Red Wing leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Red Wing typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Red Wing, ~32% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Red Wing compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Red Wing leans more Republican than 3 of 6 neighbors.
Red Wing runs about 31 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Red Wing is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Red Wing. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+36) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+29), a spread of about 65 points.
Why Red Wing 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 Wing, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 1% of residents in Red Wing live in densely developed areas, about 34 points below the Colorado average of 35%. Red Wing runs against the grain of Colorado, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Red Wing, CO sits in the bottom tenth 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 Red Wing looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Red Wing own their home, about 16 points above the Colorado average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Red Wing have completed high school, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gardner, CO R+21
- Fort Garland, CO D+3
- Farisita, CO R+20
- Blanca, CO Even
- La Veta, CO D+2
- San Isabel, CO R+29
- Mosca, CO R+35
- Crestone, CO D+36
- Fairview, CO R+40
- Tanglewood Acres, CO R+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gholsonville, VA R+10
- Spires, IL R+55
- Mance, PA R+72
- Lowland, NC R+38
- Marrtown, ME D+16
- Deckers Point, PA R+67
- Centertown, PA R+51
- Long Branch, IL R+62
- Rocky Branch, TX R+60
- Freedleyville, VT D+24
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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.