80923 leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 84% of adults in 80923 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 80923, ~38% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 80923 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 80923 leans more Republican than 16 of 33 neighbors.
80923 runs about 21 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while 80923 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 80923. The northeast side is the most split-leaning (R+15) and the southwest side is the least split-leaning (R+3), a spread of about 12 points.
Why 80923 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 80923, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
80923 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 93%, far above the Colorado average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. 80923 runs against the grain of Colorado, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; 80923, CO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 80923 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 80923 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%. 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.