Olney Springs leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 45% of adults in Olney Springs typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Olney Springs, ~12% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Olney Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Olney Springs leans more Republican than 5 of 11 neighbors.
Olney Springs runs about 56 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Olney Springs is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Olney Springs. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+43), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Olney Springs 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 Olney Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in Olney Springs hold a bachelor's degree, about 30 points below the Colorado average of 39%. Olney Springs runs against the grain of Colorado, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Olney Springs, CO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Olney Springs looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Olney Springs is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 44%, about 19 points below the Colorado average of 63%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 75% of adults in Olney Springs have completed high school, below 96% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Olney Springs sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Manzanola, CO R+45
- Crowley, CO R+50
- Fowler, CO R+47
- Ordway, CO R+49
- Vroman, CO R+18
- Boone, CO R+49
- Sugar City, CO R+50
- Rocky Ford, CO R+17
- Roberta, CO R+45
- Swink, CO R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ludville, GA R+75
- Sheakleyville, PA R+60
- Redfield, OH R+63
- Libertyville, MO R+67
- Nebo, IL R+68
- Needmore, TN R+65
- Kensington, KS R+77
- Caroline, WI R+50
- Wheelwright, KY R+57
- Chataignier, LA R+57
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.