Ordway leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Ordway typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ordway, ~14% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ordway compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ordway leans more Republican than 8 of 13 neighbors.
Ordway runs about 60 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Ordway is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Ordway 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 Ordway, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Ordway votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Ordway runs about 60 points more Republican.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Ordway, CO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Ordway looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Ordway 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 50%, about 14 points below the Colorado average of 63%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 36% of households in Ordway rent, above 92% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Ordway sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Crowley, CO R+50
- Sugar City, CO R+50
- Olney Springs, CO R+45
- Vroman, CO R+18
- Manzanola, CO R+45
- Rocky Ford, CO R+17
- Roberta, CO R+45
- Swink, CO R+52
- Cheraw, CO R+66
- Fowler, CO R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wooton, KY R+74
- McCool, MS R+37
- Bailey, MI R+43
- Milo, IA R+47
- Johnson City, OR D+8
- Pone, TX R+61
- Leeds, UT R+68
- Tumbling Shoals, AR R+67
- Beulah, CO R+26
- Strong, AR R+14
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.