Red Feather Lakes, CO Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Red Feather Lakes

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

Red Feather Lakes leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.

 

About 83% of adults in Red Feather Lakes typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Red Feather Lakes, ~36% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Red Feather Lakes compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Red Feather Lakes leans more Republican than 4 of 10 neighbors.

Red Feather Lakes runs about 26 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Red Feather Lakes is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Red Feather Lakes. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+15) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+5), a spread of about 10 points.

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

Red Feather Lakes votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Red Feather Lakes runs about 26 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 Red Feather Lakes, CO does.

Why turnout in Red Feather Lakes looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Red Feather Lakes 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and more than 99% of households in Red Feather Lakes own their home, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Red Feather Lakes have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.