Willow Park leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Willow Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Willow Park, ~30% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Willow Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Willow Park leans more Democratic than 14 of 15 neighbors.
Willow Park runs about 61 points more Democratic than North Dakota as a whole. North Dakota leans Republican overall, while Willow Park is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Willow Park. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+29) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+16), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Willow 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 Willow Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Willow Park 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 57% of adults in Willow Park have never been married, above 90% of neighborhoods. Willow Park runs against the grain of North Dakota, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Willow Park, Fargo, ND 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 Willow Park looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 92% of households in Willow Park rent, about 67 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- West Acres, Fargo, ND D+21
- Village West, Fargo, ND D+4
- Amber Valley, Fargo, ND D+11
- Westgate, Fargo, ND D+10
- Bluemont Lakes, Fargo, ND D+10
- Stone Bridge, Fargo, ND Even
- Jefferson-Carl Ben, Fargo, ND D+4
- Osgood, Fargo, ND R+4
- Brunsdale, Fargo, ND D+3
- Woodhaven, Fargo, ND R+13
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Acorn, Oakland, CA D+69
- South Main Street Historic District, Middletown, OH D+7
- Moon Lake Estates, Moon Lake, FL R+45
- Lowell, Colorado Springs, CO D+33
- Iveywood, Oakland, CA D+61
- Downtown San Antonio, San Antonio, TX D+36
- Longwood, Cypress, TX R+32
- West Oakland, Pittsburgh, PA D+69
- River Oaks-Brookhollow, Abilene, TX R+39
- Lakewood, New Orleans, LA R+9
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from North Dakota 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.