Ouray leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Ouray typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ouray, ~53% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ouray compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ouray leans more Democratic than 4 of 11 neighbors.
Ouray runs about 13 points more Democratic than Colorado as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ouray. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+27) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+2), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Ouray 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 Ouray, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 55% of adults in Ouray hold a bachelor's degree, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Ouray, CO does.
Why turnout in Ouray looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ouray 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Ouray have completed high school, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ridgway, CO D+10
- Ironton, CO D+11
- Telluride, CO D+51
- Mountain Village, CO D+48
- Placerville, CO D+44
- Silverton, CO D+29
- Ophir, CO D+59
- Sawpit, CO D+57
- Lake City, CO R+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bulger, PA R+40
- Amity, PA R+50
- Brilliant, OH R+44
- Fort Valley, VA R+40
- Axtell, NE R+62
- Improve, MS R+44
- Dumontville, OH R+43
- Van Lear, KY R+65
- Angels Camp, CA R+32
- Bernards, NJ D+9
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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.