Edwards, CO Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Edwards

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Edwards leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.

 

About 67% of adults in Edwards typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Edwards, ~41% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Edwards compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Edwards leans more Democratic than 9 of 14 neighbors.

Edwards runs about 11 points more Democratic than Colorado as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Edwards. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+29) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (Even), a spread of about 30 points.

Why Edwards 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 Edwards, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 58% of adults in Edwards hold a bachelor's degree, about 29 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 30% of adults in Edwards have never been married, above 75% of cities.

Park access and Democratic lean

Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Edwards, CO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.

Why turnout in Edwards looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Edwards 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.