Madrid is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Madrid typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Madrid, ~37% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Madrid compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Madrid sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 1 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 16 leaning the other way.
Madrid runs about 13 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Madrid sits closer to the political middle.
Why Madrid 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 Madrid, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Madrid votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Madrid runs about 13 points more Republican.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Madrid, CO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Madrid looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Madrid is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Madrid have completed high school, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Trinidad, CO R+4
- Jansen, CO R+19
- Cokedale, CO R+34
- Ludlow, CO R+30
- Starkville, CO R+24
- Sopris, CO R+28
- Valdez, CO R+33
- Boncarbo, CO R+27
- Hoehne, CO R+49
- Sarcillo, CO R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yaak, MT R+52
- Eldorado, MS R+58
- Amidon, ND R+73
- Wicomico Church, VA R+13
- Town Hill, PA R+54
- Eurekaton, TN R+44
- Shingleton, MI R+27
- Craycraft, KY R+76
- Beech Grove, AR R+68
- Gray, OK R+83
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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.