Mountain Village leans heavily Democratic by roughly 48 points: about 74% of voters vote Democratic and 26% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Mountain Village typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mountain Village, ~65% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mountain Village compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mountain Village leans more Democratic than 8 of 11 neighbors.
Mountain Village runs about 37 points more Democratic than Colorado as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mountain Village. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+51) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+38), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Mountain Village 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 Mountain Village, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 61% of adults in Mountain Village hold a bachelor's degree, about 33 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting, and non-Hispanic white share in Mountain Village is about 65%, compared to around 86% in nearby cities. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 55% of adults in Mountain Village have never been married, in the top fraction of cities.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Mountain Village, CO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Mountain Village looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Mountain Village have completed high school, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Telluride, CO D+51
- Ophir, CO D+59
- Placerville, CO D+44
- Sawpit, CO D+57
- Ouray, CO D+24
- Silverton, CO D+29
- Ridgway, CO D+10
- Ironton, CO D+11
- Rico, CO R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cheltenham, MD D+83
- Park Hall, MD D+4
- Culvertown, KY R+58
- Millville, CA R+44
- Delhi, IA R+42
- Franklin, IL R+55
- Augusta, MO R+45
- Jenera, OH R+59
- Conway, WA R+5
- Newport, DE D+22
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.