Redlands leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Redlands typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Redlands, ~47% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~-4% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Redlands compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Redlands is the least Republican-leaning.
Redlands runs about 21 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Redlands is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Redlands. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+14) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+19), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Redlands 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 Redlands, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Redlands votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 54%, well above the Colorado average of 35%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts. Redlands runs against the grain of Colorado, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Redlands, CO sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Redlands looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Redlands 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 about 91% of households in Redlands own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Redlands have completed high school, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Grand Junction, CO R+11
- Orchard Mesa, CO R+27
- Fruita, CO R+28
- Fruitvale, CO R+30
- Clifton, CO R+26
- Gilsonite, CO R+49
- Glade Park, CO R+39
- Loma, CO R+54
- Palisade, CO R+25
- Whitewater, CO R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Noble, OK R+37
- New Market, AL R+47
- New Haven, MI R+26
- Summerville, GA R+52
- Linganore, MD D+6
- Woodland Park, CO R+17
- East Grand Rapids, MI D+35
- Manning, SC Even
- Belmont, MI R+18
- Rockton, IL R+18
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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.