81054 leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 59% of adults in 81054 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 81054, ~22% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 81054 compares
81054 runs about 35 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while 81054 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 81054. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+52) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+10), a spread of about 42 points.
Why 81054 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 81054, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
81054 votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while 81054 runs about 35 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 81054 sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 85% of zip codes).
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as 81054, CO does.
Why turnout in 81054 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 81054 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 44%, about 19 points below the Colorado average of 63%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 40% of households in 81054 rent, compared to around 25% in nearby zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in 81054 have completed high school, below 91% 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.