Orchard is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Orchard typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Orchard, ~10% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Orchard compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Orchard leans more Republican than 8 of 12 neighbors.
Orchard runs about 79 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Orchard is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Orchard 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 Orchard, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Orchard votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Orchard runs about 79 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Orchard sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 89% of cities). Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Orchard sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 86% of cities).
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Orchard, CO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Orchard looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Orchard is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 32% of households in Orchard rent, above 87% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 84% of adults in Orchard have completed high school, below 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Weldona, CO R+68
- Wiggins, CO R+63
- Roggen, CO R+68
- Log Lane Village, CO R+58
- Fort Morgan, CO R+23
- Briggsdale, CO R+72
- Spanish Village, CO R+60
- Kersey, CO R+54
- Gill, CO R+63
- Cornish, CO R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Quitsna, NC D+54
- Quinerly, NC R+23
- Wooden Shoe Village, MI R+45
- Talma, IN R+61
- New Holland, IL R+58
- Dresden, NY R+20
- Byron, WI R+33
- Koontz Lake, IN R+54
- New Leipzig, ND R+69
- Indian Town, VA R+38
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.