Northside Hester Park leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Northside Hester Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Northside Hester Park, ~41% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Northside Hester Park compares
Northside Hester Park runs about 15 points more Democratic than Minnesota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Northside Hester Park. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+25) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+14), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Northside Hester 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 Northside Hester Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 52% of adults in Northside Hester Park have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 41%).
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Northside Hester Park, St. Cloud, MN sits above the national average 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 Northside Hester Park looks the way it does
Turnout in Northside Hester Park sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Southside University, St. Cloud, MN D+29
- Northdale, Coon Rapids, MN D+7
- Woodcrest, Coon Rapids, MN D+12
- Shingle Creek, Minneapolis, MN D+47
- Victory, Minneapolis, MN D+57
- Lind-Bohanon, Minneapolis, MN D+56
- Webber-Camden, Minneapolis, MN D+61
- Folwell, Minneapolis, MN D+67
- Jordan, Minneapolis, MN D+63
- Willard-Hay, Minneapolis, MN D+72
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- The Flats, Wilmington, DE D+68
- Johnson's Woods, Milwaukee, WI D+25
- Mount Healthy Heights, Cincinnati, OH D+26
- Lindenwood, Norfolk, VA D+80
- McGovern Park, Milwaukee, WI D+82
- Highlands-Kirkland, Kirkland, WA D+45
- Downtown Wyandotte, Wyandotte, MI Even
- New Auburn, Auburn, ME R+2
- Tri-Court, Lincoln, NE D+5
- Palmer Heights, Easton, PA R+6
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.