55301 leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in 55301 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 55301, ~45% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~-5% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 55301 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 55301 leans more Republican than 7 of 16 neighbors.
55301 runs about 18 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while 55301 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 55301. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+22) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+12), a spread of about 10 points.
Why 55301 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 55301, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
55301 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 62%, far above the Minnesota average of 23%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. 55301 runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 55301, MN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in 55301 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 55301 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 91% of households in 55301 own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in 55301 have completed high school, above 84% 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.