Five Points is a Democratic stronghold. About 79% of voters here vote Democratic and 21% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Five Points typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Five Points, ~53% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Five Points compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Five Points leans more Democratic than 20 of 41 neighbors.
Five Points runs about 48 points more Democratic than Colorado as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Five Points. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+73) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+47), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Five Points leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Five Points, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Five Points live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Five Points sits in the top quarter (about 68%, above 89% of neighborhoods). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 69% of adults in Five Points have never been married, above 97% of neighborhoods.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Five Points, Denver, CO sits in the top tenth 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 Five Points looks the way it does
Turnout in Five Points 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 Neighborhoods
- Lodo, Denver, CO D+55
- Whittier, Denver, CO D+79
- Cole, Denver, CO D+71
- Capitol Hill, Denver, CO D+67
- Highland, Denver, CO D+59
- Globeville, Denver, CO D+51
- Golden Triangle, Denver, CO D+60
- City Park, Denver, CO D+73
- Lincoln Park, Denver, CO D+63
- Cheesman Park, Denver, CO D+72
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Lakewood Heights, Atlanta, GA D+83
- Creston, Grand Rapids, MI D+25
- Capitol Hill, Denver, CO D+67
- West Seattle, Seattle, WA D+69
- Baychester, Bronx, NY D+51
- Woodbridge, Irvine, CA D+9
- Rice Military, Houston, TX D+22
- South Norfolk, Chesapeake, VA D+38
- Fairhill, Philadelphia, PA D+59
- Potomac West, Alexandria, VA D+60
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.