Nathrop is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Nathrop typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nathrop, ~36% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nathrop compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nathrop sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 8 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 6 leaning the other way.
Nathrop runs about 13 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Nathrop sits closer to the political middle.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Nathrop. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+6) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+20), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Nathrop 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 Nathrop, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Nathrop votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Nathrop runs about 13 points more Republican.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Nathrop, CO sits in the bottom tenth 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 Nathrop looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Nathrop 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Nathrop own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Nathrop have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Johnson Village, CO R+8
- Buena Vista, CO R+8
- St. Elmo, CO D+5
- Maysville, CO D+6
- Smeltertown, CO D+10
- Granite, CO R+8
- Turret, CO R+5
- Salida, CO D+19
- Poncha Springs, CO D+8
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bessemer, PA R+49
- Red Hill, AL R+81
- Dunes City, OR D+3
- Lakeside, TX R+46
- Henderson, NE R+64
- Sherrill, IA R+41
- Culloden, GA R+45
- Canada, KY R+70
- Holmansville, NJ R+41
- Velva, ND R+56
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.