Ellicott is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Ellicott typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ellicott, ~14% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ellicott compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ellicott leans more Republican than 10 of 14 neighbors.
Ellicott runs about 61 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Ellicott is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ellicott. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+65) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+33), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Ellicott 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 Ellicott, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Ellicott votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Ellicott runs about 61 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Ellicott are family households, above 87% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Ellicott, CO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Ellicott looks the way it does
Turnout in Ellicott sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Calhan, CO R+58
- Yoder, CO R+64
- Peyton, CO R+41
- Rush, CO R+65
- Cimarron Hills, CO R+8
- Elbert, CO R+46
- Security-Widefield, CO R+10
- Fountain, CO R+16
- Ramah, CO R+60
- Colorado Springs, CO R+8
Cities with Similar Populations
- Norway, SC D+4
- Marion, PA R+55
- Masontown, WV R+55
- Sherwood, OH R+56
- Smarr, GA R+57
- Ruth, MS R+78
- Clear Lake, SD R+53
- Stanberry, MO R+65
- Hickory, MS R+51
- Parachute, CO R+56
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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.