Colorado City leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Colorado City typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Colorado City, ~15% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Colorado City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Colorado City is the least Republican-leaning.
Colorado City runs about 32 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Colorado City. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+82) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 65 points.
Why Colorado City 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 Colorado City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Colorado City votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 36%, above 83% of cities). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Colorado City sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 92% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Colorado City, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Colorado City looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Colorado City 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 45%, about 9 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Colorado City have completed high school, below 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Loraine, TX R+72
- Westbrook, TX R+73
- Wastella, TX R+76
- Ira, TX R+77
- Hermleigh, TX R+80
- Roscoe, TX R+67
- Hobbs, TX R+80
- Snyder, TX R+63
- Union, TX R+76
- Vincent, TX R+88
Cities with Similar Populations
- Houlton, ME R+28
- Winnfield, LA R+22
- Rhome, TX R+67
- Hazlehurst, MS D+36
- Sheridan, IN R+36
- Topsfield, MA D+18
- West Jefferson, OH R+44
- Sterling, MA D+3
- Valley City, ND R+29
- Gouverneur, NY R+34
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division, 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.