Brook Forest leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.
About 96% of adults in Brook Forest typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brook Forest, ~56% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~4% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brook Forest compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Brook Forest leans more Democratic than 33 of 56 neighbors.
Brook Forest runs about 4 points more Democratic than Colorado as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Brook Forest. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+26) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+17), a spread of about 43 points.
Why Brook Forest 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 Brook Forest, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 63% of adults in Brook Forest hold a bachelor's degree, about 34 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Brook Forest, CO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Brook Forest looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Brook Forest 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Brook Forest have completed high school, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Conifer, CO D+4
- Brookvale, CO D+27
- Silver Springs, CO R+17
- Evergreen, CO D+21
- Pine, CO R+4
- Bailey, CO R+17
- Singleton, CO D+16
- Kittredge, CO D+21
- Indian Hills, CO D+6
- Wandcrest Park, CO R+20
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Dennis, NJ R+27
- Latonia, MS R+89
- Bieber, CA R+46
- Woolrich, PA R+54
- Bittinger, MD R+59
- Clay, PA R+44
- East Worcester, NY R+34
- Louise, GA R+25
- Gansville, LA R+80
- Shortly, DE R+46
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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.