56729 leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 42% of adults in 56729 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 56729, ~11% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 56729 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 56729 leans more Republican than 3 of 4 neighbors.
56729 runs about 50 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while 56729 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why 56729 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 56729, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
56729 votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while 56729 runs about 50 points more Republican. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in 56729 is about 94%, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as 56729, MN does.
Why turnout in 56729 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. 56729 sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and 56729 sits in the top 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.