Zimmerman leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 96% of adults in Zimmerman typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Zimmerman, ~29% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~4% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Zimmerman compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Zimmerman leans more Republican than 29 of 56 neighbors.
Zimmerman runs about 44 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Zimmerman is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Zimmerman. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+50) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+33), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Zimmerman leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Zimmerman, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Zimmerman votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 24%, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Zimmerman are family households, above 83% of cities. Zimmerman runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Zimmerman, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Zimmerman looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Zimmerman 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Zimmerman own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Orrock, MN R+41
- Princeton, MN R+42
- Oxlip, MN R+45
- Elk River, MN R+19
- Big Lake, MN R+30
- Nowthen, MN R+40
- West Point, MN R+45
- St. Francis, MN R+35
- Otsego, MN R+24
- Becker, MN R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Manassas Park, VA D+19
- Myrtle Grove, FL R+18
- Aldine, TX D+6
- Wakulla Springs, FL D+49
- Celina, TX R+37
- Dandridge, TN R+60
- Calera, AL R+19
- Franklin, KY R+40
- Jamestown, ND R+28
- Badger, AK R+25
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.