56071 leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 94% of adults in 56071 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 56071, ~32% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 56071 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 56071 leans more Republican than 7 of 10 neighbors.
56071 runs about 36 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while 56071 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 56071. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+47) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+25), a spread of about 22 points.
Why 56071 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 56071, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
56071 votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while 56071 runs about 36 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in 56071 are family households, above 78% of zip codes.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 56071, MN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 56071 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 56071 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in 56071 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.