Elbert leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Elbert typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Elbert, ~22% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Elbert compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Elbert leans more Republican than 20 of 25 neighbors.
Elbert runs about 57 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Elbert is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Elbert. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+58) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+42), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Elbert 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 Elbert, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Elbert votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Elbert runs about 57 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 88% of households in Elbert are family households, above 98% of cities.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Elbert, CO does.
Why turnout in Elbert looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Elbert 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Elbert own their home, compared to around 77% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Elbert have completed high school, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Black Forest, CO R+37
- Peyton, CO R+41
- Fondis, CO R+50
- Gleneagle, CO R+19
- Monument, CO R+25
- Woodmoor, CO R+25
- Cimarron Hills, CO R+8
- Calhan, CO R+58
- Colorado Springs, CO R+8
- Air Force Academy, CO R+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Leechburg, PA R+37
- Mead, WA R+27
- Highland Park, TX R+26
- Paoli, PA D+30
- Alto, MI R+27
- Putnam Valley, NY R+15
- Iowa Park, TX R+64
- Medford, WI R+39
- Malverne, NY R+4
- Slinger, WI R+33
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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.