Grant leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Grant typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Grant, ~36% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Grant compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Grant leans more Republican than 29 of 33 neighbors.
Grant runs about 25 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Grant is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Grant. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+27), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Grant 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 Grant, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 1% of residents in Grant live in densely developed areas, about 34 points below the Colorado average of 35%. Grant 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; Grant, CO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Grant looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Grant 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Grant own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Grant have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Shawnee, CO R+11
- Glenisle, CO R+14
- Jefferson, CO R+12
- Singleton, CO D+16
- Montezuma, CO D+19
- Bailey, CO R+17
- Silver Springs, CO R+17
- Estabrook, CO R+27
- Wandcrest Park, CO R+20
- Lawson, CO D+20
Cities with Similar Populations
- Grange Hall, OH R+55
- Thendara, NY R+11
- Potter, KS R+57
- Fields, OH R+16
- Padua, IL R+40
- Johnsons Chapel, TN R+62
- Munden, KS R+68
- Kenmar, PA R+41
- Cloverhill, OH R+60
- Fishers, NY D+9
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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.