Mount Crested Butte is a Democratic stronghold. About 78% of voters here vote Democratic and 22% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Mount Crested Butte typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Crested Butte, ~68% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Crested Butte compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Crested Butte is the most Democratic-leaning.
Mount Crested Butte runs about 46 points more Democratic than Colorado as a whole.
Why Mount Crested Butte 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 Mount Crested Butte, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 77% of adults in Mount Crested Butte hold a bachelor's degree, about 49 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 34% of adults in Mount Crested Butte have never been married, above 85% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mount Crested Butte, CO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Mount Crested Butte looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mount Crested Butte 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Mount Crested Butte have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Crested Butte, CO D+54
- Almont, CO D+18
- Marble, CO D+15
- Somerset, CO D+20
- Aspen, CO D+50
- Snowmass Village, CO D+34
- Redstone, CO D+26
- Gunnison, CO D+23
- Woody Creek, CO D+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fountain Green, UT R+74
- Wayne City, IL R+65
- Hillsboro, KY R+66
- Forest, LA R+76
- Newfolden, MN R+53
- Pinesdale, MT R+54
- Bluff Dale, TX R+79
- Waterloo, CA R+40
- Longbranch, WA D+3
- Allenwood, PA R+66
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.