Hale is a Democratic stronghold. About 88% of voters here vote Democratic and 12% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Hale typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hale, ~93% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~-5% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hale compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Hale leans more Democratic than 39 of 49 neighbors.
Hale runs about 71 points more Democratic than Minnesota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Hale. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+78) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+67), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Hale 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 Hale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 80% of adults in Hale hold a bachelor's degree, about 52 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Hale, Minneapolis, MN sits in the top 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 Hale looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hale 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 87% of households in Hale own their home, above 83% of neighborhoods. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Hale have completed high school, above 93% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Minnehaha, Minneapolis, MN D+63
- Northrup, Minneapolis, MN D+77
- Diamond Lake, Minneapolis, MN D+62
- Wenonah, Minneapolis, MN D+61
- Keewaydin, Minneapolis, MN D+65
- Fuller Tangletown, Minneapolis, MN D+74
- Bancroft, Minneapolis, MN D+77
- Ericsson, Minneapolis, MN D+69
- Windom, Minneapolis, MN D+66
- Standish, Minneapolis, MN D+76
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Kirkman South, Orlando, FL D+8
- Ashbrook-Clawson Village, Charlotte, NC D+27
- Southdale, Edina, MN D+48
- Dudley, Camden, NJ D+48
- Cannongate-Orlando, Oak Ridge, FL D+33
- Mayo Meadow, Tulsa, OK D+18
- Chandler Park, Detroit, MI D+87
- Lower Clinton Hill, Newark, NJ D+79
- Fisher-Mill Plain-Fisher's Village, Vancouver, WA D+3
- Mohican Regent, Detroit, MI D+85
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.