Canon leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 94% of adults in Canon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Canon, ~43% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Canon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Canon is the least Republican-leaning.
Canon runs about 19 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Canon is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Canon 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 Canon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in Canon live in densely developed areas, about 35 points below the Colorado average of 35%. Canon 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 Canon, CO does.
Why turnout in Canon looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Canon own their home, about 18 points above the Colorado average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Canon sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Canon have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Antonito, CO R+11
- Fox Creek, CO R+8
- Conejos, CO R+12
- Romeo, CO R+29
- Manassa, CO R+28
- La Jara, CO R+33
- Capulin, CO R+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adel, OR R+71
- Hollister, OK R+69
- Holly Bluff, MS R+39
- Finney, KY R+67
- Yeso, NM R+42
- Jett, VA R+68
- Etowah, OK R+56
- Byrds, TX R+80
- Ohio City, CO Even
- Utica, MT R+61
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.