Cheyenne County is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Cheyenne County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cheyenne County, ~9% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cheyenne County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Cheyenne County leans more Republican than 2 of 4 neighbors.
Cheyenne County runs about 83 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Cheyenne County is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Cheyenne County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Cheyenne County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cheyenne County votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Cheyenne County runs about 83 points more Republican.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Cheyenne County, CO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Cheyenne County looks the way it does
Turnout in Cheyenne County sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Kiowa County, CO R+72
- Kit Carson County, CO R+64
- Wallace County, KS R+83
- Greeley County, KS R+68
- Prowers County, CO R+38
- Sherman County, KS R+66
- Bent County, CO R+29
- Wichita County, KS R+59
- Lincoln County, CO R+61
- Hamilton County, KS R+71
Counties with Similar Populations
- Oldham County, TX R+80
- Golden Valley County, ND R+69
- McCone County, MT R+72
- Dickens County, TX R+72
- Hodgeman County, KS R+77
- Steele County, ND R+33
- De Baca County, NM R+35
- Powder River County, MT R+72
- Comanche County, KS R+73
- Boyd County, NE R+75
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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.