Woodlands-Pleasantview leans Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Woodlands-Pleasantview typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodlands-Pleasantview, ~67% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~-3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Woodlands-Pleasantview compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Woodlands-Pleasantview leans more Democratic than 2 of 6 neighbors.
Woodlands-Pleasantview runs about 26 points more Democratic than Minnesota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Woodlands-Pleasantview. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+39) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+7), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Woodlands-Pleasantview 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 Woodlands-Pleasantview, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 58% of adults in Woodlands-Pleasantview hold a bachelor's degree, about 29 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth, MN does.
Why turnout in Woodlands-Pleasantview looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Woodlands-Pleasantview 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Woodlands-Pleasantview own their home, compared to around 56% in nearby neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth, MN D+30
- Congdon Park, Duluth, MN D+53
- Lakeside-Lester Park, Duluth, MN D+39
- East Hillside, Duluth, MN D+55
- Downtown Duluth, Duluth, MN D+45
- Duluth Heights, Duluth, MN D+16
- West End, Duluth, MN D+32
- Spirit Valley-Denfeld-Norton Park, Duluth, MN D+20
- Downtown, Superior, WI D+12
- Bayview Heights, Proctor, MN D+6
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Houghton, Kirkland, WA D+47
- Park Forest, Kansas City, MO D+12
- Onyx, Toledo, OH D+86
- Clayton, Denver, CO D+68
- North Central Loma Linda, Loma Linda, CA D+11
- Skinker-Debaliviere, St. Louis, MO D+79
- Summit Lake, Akron, OH D+50
- Rio Lindo, Oxnard, CA D+31
- West End, Albany, NY D+61
- Stevens Square, Minneapolis, MN D+71
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.