Shawnee leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Shawnee typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shawnee, ~40% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shawnee compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Shawnee leans more Republican than 25 of 35 neighbors.
Shawnee runs about 22 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Shawnee is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Shawnee. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+5) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+27), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Shawnee 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 Shawnee, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in Shawnee live in densely developed areas, about 34 points below the Colorado average of 35%. Shawnee runs against the grain of Colorado, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Shawnee, 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 Shawnee looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Shawnee 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Shawnee own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Shawnee have completed high school, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Glenisle, CO R+14
- Singleton, CO D+16
- Bailey, CO R+17
- Grant, CO R+14
- Estabrook, CO R+27
- Silver Springs, CO R+17
- Wandcrest Park, CO R+20
- Pine, CO R+4
- Sphinx Park, CO R+7
- Brook Forest, CO D+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alpena, WV R+68
- Phillips Hill, DE R+34
- Phillipston, PA R+64
- McCullough, AL R+47
- Hartland, ND R+65
- Guthrie, AZ R+55
- Belmont, WA R+50
- Playas, NM R+53
- Pleasant Hill, WV R+66
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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.