Fleming is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Fleming typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fleming, ~8% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fleming compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fleming leans more Republican than 4 of 7 neighbors.
Fleming runs about 79 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Fleming is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Fleming 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 Fleming, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fleming votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Fleming runs about 79 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Fleming sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 88% of cities).
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Fleming, CO does.
Why turnout in Fleming looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Fleming is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Fleming have completed high school, below 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Haxtun, CO R+62
- Iliff, CO R+71
- Crook, CO R+68
- Proctor, CO R+68
- Sterling, CO R+44
- Paoli, CO R+64
- Atwood, CO R+66
- Padroni, CO R+73
- Peetz, CO R+68
- Merino, CO R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ketchum, OK R+61
- Luce, MI R+38
- Needmore, PA R+74
- Salmon, TX R+82
- Minden, TX R+79
- Potomac, IL R+56
- Cairo, MO R+65
- Terre Haute, OH R+57
- Dyer, AR R+66
- Williamsburg, NC R+36
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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.