Lochbuie leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Lochbuie typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lochbuie, ~28% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lochbuie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lochbuie leans more Republican than 29 of 45 neighbors.
Lochbuie runs about 32 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Lochbuie is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lochbuie. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+34) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Lochbuie 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 Lochbuie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lochbuie votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 44%, modestly above the Colorado average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Lochbuie are family households, above 79% of cities. Lochbuie runs against the grain of Colorado, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lochbuie, CO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lochbuie looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Lochbuie own their home, about 19 points above the Colorado average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Lochbuie sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hudson, CO R+52
- Fort Lupton, CO R+22
- Wattenberg, CO R+30
- Brighton, CO R+5
- Todd Creek, CO R+30
- Henderson, CO R+2
- Ione, CO R+47
- Commerce City, CO D+4
- Dacono, CO R+16
- Vollmar, CO R+43
Cities with Similar Populations
- Maynardville, TN R+69
- Columbiana, AL R+55
- Wahpeton, ND R+31
- Douglas, MA R+9
- Old Orchard Beach, ME D+19
- Fort Edward, NY R+19
- Southport, NC R+23
- Lincoln, AL R+52
- Dardanelle, AR R+49
- Williston, FL R+39
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.