55704 leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 60% of adults in 55704 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 55704, ~19% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 55704 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 55704 leans more Republican than 6 of 7 neighbors.
55704 runs about 43 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while 55704 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why 55704 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 55704, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
55704 votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while 55704 runs about 43 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and 55704 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 88% of zip codes).
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; 55704, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 55704 looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. 55704 sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. 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.