81252 leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 86% of adults in 81252 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 81252, ~29% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 81252 compares
81252 runs about 43 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while 81252 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 81252. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+45) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 29 points.
Why 81252 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 81252, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
81252 votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while 81252 runs about 43 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and 81252 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 90% of zip codes).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 81252, CO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 81252 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 81252 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 66%, about 6 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.