Elbert County leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 92% of adults in Elbert County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Elbert County, ~25% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Elbert County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Elbert County is the most Republican-leaning.
Elbert County runs about 57 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Elbert County is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Elbert County. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+41), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Elbert County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Elbert County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Elbert County votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Elbert County runs about 57 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Elbert County are family households, in the top fraction of counties.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Elbert County, CO sits in the bottom quarter 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 Elbert County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Elbert County 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Elbert County own their home, compared to around 70% in nearby counties. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Elbert County have completed high school, above 98% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Douglas County, CO R+7
- Arapahoe County, CO D+22
- Denver County, CO D+53
- El Paso County, CO R+7
- Jefferson County, CO D+18
- Adams County, CO D+11
- Teller County, CO R+23
- Broomfield County, CO D+25
- Lincoln County, CO R+61
- Boulder County, CO D+52
Counties with Similar Populations
- Wyoming County, PA R+41
- Charlevoix County, MI R+19
- Taylor County, KY R+50
- Franklin County, KS R+44
- Sunflower County, MS D+35
- Simpson County, MS R+29
- Dickinson County, MI R+25
- Lamoille County, VT D+7
- Union County, OR R+33
- Brown County, MN R+37
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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.