Black Hawk, CO Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Black Hawk

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Black Hawk leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.

 

About 89% of adults in Black Hawk typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Black Hawk, ~52% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Black Hawk compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Black Hawk leans more Democratic than 16 of 55 neighbors.

Black Hawk runs about 4 points more Democratic than Colorado as a whole.

Why Black Hawk 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 Black Hawk, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 55% of adults in Black Hawk hold a bachelor's degree, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 28%.

Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout

Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Black Hawk, CO does.

Why turnout in Black Hawk looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Black Hawk 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Black Hawk own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.