Battlement Mesa leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Battlement Mesa typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Battlement Mesa, ~29% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Battlement Mesa compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Battlement Mesa leans more Republican than 2 of 9 neighbors.
Battlement Mesa runs about 44 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Battlement Mesa is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Battlement Mesa. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+44) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+29), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Battlement Mesa 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 Battlement Mesa, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Battlement Mesa votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 58%, well above the Colorado average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Battlement Mesa runs against the grain of Colorado, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Battlement Mesa, CO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Battlement Mesa looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Battlement Mesa 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 Cities
- Parachute, CO R+56
- Rulison, CO R+49
- DeBeque, CO R+54
- Plateau City, CO R+53
- Collbran, CO R+52
- Rifle, CO R+29
- Molina, CO R+54
- Mesa, CO R+54
- Silt, CO R+29
- Rio Blanco, CO R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stony Point, NC R+60
- Perry, UT R+51
- Bethpage, TN R+66
- Hamptonville, NC R+63
- Sunset Beach, NC R+37
- Teague, TX R+45
- Surfside Beach, SC R+29
- Vancleave, MS R+78
- Shoreham, NY R+24
- Rindge, NH R+9
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.