55315 leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 94% of adults in 55315 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 55315, ~41% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 55315 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 55315 leans more Republican than 15 of 22 neighbors.
55315 runs about 17 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while 55315 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 55315. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+34) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+6), a spread of about 27 points.
Why 55315 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 55315, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in 55315 are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%. 55315 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; 55315, MN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 55315 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 55315 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in 55315 own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in 55315 have completed high school, above 96% 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.