80530 leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 85% of adults in 80530 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 80530, ~34% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 80530 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 80530 leans more Republican than 16 of 20 neighbors.
80530 runs about 31 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while 80530 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 80530. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+28) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+14), a spread of about 14 points.
Why 80530 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 80530, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
80530 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 63%, well above the Colorado average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. 80530 runs against the grain of Colorado, 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; 80530, CO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 80530 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in 80530 own their home, about 16 points above the Colorado average of 75%. 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.