Garfield County is a true toss-up. About 48% of voters here vote Democratic and 52% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Garfield County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Garfield County, ~38% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Garfield County compares
Garfield County sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable counties nearby.
Garfield County runs about 16 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Garfield County is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Garfield County. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+27) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+38), a spread of about 65 points.
Why Garfield County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Garfield County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Garfield County votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Garfield County runs about 16 points more Republican.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Garfield County, CO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Garfield County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Garfield County 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 Counties
- Pitkin County, CO D+40
- Eagle County, CO D+14
- Delta County, CO R+35
- Rio Blanco County, CO R+46
- Mesa County, CO R+20
- Gunnison County, CO D+31
- Lake County, CO D+25
- Moffat County, CO R+52
- Montrose County, CO R+30
- Routt County, CO D+12
Counties with Similar Populations
- Hood County, TX R+61
- Columbia County, NY D+12
- Livingston County, NY R+19
- Reno County, KS R+35
- Washington County, NY R+23
- Haywood County, NC R+33
- Cumberland County, TN R+57
- Eddy County, NM R+49
- Granville County, NC R+7
- Tipton County, TN R+47
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.