80602 leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 87% of adults in 80602 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 80602, ~41% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 80602 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 80602 leans more Republican than 34 of 40 neighbors.
80602 runs about 16 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while 80602 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 80602. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+10) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+29), a spread of about 40 points.
Why 80602 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 80602, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
80602 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 69%, far above the Colorado average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 85% of households in 80602 are family households, above 98% of zip codes. 80602 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; 80602, CO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 80602 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 80602 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 80602 own their home, compared to around 73% in nearby 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.