Routt County leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Routt County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Routt County, ~52% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Routt County compares
Routt County sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable counties nearby.
Politically, Routt County sits close to the rest of Colorado.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Routt County. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+33) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+35), a spread of about 68 points.
Why Routt County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Routt County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 54% of adults in Routt County hold a bachelor's degree, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Routt County, CO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Routt County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Routt County 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Routt County have completed high school, in the top fraction of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Jackson County, CO R+42
- Moffat County, CO R+52
- Grand County, CO R+6
- Eagle County, CO D+14
- Garfield County, CO R+5
- Summit County, CO D+23
- Rio Blanco County, CO R+46
- Carbon County, WY R+57
- Pitkin County, CO D+40
- Gilpin County, CO D+16
Counties with Similar Populations
- Jackson County, OK R+48
- Yates County, NY R+28
- Milam County, TX R+51
- Crook County, OR R+44
- Hickman County, TN R+67
- Goochland County, VA R+21
- Miller County, MO R+64
- Grant County, KY R+62
- Randolph County, MO R+49
- Cleburne County, AR R+63
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.