Deer Trail is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Deer Trail typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Deer Trail, ~13% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Deer Trail compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Deer Trail leans more Republican than 3 of 5 neighbors.
Deer Trail runs about 67 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Deer Trail is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Deer Trail 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 Deer Trail, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Deer Trail votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Deer Trail runs about 67 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Deer Trail sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 77% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Deer Trail are family households, above 84% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Deer Trail, CO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Deer Trail looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Deer Trail is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Byers, CO R+53
- Agate, CO R+58
- Comanche Creek, CO R+58
- Strasburg, CO R+51
- Bennett, CO R+45
- Hilltop, CO R+45
- Kiowa, CO R+53
- Woodrow, CO R+79
- Simla, CO R+63
- Shaw, CO R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Funston, GA R+56
- Woodlawn, TX R+59
- Scotland, SD R+63
- Malcolm, NE R+36
- Plandome, NY R+17
- Joseph City, AZ R+65
- Knottsville, KY R+60
- Townsend Harbor, MA D+7
- Castor, LA R+59
- Green Valley, IL R+46
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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.