Barnum West leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Barnum West typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Barnum West, ~39% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Barnum West compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Barnum West leans more Democratic than 13 of 41 neighbors.
Barnum West runs about 29 points more Democratic than Colorado as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Barnum West. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+48) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+35), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Barnum West 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 Barnum West, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Barnum West live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Barnum West, Denver, CO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Barnum West looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Barnum West is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 25%, about 14 points above the Colorado average of 11%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Barnum, Denver, CO D+51
- Villa Park, Denver, CO D+52
- Westwood, Denver, CO D+39
- North Alameda, Lakewood, CO D+21
- South Alameda, Lakewood, CO D+32
- Central West Denver, Denver, CO D+51
- Valverde, Denver, CO D+50
- West Colfax, Denver, CO D+51
- Molholm Two Creeks, Edgewater, CO D+40
- Spivak, Edgewater, CO D+40
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- South East End, Grand Rapids, MI D+54
- El Miradero, Glendale, CA D+2
- South Worcester, Worcester, MA D+26
- Baseline-Hardy, Tempe, AZ D+24
- Adair Park, Atlanta, GA D+83
- Homestead Heights, Rochester, NY D+61
- South Menomonie, Menomonie, WI D+14
- Randall Park, Eau Claire, WI D+29
- Braun's Farm, San Antonio, TX D+8
- Sableridge, Aurora, CO D+40
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.