Rustic leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Rustic typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rustic, ~41% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rustic compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rustic leans more Democratic than 11 of 12 neighbors.
Politically, Rustic sits close to the rest of Colorado.
Why Rustic 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 Rustic, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 55% of adults in Rustic hold a bachelor's degree, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
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 Rustic, CO does.
Why turnout in Rustic looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Rustic 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Rustic own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Rustic have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Glen Echo, CO R+6
- Red Feather Lakes, CO R+15
- Gould, CO R+35
- Glen Haven, CO R+15
- Livermore, CO R+15
- Masonville, CO R+18
- Estes Park, CO D+10
- Olympus Heights, CO R+22
- Loveland Heights, CO D+11
- Bellvue, CO D+16
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wyman, ME R+26
- Winona, MI R+19
- Wateree, SC D+32
- Wayne Center, IL D+10
- North Hughes, AR D+26
- Mount Carmel Junction, UT R+69
- Petersburg, WI R+36
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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.