Chromo leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Chromo typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chromo, ~41% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chromo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Chromo leans more Republican than 3 of 7 neighbors.
Chromo runs about 21 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Chromo is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Chromo. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+15) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+3), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Chromo 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 Chromo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Chromo live in densely developed areas, about 33 points below the Colorado average of 35%. Chromo runs against the grain of Colorado, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Chromo, CO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Chromo looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 97% of households in Chromo own their home, about 23 points above the Colorado average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Chromo have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Trujillo, CO R+15
- Dulce, NM D+36
- Monero, NM D+33
- Chama, NM Even
- Pagosa Springs, CO R+12
- Nutria, CO R+19
- Pagosa Junction, CO R+31
- Chimney Rock, CO R+22
- Los Ojos, NM R+2
- Rutheron, NM R+2
Cities with Similar Populations
- East Winthrop, ME R+8
- Garrison, MO R+66
- Lafontaine, KS R+70
- Ono, PA R+54
- West Albion, MN R+47
- Central Park, WA R+18
- Porterville, UT R+69
- Lewisburg, LA R+31
- Rock, IL R+58
- Pershing, IA R+50
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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.