55941 leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 69% of adults in 55941 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 55941, ~26% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 55941 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 55941 leans more Republican than 8 of 10 neighbors.
55941 runs about 28 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while 55941 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why 55941 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 55941, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. 55941 sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 10 points above the Minnesota average of 86%. 55941 runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 55941, 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 55941 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 55941 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in 55941 have completed high school, above 90% 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.