56588 leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 70% of adults in 56588 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 56588, ~18% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 56588 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 56588 leans more Republican than 3 of 5 neighbors.
56588 runs about 52 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while 56588 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 56588. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+51) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+39), a spread of about 12 points.
Why 56588 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 56588, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
56588 votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while 56588 runs about 52 points more Republican. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in 56588 is about 95%, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 74% of households in 56588 are family households, above 76% of zip codes.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 56588, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 56588 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 56588 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in 56588 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.