Maher is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Maher typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Maher, ~12% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Maher compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Maher leans more Republican than 13 of 14 neighbors.
Maher runs about 67 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Maher is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Maher. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+59) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+38), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Maher 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 Maher, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Maher votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Maher runs about 67 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Maher sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 95% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Maher, CO sits in the bottom tenth 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 Maher looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Maher is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Crawford, CO R+39
- Lazear, CO R+49
- Oak Grove, CO R+35
- Hotchkiss, CO R+39
- Paonia, CO Even
- Rogers Mesa, CO R+54
- Montrose, CO R+24
- Cimarron, CO R+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Scyrene, AL Even
- Alton, NY R+23
- Shaktoolik, AK D+33
- Filson, IL R+55
- Marshville, WV R+60
- Farill, AL R+74
- Norwalk, MI R+25
- Rutland, IA R+54
- Ceylon, PA R+51
- Thornfield, MO R+67
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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.