
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.