Eden Prairie, MN Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Eden Prairie

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

Eden Prairie leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.

 

About 92% of adults in Eden Prairie typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Eden Prairie, ~59% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Eden Prairie compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Eden Prairie leans more Democratic than 83 of 108 neighbors.

Eden Prairie runs about 24 points more Democratic than Minnesota as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Eden Prairie. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+38) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+21), a spread of about 16 points.

Why Eden Prairie 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 Eden Prairie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 65% of adults in Eden Prairie hold a bachelor's degree, about 36 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Eden Prairie sits in the top fifth on density (about 83%, above 95% of cities).

Walkability and Democratic lean

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

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Eden Prairie 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Eden Prairie have completed high school, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.