55936 leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 54% of adults in 55936 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 55936, ~15% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 55936 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 55936 leans more Republican than 8 of 11 neighbors.
55936 runs about 50 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while 55936 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why 55936 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 55936, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. 55936 sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 11 points above the Minnesota average of 86%. 55936 runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 55936, MN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in 55936 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 55936 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. 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.