Lodo, Denver, CO Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Lodo

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Lodo is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.

 

About 69% of adults in Lodo typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lodo, ~53% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Lodo compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Lodo leans more Democratic than 20 of 43 neighbors.

Lodo runs about 44 points more Democratic than Colorado as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Lodo. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+67) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+49), a spread of about 17 points.

Why Lodo 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 Lodo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Lodo live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Lodo sits in the top quarter (about 75%, above 94% of neighborhoods). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 52% of adults in Lodo have never been married, above 85% of neighborhoods.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Lodo, Denver, CO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Lodo looks the way it does

Turnout in Lodo sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.