80542 leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 83% of adults in 80542 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 80542, ~31% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 80542 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 80542 leans more Republican than 12 of 16 neighbors.
80542 runs about 37 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while 80542 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 80542. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+34) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+20), a spread of about 15 points.
Why 80542 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 80542, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
80542 votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while 80542 runs about 37 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in 80542 are family households, above 90% of zip codes.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; 80542, CO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 80542 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 80542 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in 80542 own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. 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.