St. Elmo leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.
About 80% of adults in St. Elmo typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in St. Elmo, ~42% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How St. Elmo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, St. Elmo leans more Democratic than 8 of 13 neighbors.
St. Elmo runs about 6 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole.
Why St. Elmo 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 St. Elmo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 71% of adults in St. Elmo hold a bachelor's degree, about 42 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
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 St. Elmo, CO does.
Why turnout in St. Elmo looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. St. Elmo 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 98% of households in St. Elmo own their home, compared to around 81% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in St. Elmo have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Nathrop, CO R+2
- Maysville, CO D+6
- Johnson Village, CO R+8
- Buena Vista, CO R+8
- Pitkin, CO Even
- Smeltertown, CO D+10
- Poncha Springs, CO D+8
- Salida, CO D+19
- Ohio City, CO Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stockwell, NY R+38
- Euclid Heights, AR R+35
- West Ontario, ND R+61
- Motters, MD R+55
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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.