Stevens Square, Minneapolis, MN Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Stevens Square

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

Stevens Square is a Democratic stronghold. About 85% of voters here vote Democratic and 15% Republican.

 

About 53% of adults in Stevens Square typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stevens Square, ~45% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Stevens Square compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Stevens Square leans more Democratic than 37 of 58 neighbors.

Stevens Square runs about 66 points more Democratic than Minnesota as a whole.

Why Stevens Square 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 Stevens Square, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Stevens Square live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 67% of adults in Stevens Square have never been married, above 97% of neighborhoods.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Stevens Square, Minneapolis, MN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Stevens Square looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 75% of households in Stevens Square rent, about 50 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Stevens Square sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.