Silver Springs leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Silver Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Silver Springs, ~35% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Silver Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Silver Springs leans more Republican than 41 of 46 neighbors.
Silver Springs runs about 28 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Silver Springs is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Silver Springs 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 Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 88% of households in Silver Springs are family households, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Silver Springs runs against the grain of Colorado, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Silver Springs, CO does.
Why turnout in Silver Springs looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Silver Springs have completed high school, about 5 points above the Colorado average of 93%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bailey, CO R+17
- Pine, CO R+4
- Wandcrest Park, CO R+20
- Glenisle, CO R+14
- Singleton, CO D+16
- Estabrook, CO R+27
- Brook Forest, CO D+15
- Sphinx Park, CO R+7
- Conifer, CO D+4
- Shawnee, CO R+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- Allen, NE R+62
- Slayden, TN R+66
- Persimmon, GA R+55
- East Boothbay, ME D+23
- Mondamin, IA R+48
- Babbie, AL R+91
- West Ossipee, NH R+6
- Etna Center, ME R+41
- Hartleton, PA R+66
- Beech Creek, KY R+59
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.