City Center leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.
About 43% of adults in City Center typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in City Center, ~31% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How City Center compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, City Center leans more Democratic than 39 of 41 neighbors.
City Center runs about 34 points more Democratic than Colorado as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within City Center. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+61) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+33), a spread of about 27 points.
Why City Center leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in City Center. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; City Center, Aurora, CO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in City Center looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. City Center is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 47%, about 16 points below the Colorado average of 63%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 67% of households in City Center rent, compared to around 43% in nearby neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and City Center sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Lake Charleston, Lake Worth, FL R+4
- La Avenida, Rochester, NY D+62
- Lower Chelsea, Atlantic City, NJ D+15
- Bayside, Everett, WA D+36
- Woodbine, Nashville, TN D+26
- South Westside, Olympia, WA D+54
- Terra del Sol, Houston, TX D+40
- Jacksonville Heights South, Jacksonville, FL D+10
- Montclair, Oakland, CA D+71
- Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre, PA D+13
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.