Denver is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Denver typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Denver, ~14% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Denver compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Denver leans more Republican than 60 of 75 neighbors.
Denver runs about 44 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Denver 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 Denver, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Denver, about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Indiana average of 22%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 87% of residents in Denver drive to work alone, above 87% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Denver, IN sits in the bottom quarter 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 Denver looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Denver own their home, about 11 points above the Indiana average of 82%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Perrysburg, IN R+62
- Mexico, IN R+54
- Stockdale, IN R+64
- Grissom Arb, IN R+55
- Macy, IN R+61
- Ridgeview, IN R+45
- Gilead, IN R+65
- Roann, IN R+60
- Deedsville, IN R+64
- Hoover, IN R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Knik, AK R+40
- Deer Isle, ME D+3
- Roslyn Estates, NY D+4
- Neola, IA R+44
- Scenery Hill, PA R+44
- Rosedale, MS D+67
- Bingen, WA D+18
- Meadville, MS R+38
- Vinita Park, MO D+66
- Kossuth, MS R+83
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Indiana 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.