Pinewood Springs leans heavily Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Pinewood Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pinewood Springs, ~55% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pinewood Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pinewood Springs leans more Democratic than 26 of 43 neighbors.
Pinewood Springs runs about 20 points more Democratic than Colorado as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pinewood Springs. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+48) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+7), a spread of about 42 points.
Why Pinewood Springs 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 Pinewood Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 60% of adults in Pinewood Springs hold a bachelor's degree, about 32 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Pinewood Springs, CO does.
Why turnout in Pinewood Springs looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pinewood Springs 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Pinewood Springs own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lyons, CO D+34
- Hygiene, CO D+29
- Buda, CO R+13
- Waltonia, CO R+14
- Glen Comfort, CO R+3
- Allenspark, CO D+43
- Loveland Heights, CO D+11
- Berthoud, CO R+14
- Jamestown, CO D+61
- Longmont, CO D+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ohoopee, GA R+67
- Coy, MO R+77
- Whites Crossing, MS R+80
- Douglas City, FL D+36
- Emmalena, KY R+68
- Trowbridge Park, MI D+2
- Woodville, CA D+6
- Wawarsing, NY R+8
- Shirland, IL R+35
- Wallisville, TX R+61
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.