Hooper leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Hooper typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hooper, ~23% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hooper compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hooper leans more Republican than 7 of 10 neighbors.
Hooper runs about 45 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Hooper is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hooper. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+39) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+20), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Hooper 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 Hooper, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Hooper votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Hooper runs about 45 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Hooper sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 90% of cities).
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Hooper, CO does.
Why turnout in Hooper looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Hooper have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Hooper sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mosca, CO R+35
- Center, CO D+6
- Monte Vista, CO R+19
- Alamosa, CO Even
- La Garita, CO R+23
- Torres, CO R+44
- Platoro, CO R+33
- Crestone, CO D+36
- Waverly, CO R+38
- Estrella, CO R+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Brushyknob, MO R+72
- Proctor, OK R+60
- Legate, TN R+69
- Camden, MO R+61
- Lewis Crossroads, SC R+7
- Gilman, MN R+65
- Turah, MT R+44
- Norton, NC R+34
- Miller Valley, AZ R+21
- Oso, WA R+33
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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.