Red Cliff, CO Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Red Cliff

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

Red Cliff leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.

 

About 75% of adults in Red Cliff typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Red Cliff, ~52% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Red Cliff compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Red Cliff is the most Democratic-leaning.

Red Cliff runs about 27 points more Democratic than Colorado as a whole.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 60% of adults in Red Cliff hold a bachelor's degree, about 31 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 38% of adults in Red Cliff have never been married, above 92% of cities.

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 Red Cliff, CO does.

Why turnout in Red Cliff looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Red Cliff 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. 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.