Manitou Springs leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Manitou Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Manitou Springs, ~54% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Manitou Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Manitou Springs is the most Democratic-leaning.
Manitou Springs runs about 12 points more Democratic than Colorado as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Manitou Springs. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+32) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+16), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Manitou Springs 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 Manitou Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 32% of residents in Manitou Springs live in densely developed areas, above 81% of cities. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Manitou Springs sits in the top quarter (about 54%, above 95% of cities).
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Manitou Springs, CO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Manitou Springs looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Manitou Springs is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Manitou Springs have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cascade, CO D+6
- Colorado Springs, CO R+8
- Cascade-Chipita Park, CO D+3
- Green Mountain Falls, CO D+6
- Stratmoor, CO R+4
- Ivywild, CO R+17
- Air Force Academy, CO R+12
- Fort Carson, CO R+16
- Cimarron Hills, CO R+8
- Goldfield, CO R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Harrisburg, AR R+68
- Lindale, GA R+63
- Fort Mc Coy, FL R+61
- Ossian, IN R+54
- Red Bud, IL R+51
- Wellsville, UT R+56
- Daytona Beach Shores, FL R+18
- Roslyn, NY D+7
- Hoopeston, IL R+33
- Angola, NY R+17
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.