Craig South Highlands is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Craig South Highlands typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Craig South Highlands, ~12% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Craig South Highlands compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Craig South Highlands leans more Republican than 4 of 5 neighbors.
Craig South Highlands runs about 76 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Craig South Highlands is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Craig South Highlands 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 Craig South Highlands, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Craig South Highlands votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Craig South Highlands runs about 76 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Craig South Highlands sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 79% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Craig South Highlands are family households, above 83% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Craig South Highlands, CO sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Craig South Highlands looks the way it does
Turnout in Craig South Highlands 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 Cities
- Craig, CO R+49
- Lay, CO R+69
- Pagoda, CO R+61
- Hamilton, CO R+62
- Hayden, CO R+37
- Sunbeam, CO R+70
- Slater, CO R+23
- Baggs, WY R+76
- Dixon, WY R+76
- Clark, CO R+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gregory, SD R+64
- Menan, ID R+75
- Pine Island, NY R+16
- Greenwood, MI R+48
- Randle, WA R+30
- Slaughters, KY R+62
- Eagletown, OK R+72
- Smartville, CA R+30
- East Millinocket, ME R+20
- Pinetta, FL R+58
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.