Powderhorn Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 87% of voters here vote Democratic and 13% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Powderhorn Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Powderhorn Park, ~61% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Powderhorn Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Powderhorn Park leans more Democratic than 42 of 57 neighbors.
Powderhorn Park runs about 69 points more Democratic than Minnesota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Powderhorn Park. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+81) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+69), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Powderhorn 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 Powderhorn Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 53% of adults in Powderhorn Park have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 46%).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis, MN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Powderhorn Park looks the way it does
Turnout in Powderhorn 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
- Central, Minneapolis, MN D+67
- Corcoran, Minneapolis, MN D+78
- Bancroft, Minneapolis, MN D+77
- Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis, MN D+67
- East Phillips, Minneapolis, MN D+63
- Standish, Minneapolis, MN D+76
- Phillips West, Minneapolis, MN D+54
- Lyndale, Minneapolis, MN D+71
- Northrup, Minneapolis, MN D+77
- Ventura Village, Minneapolis, MN D+62
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Mt Eden, Hayward, CA D+30
- Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station, TX D+30
- Southland Deerfield Open Gates, Lexington, KY D+30
- University Village, Chicago, IL D+67
- Berkeley, Denver, CO D+64
- Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista, CA D+9
- Tolleston, Gary, IN D+82
- Midtown, Sacramento, CA D+71
- Westpointe, Salt Lake City, UT D+22
- Toddville Road, Charlotte, NC D+64
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.