Buffalo Creek leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 96% of adults in Buffalo Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Buffalo Creek, ~45% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~4% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Buffalo Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Buffalo Creek leans more Republican than 29 of 47 neighbors.
Buffalo Creek runs about 16 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Buffalo Creek is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Buffalo Creek 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 Buffalo Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Buffalo Creek live in densely developed areas, about 31 points below the Colorado average of 35%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 86% of households in Buffalo Creek are family households, above 97% of cities. Buffalo Creek runs against the grain of Colorado, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Buffalo Creek, CO does.
Why turnout in Buffalo Creek looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Buffalo Creek 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 99% of households in Buffalo Creek own their home, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Buffalo Creek have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sphinx Park, CO R+7
- South Platte, CO R+12
- Conifer, CO D+4
- Pine, CO R+4
- Deckers, CO R+18
- Wandcrest Park, CO R+20
- Estabrook, CO R+27
- Roxborough Park, CO R+13
- Silver Springs, CO R+17
- Bailey, CO R+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Perry Center, NY R+39
- Morrill, KY R+67
- High Point, AL R+74
- Esofea, WI R+18
- Northwoods Beach, WI R+13
- Twin Rocks, PA R+55
- Stringtown, WV R+63
- Williams, MN R+44
- Nunapitchuk, AK D+23
- McNabb, IL R+35
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.