Carr is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Carr typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Carr, ~13% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Carr compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Carr leans more Republican than 16 of 17 neighbors.
Carr runs about 73 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Carr is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Carr. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+67) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+45), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Carr 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 Carr, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Carr votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Carr runs about 73 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Carr are family households, above 92% of cities.
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 Carr, CO does.
Why turnout in Carr looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 97% of households in Carr own their home, about 23 points above the Colorado average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Carr have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Norfolk, CO R+36
- Nunn, CO R+66
- Wellington, CO R+23
- Pierce, CO R+46
- Ault, CO R+45
- Laporte, CO D+2
- Severance, CO R+29
- Fort Collins, CO D+32
- Purcell, CO R+59
- Timnath, CO R+4
Cities with Similar Populations
- Aldrich, MN R+60
- Keenes, IL R+71
- Stockton, TN R+67
- Black Jack, KS R+25
- Yakutat, AK Even
- New Petersburg, OH R+69
- Toksook Bay, AK D+22
- West Hopkinton, NH D+13
- Rocky Ford, GA R+40
- Laona, NY R+24
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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.