La Veta is a true toss-up. About 51% of voters here vote Democratic and 49% Republican.
About 88% of adults in La Veta typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in La Veta, ~45% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How La Veta compares
Among cities within 25 miles, La Veta sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 10 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 1 leaning the other way.
La Veta runs about 9 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole.
Why La Veta leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in La Veta. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
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 La Veta, CO does.
Why turnout in La Veta looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. La Veta 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in La Veta have completed high school, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Farisita, CO R+20
- Pryor, CO Even
- Walsenburg, CO R+7
- Gulnare, CO R+8
- Vigil, CO R+30
- Fort Garland, CO D+3
- Aguilar, CO R+9
- Red Wing, CO R+20
- Gardner, CO R+21
Cities with Similar Populations
- Parker, SD R+54
- Mentha, MI R+27
- Gilbertown, AL R+68
- North Adams, MI R+52
- Alton, VA R+33
- Edgeworth, PA D+23
- Phippsburg, ME Even
- Ambrose, GA R+56
- Plains, TX R+71
- Hebron, NE R+47
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.