Pitkin, CO Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Pitkin

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Pitkin is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% Republican.

 

About 69% of adults in Pitkin typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pitkin, ~34% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Pitkin compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Pitkin sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 5 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 5 leaning the other way.

Pitkin runs about 12 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Pitkin sits closer to the political middle.

Why Pitkin 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 Pitkin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Pitkin votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Pitkin runs about 12 points more Republican.

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 Pitkin, CO does.

Why turnout in Pitkin looks the way it does

Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Pitkin own their home, about 20 points above the Colorado average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Pitkin have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.