Flying Horse leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Flying Horse typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Flying Horse, ~38% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~-3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Flying Horse compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Flying Horse leans more Republican than 2 of 3 neighbors.
Flying Horse runs about 37 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Flying Horse is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Flying Horse 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 Flying Horse, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Flying Horse votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Flying Horse runs about 37 points more Republican.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Flying Horse, Colorado Springs, CO does.
Why turnout in Flying Horse looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Flying Horse 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Flying Horse have completed high school, above 96% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Northgate, Colorado Springs, CO R+17
- Black Forest, Colorado Springs, CO R+34
- Briargate, Colorado Springs, CO R+11
- Fairfax, Colorado Springs, CO R+16
- Forest Lakes, Monument, CO R+25
- Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor, CO R+26
- Northwest Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO Even
- Northeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO Even
- Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs, CO R+11
- Powers, Colorado Springs, CO R+4
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Twin Rivers Beach, Providence, RI D+12
- Ludwick, Greensburg, PA D+2
- Forest Lakes, Monument, CO R+25
- Fitchburg, Oakland, CA D+59
- Woodbine, Sacramento, CA D+37
- Newton Square, Worcester, MA D+31
- Hazelwood, Pittsburgh, PA D+50
- Wellshire, Denver, CO D+49
- Doling, Springfield, MO R+17
- East Hills, Grand Rapids, MI D+58
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.