Loring Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 85% of voters here vote Democratic and 15% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Loring Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Loring Park, ~59% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Loring Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Loring Park leans more Democratic than 30 of 55 neighbors.
Loring Park runs about 65 points more Democratic than Minnesota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Loring Park. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+76) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+62), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Loring Park 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 Loring Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 63% of adults in Loring Park have never been married, well above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 44%). High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Loring Park sits in the top quarter (about 57%, above 78% of neighborhoods).
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Loring Park, Minneapolis, MN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Loring Park looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Loring Park 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Stevens Square, Minneapolis, MN D+71
- Lowry Hill, Minneapolis, MN D+74
- Elliot Park, Minneapolis, MN D+63
- Downtown West, Minneapolis, MN D+61
- Whittier, Minneapolis, MN D+72
- Ventura Village, Minneapolis, MN D+62
- North Loop, Minneapolis, MN D+65
- Phillips West, Minneapolis, MN D+54
- Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis, MN D+75
- Downtown East, Minneapolis, MN D+65
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Clark-Fulton, Cleveland, OH D+30
- Downtown Minneapolis, St. Paul, MN D+64
- Whitney Ranch, Henderson, NV D+10
- Capitol Hill, Salt Lake City, UT D+52
- Hollywood Beach-Quadoman, Hollywood, FL R+7
- Concordia, Portland, OR D+79
- Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, PA D+71
- Ravenna, Seattle, WA D+81
- Fairmuont, Newark, NJ D+73
- Highland Square, Akron, OH D+48
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.