Lay is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Lay typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lay, ~11% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lay compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lay leans more Republican than 4 of 5 neighbors.
Lay runs about 80 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Lay is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Lay 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 Lay, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lay votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Lay runs about 80 points more Republican.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Lay, CO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lay looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lay is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 45%, about 18 points below the Colorado average of 63%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Craig South Highlands, CO R+65
- Craig, CO R+49
- Sunbeam, CO R+70
- Hamilton, CO R+62
- Pagoda, CO R+61
- Maybell, CO R+70
- Hayden, CO R+37
- Meeker, CO R+39
- Baggs, WY R+76
- Dixon, WY R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zetto, GA D+9
- Douglass, SC D+38
- Yankeetown, TN R+72
- Johannesburg, CA R+36
- Yantisville, IL R+65
- Ophelia, VA R+36
- Arnold City, PA R+25
- Osborns Store, VA R+68
- Birds Landing, CA R+33
- Miner, MT Even
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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.