North Loop is a Democratic stronghold. About 83% of voters here vote Democratic and 17% Republican.
About 75% of adults in North Loop typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Loop, ~62% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Loop compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, North Loop leans more Democratic than 18 of 49 neighbors.
North Loop runs about 61 points more Democratic than Minnesota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within North Loop. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+75) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+63), a spread of about 12 points.
Why North Loop 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 North Loop, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 72% of adults in North Loop hold a bachelor's degree, about 43 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 60% of adults in North Loop have never been married, above 93% of neighborhoods.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; North Loop, Minneapolis, MN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in North Loop looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in North Loop have completed high school, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Downtown West, Minneapolis, MN D+61
- Near North, Minneapolis, MN D+70
- Loring Park, Minneapolis, MN D+69
- Downtown East, Minneapolis, MN D+65
- Elliot Park, Minneapolis, MN D+63
- Harrison, Minneapolis, MN D+67
- Stevens Square, Minneapolis, MN D+71
- Hawthorne, Minneapolis, MN D+62
- Marcy Holmes, Minneapolis, MN D+59
- Lowry Hill, Minneapolis, MN D+74
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- South Peoria, Tulsa, OK D+28
- Warren Point, Fair Lawn, NJ Even
- Spice Tract, Bakersfield, CA Even
- Park Central Area, Abilene, TX R+16
- Old Mountain View, Mountain View, CA D+60
- Franklin Randolph, Boise, ID Even
- Stella Mann, Tucson, AZ D+12
- Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, OH D+74
- Ukrainian Village, Parma, OH Even
- Belmont, Lincoln, NE 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.