Aurora Highlands leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Aurora Highlands typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Aurora Highlands, ~38% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Aurora Highlands compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Aurora Highlands leans more Democratic than 17 of 39 neighbors.
Aurora Highlands runs about 17 points more Democratic than Colorado as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Aurora Highlands. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+35) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+18), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Aurora Highlands leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Aurora Highlands, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Aurora Highlands live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Aurora Highlands, Aurora, CO sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Aurora Highlands looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Aurora Highlands is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Side Creek, Aurora, CO D+23
- Rocky Ridge, Aurora, CO D+32
- Tollgate Overlook, Aurora, CO D+36
- Horseshoe Park, Aurora, CO D+24
- Sterling Hills, Aurora, CO D+27
- Center Pointe, Aurora, CO D+34
- Willow Park, Aurora, CO D+33
- Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora, CO D+25
- Meadow Wood, Aurora, CO D+12
- Seven Hills, Aurora, CO D+12
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Reservoir Hill-Bolton Hill, Baltimore, MD D+82
- Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood, OR D+23
- Madisonville, Cincinnati, OH D+46
- Elmwood, Providence, RI D+39
- Center Hill, Atlanta, GA D+87
- Irvington, Indianapolis, IN D+32
- Steele Creek, Charlotte, NC D+44
- East Forest Park, Springfield, MA D+22
- Ledroit Park, Washington, DC D+88
- Oakdale, Atlanta, GA D+24
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.