Shamballah-Ashrama leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Shamballah-Ashrama typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shamballah-Ashrama, ~31% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shamballah-Ashrama compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Shamballah-Ashrama leans more Republican than 38 of 52 neighbors.
Shamballah-Ashrama runs about 29 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Shamballah-Ashrama is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Shamballah-Ashrama 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 Shamballah-Ashrama, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Shamballah-Ashrama votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Shamballah-Ashrama runs about 29 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Shamballah-Ashrama are family households, above 78% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Shamballah-Ashrama, CO sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Shamballah-Ashrama looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Shamballah-Ashrama 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Shamballah-Ashrama have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sedalia, CO R+23
- Louviers, CO R+18
- Roxborough Park, CO R+13
- Deckers, CO R+18
- South Platte, CO R+12
- Castle Rock, CO R+15
- Castle Pines North, CO R+8
- Highlands Ranch, CO D+4
- Buffalo Creek, CO R+5
- Larkspur, CO R+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Maywood, KY R+67
- Sundown, MO R+64
- Winsteadville, NC R+57
- Schnellville, IN R+57
- Umber View Heights, MO R+61
- Lackey, MS R+79
- Dellwood, OR R+31
- Corralitos, CA D+36
- Pettibone, TX R+35
- Dundore, PA R+66
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.