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

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

Fairmount leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.

 

About 93% of adults in Fairmount typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fairmount, ~51% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Fairmount compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Fairmount leans more Democratic than 22 of 75 neighbors.

Politically, Fairmount sits close to the rest of Colorado.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fairmount. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+30) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 28 points.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 68% of adults in Fairmount hold a bachelor's degree, about 40 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Fairmount sits in the top fifth on density (about 74%, above 93% of cities).

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Fairmount, CO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Fairmount looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Fairmount 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Fairmount own their home, compared to around 67% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Fairmount have completed high school, above 95% of cities. 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.