Hesperus leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Hesperus typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hesperus, ~33% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hesperus compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hesperus leans more Republican than 5 of 14 neighbors.
Hesperus runs about 18 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Hesperus is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hesperus. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+11) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+27), a spread of about 38 points.
Why Hesperus 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 Hesperus, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Hesperus live in densely developed areas, about 32 points below the Colorado average of 35%. Hesperus 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; Hesperus, 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 Hesperus looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Hesperus have completed high school, about 5 points above the Colorado average of 93%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kline, CO R+26
- Marvel, CO R+20
- Redmesa, CO R+27
- Durango, CO D+28
- Oxford, CO R+8
- Mancos, CO R+3
- Trimble, CO D+29
- Mesa Verde National Park, CO R+14
- Hermosa, CO R+4
- La Plata, NM R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Orland, ME R+21
- Shamrock, TX R+64
- Hindman, KY R+67
- Amenia, NY Even
- Overbrook, KS R+43
- Greenbank, WA D+45
- Grampian, PA R+64
- Fairview-Ferndale, PA R+31
- Gretna, FL D+61
- Traer, IA R+27
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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.