Kenwood-Duluth leans Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Kenwood-Duluth typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kenwood-Duluth, ~48% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kenwood-Duluth compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Kenwood-Duluth leans more Democratic than 1 of 7 neighbors.
Kenwood-Duluth runs about 25 points more Democratic than Minnesota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Kenwood-Duluth. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+42) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+6), a spread of about 37 points.
Why Kenwood-Duluth 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 Kenwood-Duluth, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 52% of adults in Kenwood-Duluth have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 42%).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth, MN sits above the national average 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 Kenwood-Duluth looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Kenwood-Duluth 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- East Hillside, Duluth, MN D+55
- Downtown Duluth, Duluth, MN D+45
- Congdon Park, Duluth, MN D+53
- Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth, MN D+30
- Duluth Heights, Duluth, MN D+16
- West End, Duluth, MN D+32
- Lakeside-Lester Park, Duluth, MN D+39
- Spirit Valley-Denfeld-Norton Park, Duluth, MN D+20
- Bayview Heights, Proctor, MN D+6
- Downtown, Superior, WI D+12
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Whittier Heights, Seattle, WA D+80
- Riverton, Portland, ME D+27
- Penrose, St. Louis, MO D+86
- Garfield, Huntington Beach, CA D+2
- Valley, Providence, RI D+38
- Central Bench, Boise, ID D+21
- Greater Belhaven, Jackson, MS D+34
- Downtown, Providence, RI D+64
- Terra Linda, San Rafael, CA D+43
- Downtown Riverfront-190th, Bothell, WA D+42
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.