Monte Vista leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Monte Vista typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Monte Vista, ~33% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Monte Vista compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Monte Vista leans more Republican than 4 of 17 neighbors.
Monte Vista runs about 30 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Monte Vista is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Monte Vista. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+51) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+4), a spread of about 46 points.
Why Monte Vista 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 Monte Vista, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Monte Vista votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 29%, modestly below the Colorado average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Monte Vista runs against the grain of Colorado, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Monte Vista, CO sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Monte Vista looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Monte Vista is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Platoro, CO R+33
- Torres, CO R+44
- Waverly, CO R+38
- Homelake, CO R+27
- Center, CO D+6
- Del Norte, CO R+13
- Hooper, CO R+34
- La Garita, CO R+23
- Alamosa, CO Even
- Mosca, CO R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Columbus, WI R+12
- Morrison, IL R+31
- Fayetteville, WV R+47
- Summersville, WV R+57
- White Bluff, TN R+60
- Florence, MT R+41
- Perkinston, MS R+79
- Aynor, SC R+62
- Elberta, AL R+75
- Bloomingburg, NY R+36
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.