Silver Cliff leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Silver Cliff typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Silver Cliff, ~26% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Silver Cliff compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Silver Cliff leans more Republican than 10 of 16 neighbors.
Silver Cliff runs about 49 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Silver Cliff is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Silver Cliff. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+47) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+25), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Silver Cliff 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 Silver Cliff, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Silver Cliff live in densely developed areas, about 31 points below the Colorado average of 35%. Silver Cliff 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; Silver Cliff, CO sits in the bottom 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 Silver Cliff looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Silver Cliff 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 65%, above 67% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Westcliffe, CO R+32
- Hillside, CO R+30
- Tanglewood Acres, CO R+6
- Cotopaxi, CO R+38
- Fairview, CO R+40
- Prospect Heights, CO R+41
- Texas Creek, CO R+39
- Wetmore, CO R+42
- Crestone, CO D+36
- Rockvale, CO R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Prospect Hill, NC R+39
- Brook Park, MN R+49
- La Moille, IL R+45
- Natural Bridge, NY R+40
- Unity, ID R+68
- Webster, MN R+38
- Tradesville, SC R+66
- Harrisonville, PA R+76
- Brutus, MI R+25
- Rockledge, PA Even
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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.