Granada is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Granada typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Granada, ~11% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Granada compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Granada leans more Republican than 4 of 11 neighbors.
Granada runs about 68 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Granada is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Granada 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 Granada, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Granada 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 Granada are family households, above 89% of cities. Granada runs against the grain of Colorado, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Granada, CO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Granada looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Granada 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 38% of households in Granada rent, above 93% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in Granada have completed high school, below 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bristol, CO R+57
- Holly, CO R+44
- Goodale, CO R+59
- Hartman, CO R+66
- West Farm, CO R+62
- Coolidge, KS R+70
- Lamar, CO R+30
- May Valley, CO R+67
- Medway, KS R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Litchfield, NE R+70
- Litchfield, PA R+58
- Knox, NY R+19
- Berlinville, OH R+39
- Lovelaceville, KY R+66
- Free Hope, AR R+49
- Heceta Junction, OR D+9
- Servia, IN R+62
- West Schuyler, NY R+33
- Joseph, UT R+76
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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.