Mancos is a true toss-up. About 48% of voters here vote Democratic and 52% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Mancos typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mancos, ~36% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mancos compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mancos leans more Republican than 1 of 11 neighbors.
Mancos runs about 14 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Mancos is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mancos. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+9) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+31), a spread of about 40 points.
Why Mancos 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 Mancos, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Mancos votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Mancos runs about 14 points more Republican.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Mancos, CO does.
Why turnout in Mancos looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Mancos have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mesa Verde National Park, CO R+14
- Lebanon, CO R+36
- Dolores, CO R+34
- Cortez, CO R+30
- Stoner, CO R+22
- Hesperus, CO R+7
- Kline, CO R+26
- Lewis, CO R+47
- Redmesa, CO R+27
- Towaoc, CO D+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hominy, OK R+50
- Blaine, TN R+70
- O'Brien, FL R+70
- Rainbow, CA R+22
- Mulberry, AR R+65
- Caledonia, NY R+25
- North Liberty, IN R+38
- Ely, MN D+12
- St. Croix Falls, WI R+33
- Lee Acres, NM R+53
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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.