Ventura Village is a Democratic stronghold. About 81% of voters here vote Democratic and 19% Republican.
About 42% of adults in Ventura Village typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ventura Village, ~34% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ventura Village compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Ventura Village leans more Democratic than 8 of 59 neighbors.
Ventura Village runs about 57 points more Democratic than Minnesota as a whole.
Why Ventura Village 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 Ventura Village, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Ventura Village 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 55% of adults in Ventura Village have never been married, above 88% of neighborhoods.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Ventura Village, 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 Ventura Village looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Ventura Village 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 38%, about 28 points below the Minnesota average of 66%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 79% of households in Ventura Village rent, about 54 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 44% of adults in Ventura Village report food insecurity, above 96% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Elliot Park, Minneapolis, MN D+63
- Phillips West, Minneapolis, MN D+54
- Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis, MN D+67
- East Phillips, Minneapolis, MN D+63
- Stevens Square, Minneapolis, MN D+71
- Cedar-Riverside, Minneapolis, MN D+66
- Downtown East, Minneapolis, MN D+65
- Whittier, Minneapolis, MN D+72
- Loring Park, Minneapolis, MN D+69
- Downtown West, Minneapolis, MN D+61
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- On Top of The World, Clearwater, FL R+9
- Del Norte, Albuquerque, NM D+28
- Flower Park, Santa Ana, CA D+20
- Charleston, Bremerton, WA D+27
- Roscoe Village, Chicago, IL D+70
- South Hampton, St. Louis, MO D+55
- Vineyards, Naples, FL R+26
- College Heights, Wellesley, MA D+54
- Sherman Park, Milwaukee, WI D+86
- Highlands Park, Renton, WA D+37
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.