Arvada is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Arvada typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Arvada, ~7% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Arvada compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Arvada leans more Republican than 3 of 7 neighbors.
Arvada runs about 28 points more Republican than Wyoming as a whole.
Why Arvada 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 Arvada, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Arvada are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Arvada, WY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Arvada looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Arvada 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Wyodak, WY R+81
- Ucross, WY R+75
- Ulm, WY R+71
- Buffalo, WY R+55
- Recluse, WY R+80
- Saddlestring, WY R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zetto, GA D+9
- Patty, TN R+71
- Tussy, OK R+72
- Enterline, PA R+55
- Douglass, SC D+38
- Rowell, SC R+32
- Farmersville, IN R+52
- Rosewood, TX R+77
- Yantisville, IL R+65
- Yankeetown, TN R+72
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Wyoming 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.