Palisade leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Palisade typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Palisade, ~33% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Palisade compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Palisade leans more Republican than 2 of 17 neighbors.
Palisade runs about 36 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Palisade is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Palisade. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+38) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+15), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Palisade 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 Palisade, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Palisade votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 32%, above 81% of cities). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Palisade runs against the grain of Colorado, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Palisade, CO sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Palisade looks the way it does
Turnout in Palisade 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
- Clifton, CO R+26
- Fruitvale, CO R+30
- Orchard Mesa, CO R+27
- Grand Junction, CO R+11
- Whitewater, CO R+41
- Mesa, CO R+54
- Mesa Lakes, CO R+52
- Redlands, CO R+10
- Molina, CO R+54
- DeBeque, CO R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Treasure Lake, PA R+30
- Broadalbin, NY R+29
- Walton, NY R+24
- Rio Grande, NJ R+19
- Eveleth, MN R+5
- Jacksboro, TX R+69
- Scottsville, NY Even
- Dewey, OK R+54
- Surf City, NC R+39
- West Fork, AR R+37
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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.