56469 leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 65% of adults in 56469 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 56469, ~20% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 56469 compares
56469 runs about 43 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while 56469 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 56469. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+40) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+26), a spread of about 14 points.
Why 56469 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 56469, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
56469 votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while 56469 runs about 43 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and 56469 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 93% of zip codes).
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; 56469, MN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 56469 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 56469 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 64%, above 59% of zip codes. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in 56469 own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. 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.