55047 leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.
About 97% of adults in 55047 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 55047, ~51% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 55047 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 55047 leans more Democratic than 13 of 18 neighbors.
Politically, 55047 sits close to the rest of Minnesota.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 55047. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+36) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+14), a spread of about 49 points.
Why 55047 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 55047, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 54% of adults in 55047 hold a bachelor's degree, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 55047, MN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 55047 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 55047 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in 55047 own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in 55047 have completed high school, above 94% 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.