Jordan is a Democratic stronghold. About 82% of voters here vote Democratic and 18% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Jordan typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jordan, ~47% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jordan compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Jordan leans more Democratic than 13 of 34 neighbors.
Jordan runs about 59 points more Democratic than Minnesota as a whole.
Why Jordan 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 Jordan, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Jordan 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 51% of adults in Jordan have never been married, above 83% of neighborhoods.
Developed land and Democratic lean
Places with a heavily developed built environment tend to lean Democratic; Jordan, Minneapolis, MN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Jordan looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Jordan 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 47%, about 19 points below the Minnesota average of 66%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 34% of adults in Jordan report food insecurity, above 87% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Jordan sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Folwell, Minneapolis, MN D+67
- Hawthorne, Minneapolis, MN D+62
- Willard-Hay, Minneapolis, MN D+72
- Near North, Minneapolis, MN D+70
- Webber-Camden, Minneapolis, MN D+61
- Victory, Minneapolis, MN D+57
- Harrison, Minneapolis, MN D+67
- North Loop, Minneapolis, MN D+65
- Lind-Bohanon, Minneapolis, MN D+56
- Holland, Minneapolis, MN D+67
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Claytown, Detroit, MI D+16
- Greater Gardendale, San Antonio, TX D+29
- Moreno Mission, San Diego, CA D+40
- Near South, Lincoln, NE D+44
- City College Area, Long Beach, CA D+18
- Corbett-Terwilliger-Lair Hill, Portland, OR D+68
- Lakeview-Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA D+25
- Indiana University, Bloomington, IN D+60
- Riverside, Baltimore, MD D+64
- Oak Park-Northwood, San Antonio, TX D+8
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.