Phillips West is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Phillips West typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Phillips West, ~39% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Phillips West compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Phillips West leans more Democratic than 1 of 58 neighbors.
Phillips West runs about 50 points more Democratic than Minnesota as a whole.
Why Phillips West 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 Phillips West, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Phillips West live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Phillips West, 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 Phillips West looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Phillips West 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 47%, about 19 points below the Minnesota average of 66%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 89% of households in Phillips West rent, compared to around 69% in nearby neighborhoods. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 33% of adults in Phillips West report food insecurity, above 86% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis, MN D+67
- Ventura Village, Minneapolis, MN D+62
- Whittier, Minneapolis, MN D+72
- Stevens Square, Minneapolis, MN D+71
- East Phillips, Minneapolis, MN D+63
- Central, Minneapolis, MN D+67
- Elliot Park, Minneapolis, MN D+63
- Lyndale, Minneapolis, MN D+71
- Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis, MN D+73
- Loring Park, Minneapolis, MN D+69
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Cumberland, Greensboro, NC D+92
- Minnehaha, Spokane, WA R+6
- Westbrae, Berkeley, CA D+87
- Elmwood, Syracuse, NY D+59
- Park Place, Norfolk, VA D+72
- Errol Heights, Portland, OR D+43
- Steubing Ranch, San Antonio, TX D+5
- Madison Condominium, Falls Church, VA D+45
- Shorewood, Seattle, WA D+45
- Great Brook Valley, Worcester, MA D+31
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.