55613 leans heavily Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.
About 93% of adults in 55613 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 55613, ~60% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 55613 compares
55613 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
55613 runs about 26 points more Democratic than Minnesota as a whole.
Why 55613 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 55613, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 34% of adults in 55613 have never been married, modestly above similar-sized zip codes (around 27%).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 55613, 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 55613 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 55613 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in 55613 have completed high school, above 93% 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.