Lincoln Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 82% of voters here vote Democratic and 18% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Lincoln Park typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lincoln Park, ~49% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lincoln Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Lincoln Park leans more Democratic than 31 of 46 neighbors.
Lincoln Park runs about 52 points more Democratic than Colorado as a whole.
Why Lincoln Park leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Lincoln Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Lincoln Park live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 61% of adults in Lincoln Park have never been married, above 94% of neighborhoods.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Lincoln Park, Denver, CO does.
Why turnout in Lincoln Park looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lincoln Park is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 68% of households in Lincoln Park rent, about 43 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Lincoln Park sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Golden Triangle, Denver, CO D+60
- Capitol Hill, Denver, CO D+67
- Lodo, Denver, CO D+55
- Baker, Denver, CO D+72
- Valverde, Denver, CO D+50
- Alamo Placita, Denver, CO D+64
- Central West Denver, Denver, CO D+51
- Jefferson Park, Denver, CO D+57
- Cheesman Park, Denver, CO D+72
- Five Points, Denver, CO D+59
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- North Central, San Antonio, TX D+21
- Oak Hill, Newton Center, MA D+45
- Thrasher's Corner-Red Hawk, Bothell, WA D+26
- Bryant Pattengill West, Ann Arbor, MI D+55
- Cajon, San Bernardino, CA D+9
- Downtown, Honolulu, HI D+33
- Olde Whitehall, Charlotte, NC D+43
- West End, Alameda, CA D+67
- Bakersfield Country Club, Bakersfield, CA R+12
- Linda Vista-San Francisco, Napa, CA D+24
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.