Eldorado Springs is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Eldorado Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Eldorado Springs, ~67% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Eldorado Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Eldorado Springs leans more Democratic than 60 of 69 neighbors.
Eldorado Springs runs about 42 points more Democratic than Colorado as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Eldorado Springs. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+82) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 81 points.
Why Eldorado Springs 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 Eldorado Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 74% of adults in Eldorado Springs hold a bachelor's degree, about 46 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Eldorado Springs, CO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Eldorado Springs looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Eldorado Springs 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Eldorado Springs own their home, compared to around 75% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Eldorado Springs have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Coal Creek, CO D+21
- Boulder, CO D+69
- Superior, CO D+51
- Louisville, CO D+59
- Pinecliffe, CO D+37
- Gunbarrel, CO D+55
- Sugarloaf, CO D+68
- Lafayette, CO D+49
- Fairmount, CO D+9
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rockport, OH R+68
- Dickinson Center, NY R+47
- Seaton, MO R+57
- Manchester, WI R+54
- Byrnedale, PA R+52
- Manilla, IN R+59
- Saylors Crossroads, SC R+73
- Burnt Ranch, CA R+11
- Stratford, NY R+50
- Schultz, MI R+37
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.