56633 leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.
About 62% of adults in 56633 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 56633, ~36% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 56633 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 56633 is the most Democratic-leaning.
56633 runs about 13 points more Democratic than Minnesota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 56633. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+42) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+8), a spread of about 50 points.
Why 56633 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 56633, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 45% of adults in 56633 have never been married, modestly above similar-sized zip codes (around 38%).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 56633, MN sits below the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 56633 looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 26% of adults in 56633 report food insecurity, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 56633 sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. 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.