Goodale is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Goodale typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Goodale, ~12% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Goodale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Goodale leans more Republican than 5 of 13 neighbors.
Goodale runs about 70 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Goodale is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Goodale. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+67) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+57), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Goodale 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 Goodale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Goodale live in densely developed areas, about 33 points below the Colorado average of 35%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Goodale are family households, above 89% of cities. Goodale runs against the grain of Colorado, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Goodale, CO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Goodale looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Goodale is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 35% of households in Goodale rent, above 91% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 85% of adults in Goodale have completed high school, below 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West Farm, CO R+62
- Bristol, CO R+57
- Lamar, CO R+30
- Granada, CO R+57
- May Valley, CO R+67
- Hartman, CO R+66
- Wiley, CO R+64
- Holly, CO R+44
- Prowers, CO R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sedan, NE R+63
- Sharpe, KS R+67
- La Panza, CA R+43
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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.