Bel Aire leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Bel Aire typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bel Aire, ~54% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bel Aire compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Bel Aire leans more Democratic than 7 of 30 neighbors.
Bel Aire runs about 12 points more Democratic than Colorado as a whole.
Why Bel Aire leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Bel Aire. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Bel Aire, Wheat Ridge, 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 Bel Aire looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Bel Aire 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Bel Aire have completed high school, above 84% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Barths, Wheat Ridge, CO D+36
- Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada, CO D+28
- Fruitdale, Wheat Ridge, CO D+25
- Spivak, Edgewater, CO D+40
- Eiber, Lakewood, CO D+30
- Molholm Two Creeks, Edgewater, CO D+40
- Applewood, Lakewood, CO D+26
- Allendale Area, Arvada, CO D+19
- Berkeley, Denver, CO D+64
- West Highland, Denver, CO D+65
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Central Brambleton, Norfolk, VA D+84
- McClure Park, Tulsa, OK D+3
- Downtown, Prosser, WA R+20
- Shockoe Bottom, Richmond, VA D+65
- Claremont Cottages, Chicago, IL D+71
- Belview Heights, Birmingham, AL D+90
- Crossroads-Riverbank, Riverbank, CA R+19
- Terrell Wells, San Antonio, TX D+22
- Craig Farms, Port Orange, FL R+31
- Greens of McKinney, McKinney, TX R+2
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.