Fruitvale leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Fruitvale typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fruitvale, ~30% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fruitvale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fruitvale leans more Republican than 6 of 15 neighbors.
Fruitvale runs about 41 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Fruitvale is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Fruitvale 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 Fruitvale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fruitvale votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 94%, far above the Colorado average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Fruitvale runs against the grain of Colorado, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Fruitvale, CO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Fruitvale looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Fruitvale own their home, about 17 points above the Colorado average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Clifton, CO R+26
- Grand Junction, CO R+11
- Orchard Mesa, CO R+27
- Palisade, CO R+25
- Redlands, CO R+10
- Whitewater, CO R+41
- Fruita, CO R+28
- Gilsonite, CO R+49
- Mesa, CO R+54
- Glade Park, CO R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Palm Beach, FL R+17
- Denton, MD R+26
- Beech Island, SC R+15
- Whiteland, IN R+42
- Crestwood Village, NJ R+18
- Wenonah, NJ D+2
- Goddard, KS R+49
- Vinita, OK R+44
- Umatilla, OR R+38
- South Weber, UT R+38
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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.