81324 leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 84% of adults in 81324 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 81324, ~22% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 81324 compares
81324 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
81324 runs about 58 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while 81324 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why 81324 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 81324, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
81324 votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while 81324 runs about 58 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in 81324 are family households, above 94% of zip codes.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as 81324, CO does.
Why turnout in 81324 looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in 81324 have completed high school, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 90%. 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.