56663 leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 60% of adults in 56663 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 56663, ~26% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 56663 compares
56663 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
56663 runs about 17 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while 56663 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why 56663 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 56663, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in 56663 live in densely developed areas, about 20 points below the Minnesota average of 23%. 56663 runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 56663, MN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 56663 looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. 56663 sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 20% of adults in 56663 report food insecurity, above 80% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 87% of adults in 56663 have completed high school, below 74% 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.