Palmer Lake leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Palmer Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Palmer Lake, ~34% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Palmer Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Palmer Lake leans more Republican than 15 of 25 neighbors.
Palmer Lake runs about 34 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Palmer Lake is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Palmer Lake 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 Palmer Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Palmer Lake votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 39%, above 84% of cities). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Palmer Lake are family households, above 86% of cities. Palmer Lake runs against the grain of Colorado, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Palmer Lake, CO sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Palmer Lake looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Palmer Lake 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Palmer Lake have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Woodmoor, CO R+25
- Monument, CO R+25
- Gleneagle, CO R+19
- Pine Crest, CO R+23
- Larkspur, CO R+22
- Air Force Academy, CO R+12
- Woodland Park, CO R+17
- Black Forest, CO R+37
- Cascade-Chipita Park, CO D+3
- Green Mountain Falls, CO D+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Brimfield, MA R+11
- Darlington, MD R+47
- Pinebluff, NC R+17
- Harpursville, NY R+44
- Taylor, AL R+67
- Kirkwood, PA R+57
- Clinton Corners, NY D+6
- Arcadia, IN R+42
- Winchester, NH R+24
- Unionville, MO R+66
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.