Security leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Security typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Security, ~32% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Security compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Security is the most Republican-leaning.
Security runs about 22 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Security is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Security leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Security, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Security votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Security runs about 22 points more Republican.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Security, Security-Widefield, CO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Security looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 86% of households in Security own their home, about 11 points above the Colorado average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Widefield, Security-Widefield, CO R+8
- Stratmoor Hills, Stratmoor, CO R+2
- Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO D+12
- Southwest Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO R+9
- Lowell, Colorado Springs, CO D+33
- East Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO D+19
- Central Colorado City, Colorado Springs, CO D+17
- Powers, Colorado Springs, CO R+4
- Old Colorado City, Colorado Springs, CO D+4
- West Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO D+14
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Govans, Baltimore, MD D+85
- Water Catchment Area, West Palm Beach, FL D+14
- Longwood-Winton Grove, Hayward, CA D+37
- Corlett, Cleveland, OH D+89
- Addicks-Park ten, Houston, TX D+16
- Issaquah Highlands, Issaquah, WA D+45
- Cooper Mountain Aloha South, Beaverton, OR D+28
- Ivey Ranch-Rancho del Oro, Oceanside, CA D+13
- Mount Airy, Cincinnati, OH D+58
- Lakeview, New Orleans, LA Even
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.