Franktown leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Franktown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Franktown, ~27% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Franktown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Franktown leans more Republican than 27 of 34 neighbors.
Franktown runs about 45 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Franktown is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Franktown. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+41) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+27), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Franktown 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 Franktown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Franktown votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Franktown runs about 45 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Franktown are family households, above 96% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Franktown, CO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Franktown looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Franktown 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 78%, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Franktown own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Franktown have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- The Pinery, CO R+23
- Elizabeth, CO R+43
- Ponderosa Park, CO R+40
- Castle Rock, CO R+15
- Parker, CO R+10
- Castle Pines North, CO R+8
- Stonegate, CO R+4
- Larkspur, CO R+22
- Kiowa, CO R+53
- Sedalia, CO R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Paris, ME R+18
- Locust Grove, OK R+54
- Freeville, NY D+22
- Fox Island, WA D+6
- Paige, TX R+50
- Lexington, TX R+73
- Custer, WA R+29
- Wrightsville Beach, NC R+12
- McGehee, AR R+6
- Forestdale, MA Even
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.