East Phillips is a Democratic stronghold. About 81% of voters here vote Democratic and 19% Republican.
About 50% of adults in East Phillips typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Phillips, ~40% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Phillips compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, East Phillips leans more Democratic than 10 of 60 neighbors.
East Phillips runs about 58 points more Democratic than Minnesota as a whole.
Why East Phillips 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 Phillips, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in East Phillips live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 65% of adults in East Phillips have never been married, above 96% of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; East Phillips, Minneapolis, MN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in East Phillips looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. East Phillips is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 42%, about 24 points below the Minnesota average of 66%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 40% of adults in East Phillips report food insecurity, above 94% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and East Phillips sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis, MN D+67
- Ventura Village, Minneapolis, MN D+62
- Phillips West, Minneapolis, MN D+54
- Seward, Minneapolis, MN D+78
- Corcoran, Minneapolis, MN D+78
- Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis, MN D+73
- Cedar-Riverside, Minneapolis, MN D+66
- Elliot Park, Minneapolis, MN D+63
- Central, Minneapolis, MN D+67
- Stevens Square, Minneapolis, MN D+71
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Gresham-Southwest, Gresham, OR D+10
- Old Town, Eureka, CA D+38
- Victoria Gardens, Rancho Cucamonga, CA D+11
- Dexter Falls, Columbus, OH D+21
- Jacksonville Heights West, Jacksonville, FL D+27
- Oakhurst, Decatur, GA D+77
- Seven Bar Ranch, Albuquerque, NM D+21
- South Hagginwood, Sacramento, CA D+27
- Apollo Arapaho and Camelot, Garland, TX D+16
- Downtown, Kent, WA 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.