Columbine Valley leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Columbine Valley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Columbine Valley, ~40% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Columbine Valley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Columbine Valley leans more Republican than 50 of 67 neighbors.
Columbine Valley runs about 16 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Columbine Valley is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Columbine Valley 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 Columbine Valley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Columbine Valley votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 91%, far above the Colorado average of 35%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 85% of households in Columbine Valley are family households, above 97% of cities. Columbine Valley runs against the grain of Colorado, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Columbine Valley, CO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Columbine Valley looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Columbine Valley is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Columbine Valley own their home, compared to around 77% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Columbine Valley have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Littleton, CO D+17
- Bow Mar, CO D+12
- Columbine, CO D+3
- Sheridan, CO D+16
- Ken Caryl, CO D+7
- Dakota Ridge, CO D+9
- Cherry Hills Village, CO Even
- Highlands Ranch, CO D+4
- Englewood, CO D+27
- Lakewood, CO D+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bybee, TN R+74
- Fredericksburg, IA R+41
- Pierron, IL R+54
- McKiddyville, OK R+48
- Benld, IL R+37
- Orland, IN R+52
- Perryville, KY R+60
- Springwood, NC R+30
- Auburndale, WI R+47
- Noble, IL R+63
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.