Crowley County leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Crowley County typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crowley County, ~13% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crowley County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Crowley County is the most Republican-leaning.
Crowley County runs about 58 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Crowley County is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Crowley County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Crowley County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Crowley County hold a bachelor's degree, about 27 points below the Colorado average of 39%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Crowley County sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 94% of counties). Crowley County runs against the grain of Colorado, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Crowley County, CO does.
Why turnout in Crowley County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Crowley County 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 46%, about 17 points below the Colorado average of 63%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in Crowley County have completed high school, below 94% of counties. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Crowley County sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Otero County, CO R+23
- Bent County, CO R+29
- Pueblo County, CO Even
- Kiowa County, CO R+72
- El Paso County, CO R+7
- Huerfano County, CO R+7
- Lincoln County, CO R+61
- Prowers County, CO R+38
- Fremont County, CO R+25
- Las Animas County, CO R+13
Counties with Similar Populations
- Essex County, VT R+31
- Sherman County, KS R+66
- Ohio County, IN R+58
- Pondera County, MT R+35
- Taylor County, IA R+50
- Chouteau County, MT R+24
- Cumberland County, KY R+67
- Benson County, ND D+2
- Sullivan County, MO R+56
- Miller County, GA R+44
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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.