Parkdale leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Parkdale typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Parkdale, ~23% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Parkdale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Parkdale leans more Republican than 16 of 20 neighbors.
Parkdale runs about 53 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Parkdale is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Parkdale 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 Parkdale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Parkdale votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Parkdale runs about 53 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Parkdale sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 1%, below 98% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Parkdale are family households, above 78% of cities.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Parkdale, CO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Parkdale looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Parkdale own their home, about 19 points above the Colorado average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Parkdale have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Buckskin Joe, CO R+42
- Canon City, CO R+22
- Victor, CO R+25
- Park Center, CO R+36
- Guffey, CO R+12
- Lincoln Park, CO R+28
- Prospect Heights, CO R+41
- Texas Creek, CO R+39
- Brookside, CO R+34
- Cripple Creek, CO R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hacker Valley, WV R+67
- Scottville, NC R+54
- Farmer, SD R+72
- Arispe, IA R+50
- Fremont, MO R+67
- Stone Church, IL R+60
- Ludden, ND R+61
- Odin, PA R+67
- Cheapside, TX R+74
- Pamlico, NC R+17
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.