Crossroads is a Democratic stronghold. About 86% of voters here vote Democratic and 14% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Crossroads typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crossroads, ~57% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crossroads compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Crossroads leans more Democratic than 6 of 8 neighbors.
Crossroads runs about 62 points more Democratic than Colorado as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Crossroads. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+78) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+66), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Crossroads leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Crossroads, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 62% of adults in Crossroads hold a bachelor's degree, about 34 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 62% of adults in Crossroads have never been married, above 94% of neighborhoods.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Crossroads, Boulder, 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 Crossroads looks the way it does
Turnout in Crossroads 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 Neighborhoods
- East Boulder, Boulder, CO D+61
- Palo Park, Boulder, CO D+64
- Washington Village, Boulder, CO D+77
- Central Boulder, Boulder, CO D+71
- Colorado University, Boulder, CO D+62
- North Boulder, Boulder, CO D+72
- Southeast Boulder, Boulder, CO D+69
- South Boulder, Boulder, CO D+76
- Walnut Grove, Broomfield, CO D+15
- Brandywine, Broomfield, CO D+24
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Menomonee River Hills, Milwaukee, WI D+63
- Midway, Henderson, NV D+13
- Midtown-San Jose, Palo Alto, CA D+43
- Fairbanks-Northwest Crossing, Houston, TX D+31
- Guide Meridian, Bellingham, WA D+41
- Clarkdale, Chicago, IL D+48
- Candler Park, Atlanta, GA D+64
- Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez, CA D+32
- Pocono Country Place, Tobyhanna, PA D+41
- Silver Creek, Bakersfield, CA R+5
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.