Manzanola leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Manzanola typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Manzanola, ~14% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Manzanola compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Manzanola leans more Republican than 6 of 14 neighbors.
Manzanola runs about 56 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Manzanola is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Manzanola 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 Manzanola, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Manzanola hold a bachelor's degree, about 27 points below the Colorado average of 39%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Manzanola sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 81% of cities). Manzanola runs against the grain of Colorado, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Manzanola, CO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Manzanola looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Manzanola is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 14 points below the Colorado average of 63%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 79% of adults in Manzanola have completed high school, below 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fowler, CO R+47
- Olney Springs, CO R+45
- Crowley, CO R+50
- Vroman, CO R+18
- Ordway, CO R+49
- Rocky Ford, CO R+17
- Boone, CO R+49
- Sugar City, CO R+50
- Roberta, CO R+45
- Swink, CO R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kinzers, PA R+53
- Montague, CA R+46
- Santa Claus, IN R+40
- Hoxie, AR R+63
- Flandreau, SD R+29
- Buffalo, SC R+60
- La Crosse, VA R+13
- Jonesville, SC R+46
- Hoisington, KS R+61
- Greenfield, TN R+70
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.