East Side leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.
About 50% of adults in East Side typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Side, ~30% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Side compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, East Side leans more Democratic than 8 of 9 neighbors.
East Side runs about 8 points more Democratic than Colorado as a whole.
Why East Side leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in East Side. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; East Side, Pueblo, CO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in East Side looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. East Side 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 45%, about 18 points below the Colorado average of 63%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in East Side have completed high school, below 75% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Belmont, Pueblo, CO D+10
- Northside, Pueblo, CO D+17
- Mesa Junction, Pueblo, CO D+27
- Bessemer, Pueblo, CO D+17
- Aberdeen, Pueblo, CO D+13
- State Fair, Pueblo, CO D+15
- Hyde Park, Pueblo, CO D+6
- Ridge, Pueblo, CO R+2
- Sunset, Pueblo, CO D+4
- Sunnyheights, Pueblo, CO D+5
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- 40th and A, Lincoln, NE D+28
- Ralston Valley, Arvada, CO D+6
- Fort Howard, Green Bay, WI D+12
- Ben Ali, Sacramento, CA D+22
- Epes, Newport News, VA D+61
- Brookhaven, Norman, OK Even
- Thurston, Ann Arbor, MI D+66
- Sherwood Forest, Jacksonville, FL D+78
- Mott Section, Garden City, NY D+4
- Stanwood Park, South Portland, ME D+44
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.