55019 leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 89% of adults in 55019 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 55019, ~41% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 55019 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 55019 leans more Republican than 2 of 9 neighbors.
55019 runs about 13 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while 55019 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 55019. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+20) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+4), a spread of about 16 points.
Why 55019 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 55019, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in 55019 are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%. 55019 runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; 55019, MN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 55019 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 55019 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 98% of households in 55019 own their home, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in 55019 have completed high school, above 92% of zip codes. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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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.