Spring Lake Park, MN Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Spring Lake Park

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Spring Lake Park leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.

 

About 73% of adults in Spring Lake Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Spring Lake Park, ~42% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Spring Lake Park compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Spring Lake Park leans more Democratic than 62 of 116 neighbors.

Spring Lake Park runs about 10 points more Democratic than Minnesota as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Spring Lake Park. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+19) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+7), a spread of about 11 points.

Why Spring Lake Park leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Spring Lake Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 96% of residents in Spring Lake Park live in densely developed areas, about 60 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 39% of adults in Spring Lake Park have never been married, above 92% of cities.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Spring Lake Park, MN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Spring Lake Park looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Spring Lake Park is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 65%, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.