Briggsdale is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Briggsdale typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Briggsdale, ~8% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Briggsdale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Briggsdale leans more Republican than 14 of 17 neighbors.
Briggsdale runs about 83 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Briggsdale is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Briggsdale 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 Briggsdale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Briggsdale votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Briggsdale runs about 83 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Briggsdale sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 93% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Briggsdale are family households, above 75% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Briggsdale, CO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Briggsdale looks the way it does
Turnout in Briggsdale sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cornish, CO R+73
- Keota, CO R+73
- Gill, CO R+63
- Galeton, CO R+61
- Purcell, CO R+59
- Orchard, CO R+68
- Kersey, CO R+54
- Spanish Village, CO R+60
- Weldona, CO R+68
- Rosedale, CO R+43
Cities with Similar Populations
- Irving College, TN R+70
- Manville, WY R+90
- Glen Echo Park, MO D+47
- Katama, MA D+32
- Prater, KY R+62
- Johnsondale, CA R+21
- Kolin, MT R+59
- Moorings, VA R+11
- North Grove, IN R+65
- Edgehill, MO R+69
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.