Buda leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Buda typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Buda, ~37% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Buda compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Buda leans more Republican than 28 of 54 neighbors.
Buda runs about 24 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Buda is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Buda. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+40) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+25), a spread of about 65 points.
Why Buda 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 Buda, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Buda votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Buda runs about 24 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Buda are family households, above 82% of cities.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Buda, CO sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Buda looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Buda 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Buda have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Kahler, CO R+31
- Loveland, CO Even
- Pinewood Springs, CO D+31
- Lyons, CO D+34
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- Zenith, GA D+2
- Megargel, AL R+68
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- New Weston, OH R+78
- Diagonal, IA R+55
- New Vernon, NJ R+8
- Komensky, MN R+52
- Center, OH R+53
- Washington, AR R+24
- Portage Des Sioux, MO R+56
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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.