Denver leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Denver typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Denver, ~32% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~1% 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 24 of 57 neighbors.
Denver runs about 33 points more Republican than North Carolina 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.
Denver votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 40%, modestly above the North Carolina average of 27%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Denver are family households, above 78% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Denver, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Denver looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Denver is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Denver have completed high school, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Machpelah, NC R+42
- Lake Norman of Catawba, NC R+40
- Iron Station, NC R+53
- Terrell, NC R+39
- Sherrills Ford, NC R+53
- Cornelius, NC D+3
- Mariposa, NC R+47
- Alexis, NC R+57
- Stanley, NC R+43
Cities with Similar Populations
- District Heights, MD D+85
- Maineville, OH R+25
- Ridgewood, NJ D+25
- Alton, IL D+11
- Colleyville, TX R+31
- Ballenger Creek, MD D+26
- Montrose Heights, VA D+52
- Duarte, CA D+24
- El Dorado, AR R+6
- Yorkville, IL R+12
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from North Carolina State Board of 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.