Florissant leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Florissant typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Florissant, ~32% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Florissant compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Florissant leans more Republican than 15 of 16 neighbors.
Florissant runs about 42 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Florissant is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Florissant. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+35) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+13), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Florissant 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 Florissant, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Florissant votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Florissant runs about 42 points more Republican.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Florissant, CO sits in the bottom quarter 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 Florissant looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Florissant have completed high school, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Divide, CO R+28
- Lake George, CO R+19
- Cripple Creek, CO R+27
- Victor, CO R+25
- Woodland Park, CO R+17
- Guffey, CO R+12
- Green Mountain Falls, CO D+6
- Cascade-Chipita Park, CO D+3
- Goldfield, CO R+27
- Cascade, CO D+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gambier, OH R+29
- Lewisburg, OH R+62
- Westfield, NY R+25
- Hanover, MN R+25
- Palo Cedro, CA R+42
- Colorado City, AZ R+57
- Chapmansboro, TN R+63
- Ragley, LA R+89
- Spring Valley, TX R+19
- Avenue B and C, AZ D+5
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.