Air Force Academy leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Air Force Academy typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Air Force Academy, ~27% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Air Force Academy compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Air Force Academy leans more Republican than 8 of 26 neighbors.
Air Force Academy runs about 23 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Air Force Academy is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Air Force Academy. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+13) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+33), a spread of about 46 points.
Why Air Force Academy leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Air Force Academy, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Air Force Academy votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 28%, modestly below the Colorado average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Air Force Academy runs against the grain of Colorado, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Air Force Academy, CO does.
Why turnout in Air Force Academy looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. More than 99% of households in Air Force Academy rent, about 74 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Air Force Academy sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 97% of adults in Air Force Academy have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gleneagle, CO R+19
- Monument, CO R+25
- Woodmoor, CO R+25
- Cascade-Chipita Park, CO D+3
- Cascade, CO D+6
- Palmer Lake, CO R+23
- Green Mountain Falls, CO D+6
- Colorado Springs, CO R+8
- Manitou Springs, CO D+23
- Pine Crest, CO R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cherokee, NC D+8
- South Salem, NY D+15
- Etowah, TN R+60
- Lincoln Park, TX R+5
- DeLeon Springs, FL R+39
- Reserve, LA D+17
- Highland Heights, KY R+12
- Durand, MI R+30
- Tonopah, AZ R+50
- Grant, MI R+44
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.