80928 leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 51% of adults in 80928 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 80928, ~13% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 80928 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 80928 leans more Republican than 4 of 5 neighbors.
80928 runs about 61 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while 80928 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 80928. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+65) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+31), a spread of about 34 points.
Why 80928 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 80928, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
80928 votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while 80928 runs about 61 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and 80928 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 94% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in 80928 are family households, above 91% of zip codes.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 80928, CO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 80928 looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. 80928 sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. 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.