55733 leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 86% of adults in 55733 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 55733, ~36% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 55733 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 55733 leans more Republican than 10 of 13 neighbors.
55733 runs about 20 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while 55733 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 55733. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+21) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+11), a spread of about 10 points.
Why 55733 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 55733, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in 55733 are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%. 55733 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; 55733, 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 55733 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 55733 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in 55733 own their home, compared to around 75% in nearby zip codes. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in 55733 have completed high school, in the top fraction 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.