Prospect Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 85% of voters here vote Democratic and 15% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Prospect Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Prospect Park, ~60% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Prospect Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Prospect Park leans more Democratic than 32 of 53 neighbors.
Prospect Park runs about 66 points more Democratic than Minnesota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Prospect Park. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+78) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+64), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Prospect 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 Prospect Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 77% of adults in Prospect Park hold a bachelor's degree, about 49 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 78% of adults in Prospect Park have never been married, in the top fraction of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Prospect Park, Minneapolis, MN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Prospect Park looks the way it does
Turnout in Prospect 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
- University District, Minneapolis, MN D+54
- Seward, Minneapolis, MN D+78
- Saint Anthony, St. Paul, MN D+73
- Cedar-Riverside, Minneapolis, MN D+66
- Southeast Como, Minneapolis, MN D+66
- Marcy Holmes, Minneapolis, MN D+59
- Cooper, Minneapolis, MN D+76
- East Phillips, Minneapolis, MN D+63
- Downtown East, Minneapolis, MN D+65
- Ventura Village, Minneapolis, MN D+62
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Seventh Avenue, Newark, NJ D+45
- Moanalua, Honolulu, HI D+13
- Northside Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI D+73
- Kensington, Buffalo, NY D+76
- La Homa, Mission, TX R+4
- Spenard, Anchorage, AK D+29
- Union Square, Somerville, MA D+75
- Copperfield, Houston, TX R+4
- Oceanway, Jacksonville, FL R+7
- Yorkshire, Charlotte, NC D+29
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.