Midtown Phillips is a Democratic stronghold. About 84% of voters here vote Democratic and 16% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Midtown Phillips typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Midtown Phillips, ~40% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Midtown Phillips compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Midtown Phillips leans more Democratic than 28 of 60 neighbors.
Midtown Phillips runs about 63 points more Democratic than Minnesota as a whole.
Why Midtown Phillips 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 Midtown Phillips, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Midtown Phillips 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 57% of adults in Midtown Phillips have never been married, above 91% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis, MN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Midtown Phillips looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Midtown Phillips 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 48%, about 19 points below the Minnesota average of 66%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 38% of adults in Midtown Phillips report food insecurity, above 92% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Midtown Phillips sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- East Phillips, Minneapolis, MN D+63
- Phillips West, Minneapolis, MN D+54
- Ventura Village, Minneapolis, MN D+62
- Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis, MN D+73
- Central, Minneapolis, MN D+67
- Corcoran, Minneapolis, MN D+78
- Elliot Park, Minneapolis, MN D+63
- Whittier, Minneapolis, MN D+72
- Stevens Square, Minneapolis, MN D+71
- Cedar-Riverside, Minneapolis, MN D+66
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Oxford, Fort Wayne, IN D+67
- Natomas Crossing, Sacramento, CA D+41
- Downtown Appleton, Appleton, WI D+21
- East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn, MI R+20
- Near Westside, Syracuse, NY D+53
- Park Duvalle, Louisville, KY D+88
- Riverchase Country Club, Hoover, AL R+31
- Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens, FL R+18
- Dorsey-Riverbend, Fort Lauderdale, FL D+78
- Country Lakes, Miramar, FL D+15
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.