Edgewater leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Edgewater typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Edgewater, ~45% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Edgewater compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Edgewater leans more Democratic than 65 of 74 neighbors.
Edgewater runs about 28 points more Democratic than Colorado as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Edgewater. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+49) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+30), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Edgewater 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 Edgewater, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Edgewater live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Edgewater sits in the top quarter (about 41%, above 88% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 49% of adults in Edgewater have never been married, above 98% of cities.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Edgewater, CO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Edgewater looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Edgewater 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
- Mountain View, CO D+55
- Wheat Ridge, CO D+30
- Lakewood, CO D+22
- Applewood, CO D+24
- Berkley, CO D+31
- West Pleasant View, CO D+19
- Arvada, CO D+15
- Denver, CO D+23
- North Washington, CO Even
- Sheridan, CO D+16
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Windsor, NY D+7
- Sidney, OH R+46
- Wakefield, MA D+25
- Farmington, NM R+33
- Imperial Beach, CA D+16
- Clemson, SC D+6
- Sherwood, OR D+14
- Ashland, CA D+45
- Inkster, MI D+71
- Dana Point, CA R+3
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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.