East Hillside is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.
About 64% of adults in East Hillside typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Hillside, ~49% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Hillside compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, East Hillside is the most Democratic-leaning.
East Hillside runs about 50 points more Democratic than Minnesota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within East Hillside. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+58) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+38), a spread of about 20 points.
Why East Hillside 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 East Hillside, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 63% of adults in East Hillside have never been married, well above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 42%).
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; East Hillside, 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 East Hillside looks the way it does
Turnout in East Hillside 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
- Downtown Duluth, Duluth, MN D+45
- Congdon Park, Duluth, MN D+53
- Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth, MN D+30
- Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth, MN D+30
- West End, Duluth, MN D+32
- Duluth Heights, Duluth, MN D+16
- Lakeside-Lester Park, Duluth, MN D+39
- Downtown, Superior, WI D+12
- Spirit Valley-Denfeld-Norton Park, Duluth, MN D+20
- Central Park, Superior, WI D+12
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
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.