Kline leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Kline typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kline, ~23% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kline compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kline leans more Republican than 7 of 12 neighbors.
Kline runs about 37 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Kline is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kline. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+27) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+15), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Kline 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 Kline, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Kline votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Kline runs about 37 points more Republican.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Kline, CO sits in the bottom 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 Kline looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Kline have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Marvel, CO R+20
- Hesperus, CO R+7
- Redmesa, CO R+27
- Durango, CO D+28
- La Plata, NM R+57
- Oxford, CO R+8
- Mancos, CO R+3
- Mesa Verde National Park, CO R+14
- Cedar Hill, NM R+55
- Trimble, CO D+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Graysville, IN R+55
- Westboro, MO R+67
- West Sullivan, MO R+64
- Parsonville, NC R+66
- Taylors Store, NC D+17
- South Beaver Dam, WI R+36
- Rawl, WV R+78
- Prairie Center, WA D+12
- Kinross, IA R+49
- Trade River, WI R+41
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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.