Moffat County is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Moffat County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Moffat County, ~19% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Moffat County compares
Moffat County sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable counties nearby.
Moffat County runs about 63 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Moffat County is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Moffat County. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+70) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+46), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Moffat County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Moffat County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Moffat County votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Moffat County runs about 63 points more Republican. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Moffat County runs against that pattern.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Moffat County, CO sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Moffat County looks the way it does
Turnout in Moffat County sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Routt County, CO D+12
- Rio Blanco County, CO R+46
- Garfield County, CO R+5
- Jackson County, CO R+42
- Eagle County, CO D+14
- Carbon County, WY R+57
- Grand County, CO R+6
- Pitkin County, CO D+40
- Uintah County, UT R+67
- Summit County, CO D+23
Counties with Similar Populations
- Clay County, IL R+63
- Johnson County, IL R+41
- Osage County, MO R+70
- Bamberg County, SC D+18
- Buffalo County, WI R+32
- Calhoun County, MS R+39
- Amelia County, VA R+40
- Jackson County, KS R+45
- Archuleta County, CO R+14
- Hughes County, OK R+53
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.