56525 leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 50% of adults in 56525 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 56525, ~19% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 56525 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 56525 leans more Republican than 6 of 13 neighbors.
56525 runs about 30 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while 56525 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why 56525 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 56525, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in 56525 are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%. 56525 runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 56525, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 56525 looks the way it does
Turnout in 56525 sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.