Northwest Colorado Springs is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% Republican.
About 95% of adults in Northwest Colorado Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Northwest Colorado Springs, ~47% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~5% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Northwest Colorado Springs compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Northwest Colorado Springs sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 2 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 0 leaning the other way.
Northwest Colorado Springs runs about 13 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Northwest Colorado Springs sits closer to the political middle.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Northwest Colorado Springs. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+7) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+7), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Northwest Colorado Springs leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Northwest Colorado Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Northwest Colorado Springs votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Northwest Colorado Springs runs about 13 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Northwest Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Northwest Colorado Springs looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Northwest Colorado Springs 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Northeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO Even
- West Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO D+14
- East Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO D+19
- Briargate, Colorado Springs, CO R+11
- Central Colorado City, Colorado Springs, CO D+17
- Lowell, Colorado Springs, CO D+33
- Northgate, Colorado Springs, CO R+17
- Old Colorado City, Colorado Springs, CO D+4
- Fairfax, Colorado Springs, CO R+16
- Powers, Colorado Springs, CO R+4
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Greater Rosemont, Baltimore, MD D+72
- Todt Hill, Staten Island, NY R+26
- Au-Tenleytown, Washington, DC D+66
- Rockaway Park, Queens, NY R+8
- Metzger, Tigard, OR D+39
- Tule Springs, Las Vegas, NV R+13
- Cully, Portland, OR D+63
- Whiskey Point, Chicago, IL D+48
- Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA D+27
- North Cambridge, Cambridge, MA D+71
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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.