56349 leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 64% of adults in 56349 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 56349, ~18% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 56349 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 56349 leans more Republican than 3 of 7 neighbors.
56349 runs about 47 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while 56349 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why 56349 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 56349, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. 56349 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%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 74% of households in 56349 are family households, above 77% of zip codes. 56349 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; 56349, 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 56349 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 56349 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 96% of adults in 56349 have completed high school, above 83% 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.