Palo Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 82% of voters here vote Democratic and 18% Republican.
About 96% of adults in Palo Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Palo Park, ~78% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~5% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Palo Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Palo Park leans more Democratic than 2 of 8 neighbors.
Palo Park runs about 53 points more Democratic than Colorado as a whole.
Why Palo Park leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Palo Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 80% of adults in Palo Park hold a bachelor's degree, about 52 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Palo Park, Boulder, CO does.
Why turnout in Palo Park looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Palo Park 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Palo Park have completed high school, above 90% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Crossroads, Boulder, CO D+73
- East Boulder, Boulder, CO D+61
- North Boulder, Boulder, CO D+72
- Washington Village, Boulder, CO D+77
- Central Boulder, Boulder, CO D+71
- Colorado University, Boulder, CO D+62
- Southeast Boulder, Boulder, CO D+69
- South Boulder, Boulder, CO D+76
- Walnut Grove, Broomfield, CO D+15
- Brandywine, Broomfield, CO D+24
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Stoneybrook, Alafaya, FL Even
- Malletts Bay, Colchester, VT D+8
- Cox, Oakland, CA D+61
- Springetts Manor-Yorklyn, York, PA D+6
- Westies, Wausau, WI D+11
- West End, Albany, NY D+61
- Skinker-Debaliviere, St. Louis, MO D+79
- Atchison Woods, Richmond, CA D+55
- Slabtown, Portland, OR D+78
- Clayton, Denver, CO D+68
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.