Idledale leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Idledale typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Idledale, ~51% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Idledale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Idledale leans more Democratic than 33 of 82 neighbors.
Politically, Idledale sits close to the rest of Colorado.
Why Idledale 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 Idledale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 63% of adults in Idledale hold a bachelor's degree, about 35 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Idledale, CO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Idledale looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Idledale 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Idledale have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Indian Hills, CO D+6
- Kittredge, CO D+21
- Morrison, CO D+6
- West Pleasant View, CO D+19
- Golden, CO D+29
- Evergreen, CO D+21
- Dakota Ridge, CO D+9
- Mount Vernon Club Place, CO D+25
- Lakewood, CO D+22
- Applewood, CO D+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ogden, AR R+36
- Hams Prairie, MO R+50
- Fitzhugh, OK R+70
- Cowgill, MO R+68
- Thomson, MN R+14
- Cottage Hill, FL R+63
- Dott, PA R+72
- Pickrell Corner, KS R+55
- Sand Lake, WI R+31
- Orick, CA D+43
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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.