80735 is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 77% of adults in 80735 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 80735, ~10% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 80735 compares
80735 runs about 86 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while 80735 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why 80735 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 80735, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
80735 votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while 80735 runs about 86 points more Republican. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in 80735 is about 94%, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 74% of households in 80735 are family households, above 77% of zip codes.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 80735, CO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 80735 looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. More than 99% of adults in 80735 have completed high school, about 7 points above the Colorado average of 93%. 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.