Kittredge leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Kittredge typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kittredge, ~69% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~-15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kittredge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kittredge leans more Democratic than 54 of 77 neighbors.
Kittredge runs about 10 points more Democratic than Colorado as a whole.
Why Kittredge 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 Kittredge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 78% of adults in Kittredge hold a bachelor's degree, about 49 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Kittredge, CO sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Kittredge looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Kittredge 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Kittredge own their home, compared to around 81% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Kittredge have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Indian Hills, CO D+6
- Evergreen, CO D+21
- Idledale, CO D+12
- Morrison, CO D+6
- Mount Vernon Club Place, CO D+25
- Brookvale, CO D+27
- Golden, CO D+29
- Brook Forest, CO D+15
- West Pleasant View, CO D+19
- Dakota Ridge, CO D+9
Cities with Similar Populations
- Regina, KY R+65
- Shrewsbury, KY R+72
- Busby, TN R+68
- Koockville, TX R+66
- Forest Hills, NC R+5
- Fosters Mills, GA R+78
- Lebanon, SC D+3
- Lansing, OH R+44
- Flint, GA D+24
- Spray, OR R+52
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.