Fort Lyon leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Fort Lyon typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Lyon, ~17% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Lyon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Lyon leans more Republican than 4 of 12 neighbors.
Fort Lyon runs about 59 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Fort Lyon is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fort Lyon. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+56) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+32), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Fort Lyon 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 Fort Lyon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fort Lyon votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Fort Lyon runs about 59 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Fort Lyon drive to work alone, above 83% of cities.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Fort Lyon, CO sits below the national average on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Fort Lyon looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Fort Lyon is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Las Animas, CO R+19
- Ninaview, CO R+52
- Hasty, CO R+59
- North La Junta, CO R+61
- Cheraw, CO R+66
- McClave, CO R+59
- Timpas, CO R+38
- La Junta, CO R+13
- Toonerville, CO R+59
- La Junta Gardens, CO R+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yorkville, WI R+30
- Hobgood, NC D+11
- Put-in-Bay, OH R+14
- Crab Orchard Estates, IL R+21
- Star Lake, NY R+25
- Rockport, PA R+41
- Kirvin, TX R+70
- Dupree, SD R+28
- Pine Grove, TX R+80
- Alverno, MI R+29
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.