Salt Creek leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Salt Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Salt Creek, ~32% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Salt Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Salt Creek leans more Republican than 2 of 14 neighbors.
Salt Creek runs about 19 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Salt Creek is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Salt Creek. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+8) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+29), a spread of about 37 points.
Why Salt Creek 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 Salt Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Salt Creek votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 28%, modestly below the Colorado average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Salt Creek are family households, above 76% of cities. Salt Creek runs against the grain of Colorado, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Salt Creek, CO sits in the top quarter 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 Salt Creek looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Salt Creek is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pueblo, CO D+8
- Eden, CO Even
- Pueblo West, CO R+28
- Vineland, CO R+40
- Avondale, CO R+35
- North Avondale, CO R+53
- Swallows, CO R+31
- Pinon, CO R+25
- Beulah, CO R+26
- Colorado City, CO R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Manning, AR R+16
- Keene, KS R+52
- Pearsonia, OK R+69
- Peach Orchard, MO R+74
- Duke, OK R+77
- Sunfair, CA R+7
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.