Sloan Lake is a Democratic stronghold. About 81% of voters here vote Democratic and 19% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Sloan Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sloan Lake, ~66% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sloan Lake compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Sloan Lake leans more Democratic than 31 of 44 neighbors.
Sloan Lake runs about 51 points more Democratic than Colorado as a whole.
Why Sloan Lake 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 Sloan Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 71% of adults in Sloan Lake hold a bachelor's degree, about 43 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Sloan Lake sits in the top fifth on density (more than 99%, above 89% of neighborhoods).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Sloan Lake, Denver, CO sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Sloan Lake looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sloan Lake 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- West Highland, Denver, CO D+65
- Jefferson Park, Denver, CO D+57
- West Colfax, Denver, CO D+51
- Central West Denver, Denver, CO D+51
- Highland, Denver, CO D+59
- Berkeley, Denver, CO D+64
- Villa Park, Denver, CO D+52
- Spivak, Edgewater, CO D+40
- Lodo, Denver, CO D+55
- Sunnyside, Denver, CO D+66
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Balboa, Spokane, WA D+4
- Pipers Meadow, San Antonio, TX D+21
- Cedar Park, Seattle, WA D+67
- Rabbit Creek, Anchorage, AK D+13
- Matthews Beach, Seattle, WA D+73
- Downtown Turlock, Turlock, CA Even
- Original Thornton, Thornton, CO D+17
- Trestle Glen, Oakland, CA D+80
- Childs Park, St. Petersburg, FL D+68
- Westside Lansing, Lansing, MI D+54
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.