Ponderosa Park leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 97% of adults in Ponderosa Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ponderosa Park, ~29% vote Democratic, ~68% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ponderosa Park compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ponderosa Park leans more Republican than 20 of 26 neighbors.
Ponderosa Park runs about 51 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Ponderosa Park is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ponderosa Park. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+42) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+28), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Ponderosa Park 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 Ponderosa Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Ponderosa Park votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Ponderosa Park runs about 51 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 86% of households in Ponderosa Park are family households, above 98% of cities.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Ponderosa Park, CO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Ponderosa Park looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ponderosa 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Ponderosa Park own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Ponderosa Park have completed high school, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Elizabeth, CO R+43
- Franktown, CO R+34
- The Pinery, CO R+23
- Hilltop, CO R+45
- Kiowa, CO R+53
- Parker, CO R+10
- Stonegate, CO R+4
- Castle Rock, CO R+15
- Foxfield, CO R+10
- Meridian, CO D+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dawson, IL R+46
- Booneville, IA R+16
- Parshallville, MI R+29
- Greenville, CA R+22
- Velarde, NM D+15
- Brownfield, ME R+32
- Oatmeal, TX R+64
- Marilla, NY R+36
- Redhouse, KY R+41
- Loose Creek, MO R+72
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.