Ovid is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Ovid typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ovid, ~16% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ovid compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ovid leans more Republican than 2 of 10 neighbors.
Ovid runs about 69 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Ovid is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Ovid 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 Ovid, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Ovid votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Ovid runs about 69 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Ovid sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 87% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Ovid, CO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Ovid looks the way it does
Turnout in Ovid sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Julesburg, CO R+46
- Sedgwick, CO R+58
- Chappell, NE R+71
- Big Springs, NE R+72
- Lodgepole, NE R+74
- Amherst, CO R+71
- Venango, NE R+78
- Paoli, CO R+64
- Crook, CO R+68
- Holyoke, CO R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Clarksburg, KY R+66
- Kivalina, AK D+24
- Claremont, VA R+15
- Killduff, IA R+51
- Colby, OH R+52
- Pintlala, AL R+26
- Kingsbury, IN R+41
- West Leroy, MI R+39
- Vernon, ID R+31
- Ida, AR R+72
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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.