Hugo is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Hugo typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hugo, ~13% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hugo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hugo leans more Republican than 3 of 6 neighbors.
Hugo runs about 74 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Hugo is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Hugo 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 Hugo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Hugo live in densely developed areas, about 32 points below the Colorado average of 35%. Hugo runs against the grain of Colorado, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Hugo, CO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Hugo looks the way it does
Turnout in Hugo sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Genoa, CO R+59
- Limon, CO R+58
- Boyero, CO R+69
- Arriba, CO R+69
- Shaw, CO R+65
- Matheson, CO R+61
- Flagler, CO R+73
- Karval, CO R+69
- Wild Horse, CO R+71
- Simla, CO R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Smallwood, SC D+6
- Stanford, IL R+44
- Riderville, TX R+71
- Rotterdam Junction, NY R+20
- Rose Hill Acres, TX R+78
- Sulphur, SD R+35
- Panaca, NV R+66
- Cornell, MI R+39
- Sandusky, NY R+56
- Marion Junction, AL D+23
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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.