Archuleta County leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Archuleta County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Archuleta County, ~40% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Archuleta County compares
Archuleta County sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable counties nearby.
Archuleta County runs about 25 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Archuleta County is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Archuleta County. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+35) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+4), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Archuleta County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Archuleta County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 73% of households in Archuleta County are family households, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Archuleta County runs against the grain of Colorado, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Archuleta County, CO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Archuleta County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Archuleta County 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 81% of households in Archuleta County own their home, above 81% of counties. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 95% of adults in Archuleta County have completed high school, above 94% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Mineral County, CO R+5
- La Plata County, CO D+13
- San Juan County, CO D+29
- Rio Grande County, CO R+22
- Hinsdale County, CO R+6
- Conejos County, CO R+25
- Alamosa County, CO R+3
- San Miguel County, CO D+35
- San Juan County, NM R+26
- Ouray County, CO D+13
Counties with Similar Populations
- Hughes County, OK R+53
- Monroe County, OH R+63
- Fremont County, ID R+66
- Buffalo County, WI R+32
- Pend Oreille County, WA R+38
- Bamberg County, SC D+18
- Johnson County, IL R+41
- Moffat County, CO R+52
- Clay County, IL R+63
- Osage County, MO R+70
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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.