Pueblo West leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Pueblo West typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pueblo West, ~31% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pueblo West compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pueblo West leans more Republican than 7 of 16 neighbors.
Pueblo West runs about 39 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Pueblo West is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pueblo West. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+48) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+19), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Pueblo West 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 Pueblo West, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pueblo West votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 56%, well above the Colorado average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Pueblo West are family households, above 85% of cities. Pueblo West runs against the grain of Colorado, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Pueblo West, CO sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Pueblo West looks the way it does
Turnout in Pueblo West sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pueblo, CO D+8
- Eden, CO Even
- Swallows, CO R+31
- Pinon, CO R+25
- Salt Creek, CO R+8
- Midway, CO R+43
- Portland, CO R+47
- Penrose, CO R+42
- Vineland, CO R+40
- Beulah, CO R+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Des Moines, WA D+31
- Liberty, MO R+13
- Dracut, MA Even
- Dover, NH D+22
- West Odessa, TX R+46
- Litchfield Park, AZ R+9
- Bixby, OK R+23
- West Falls Church, VA D+43
- Milford, OH R+29
- Orangevale, CA R+10
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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.