80125 leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 93% of adults in 80125 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 80125, ~41% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 80125 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 80125 leans more Republican than 24 of 29 neighbors.
80125 runs about 23 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while 80125 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 80125. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+18) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+6), a spread of about 13 points.
Why 80125 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 80125, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 84% of households in 80125 are family households, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 67%. 80125 runs against the grain of Colorado, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as 80125, CO does.
Why turnout in 80125 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 80125 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in 80125 own their home, compared to around 82% in nearby zip codes. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in 80125 have completed high school, above 95% 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 Colorado 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.