56587 leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 86% of adults in 56587 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 56587, ~30% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 56587 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 56587 leans more Republican than 2 of 7 neighbors.
56587 runs about 34 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while 56587 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 56587. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+40) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+25), a spread of about 15 points.
Why 56587 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 56587, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
56587 votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while 56587 runs about 34 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 56587, 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 56587 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 56587 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in 56587 own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in 56587 have completed high school, above 86% 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.