Eagan, MN Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Eagan

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Eagan leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.

 

About 86% of adults in Eagan typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Eagan, ~52% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Eagan compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Eagan leans more Democratic than 82 of 117 neighbors.

Eagan runs about 18 points more Democratic than Minnesota as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Eagan. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+29) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+16), a spread of about 12 points.

Why Eagan leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Eagan, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 89% of residents in Eagan live in densely developed areas, about 53 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Eagan sits in the top quarter (about 55%, above 95% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 31% of adults in Eagan have never been married, above 78% of cities.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Eagan, MN sits in the top tenth 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 Eagan looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Eagan 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Eagan have completed high school, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.