Pueblo leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 32% of adults in Pueblo typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pueblo, ~20% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~67% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pueblo compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Pueblo leans more Democratic than 9 of 13 neighbors.
Pueblo runs about 38 points more Democratic than Kansas as a whole. Kansas leans Republican overall, while Pueblo is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Pueblo. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+32) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+13), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Pueblo leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Pueblo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pueblo votes against the grain of Kansas. Kansas leans Republican overall, while Pueblo runs about 38 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 47% of adults in Pueblo have never been married, above 76% of neighborhoods.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Pueblo, Wichita, KS does.
Why turnout in Pueblo looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pueblo is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 30%, about 21 points above the Kansas average of 9%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 33% of adults in Pueblo report food insecurity, above 87% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 59% of adults in Pueblo have completed high school, below 98% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- North Riverside, Wichita, KS D+10
- Benjamin Hills, Wichita, KS Even
- Indian Hills Riverbend, Wichita, KS D+7
- Historic Midtown, Wichita, KS D+32
- North Central, Wichita, KS D+72
- Delano, Wichita, KS Even
- Orchard Park, Wichita, KS R+9
- Northeast Heights, Wichita, KS D+48
- Sunflower, Wichita, KS D+7
- Orchard Breeze, Wichita, KS R+7
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Pullman, Chicago, IL D+82
- Lincoln Creek, Milwaukee, WI D+84
- Twin Peaks, San Francisco, CA D+67
- North East, Pasadena, CA D+24
- Heights, Little Rock, AR D+19
- Roselawn, Cincinnati, OH D+78
- Long Meadow Farms, Richmond, TX R+12
- Eighth Ward, Allentown, PA D+26
- Delano, Wichita, KS Even
- Milton Upper Mills, Milton, MA D+67
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Kansas 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.