81040 leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 80% of adults in 81040 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 81040, ~32% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 81040 compares
81040 runs about 31 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while 81040 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why 81040 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 81040, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
81040 votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while 81040 runs about 31 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and 81040 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 1%, below 97% of zip codes).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 81040, CO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 81040 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in 81040 own their home, about 20 points above the Colorado average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in 81040 have completed high school, above 97% of 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.