Mount Massive Lakes is a true toss-up. About 48% of voters here vote Democratic and 52% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Mount Massive Lakes typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Massive Lakes, ~31% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Massive Lakes compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Massive Lakes leans more Republican than 12 of 14 neighbors.
Mount Massive Lakes runs about 16 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Mount Massive Lakes is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Mount Massive Lakes 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 Massive Lakes, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Mount Massive Lakes votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Mount Massive Lakes runs about 16 points more Republican.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Mount Massive Lakes, CO does.
Why turnout in Mount Massive Lakes looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 97% of households in Mount Massive Lakes own their home, about 22 points above the Colorado average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Mount Massive Lakes sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Mount Massive Lakes have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Climax, CO D+31
- Twin Lakes, CO R+4
- Stringtown, CO D+35
- Leadville, CO D+27
- Leadville North, CO D+15
- Granite, CO R+8
- Alma, CO D+13
- Fairplay, CO D+5
- Glentivar, CO R+2
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lost Springs, KS R+68
- Denali National Park, AK R+36
- Helvetia, WV R+67
- Patoutville, LA R+32
- Opolis, KS R+33
- Bona, MO R+69
- Oakmulgee, AL R+41
- Polk, TN R+71
- Hamlet, IL R+37
- Blue Clay Farms, NC R+13
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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.