Rush is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Rush typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rush, ~10% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rush compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rush is the most Republican-leaning.
Rush runs about 76 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Rush is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Rush 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 Rush, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rush votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Rush runs about 76 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Rush sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 94% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Rush, 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 Rush looks the way it does
Turnout in Rush sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Fondis, CO R+50
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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.