80475 leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 92% of adults in 80475 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 80475, ~43% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 80475 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 80475 leans more Republican than 2 of 5 neighbors.
80475 runs about 16 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while 80475 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 80475. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+5) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+14), a spread of about 20 points.
Why 80475 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 80475, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in 80475 live in densely developed areas, about 34 points below the Colorado average of 35%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 74% of households in 80475 are family households, above 78% of zip codes. 80475 runs against the grain of Colorado, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 80475, CO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 80475 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 80475 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 98% of households in 80475 own their home, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in 80475 have completed high school, above 93% 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.