Maybell is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 36% of adults in Maybell typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Maybell, ~5% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~64% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Maybell compares
Maybell runs about 81 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Maybell is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Maybell 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 Maybell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Maybell votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Maybell runs about 81 points more Republican.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Maybell, CO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Maybell looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Maybell 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 44%, about 19 points below the Colorado average of 63%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 34% of households in Maybell rent, above 89% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 72% of adults in Maybell have completed high school, below 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Craig, CO R+49
- Hamilton, CO R+62
- Meeker, CO R+39
- Baggs, WY R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Freeport, VA R+42
- Cottage Grove, IN R+63
- Wilbur, WV R+70
- Land, AL R+72
- Maxville, MT R+32
- Entry, WV R+52
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- Kurtz, IN R+66
- Oklaunion, TX R+69
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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.