Tanglewood Acres leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 98% of adults in Tanglewood Acres typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tanglewood Acres, ~46% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tanglewood Acres compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tanglewood Acres leans more Republican than 1 of 9 neighbors.
Tanglewood Acres runs about 17 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Tanglewood Acres is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tanglewood Acres. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+26) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+18), a spread of about 45 points.
Why Tanglewood Acres 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 Tanglewood Acres, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Tanglewood Acres live in densely developed areas, about 34 points below the Colorado average of 35%. Tanglewood Acres runs against the grain of Colorado, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Tanglewood Acres, CO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Tanglewood Acres looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Tanglewood Acres 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Tanglewood Acres have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Crestone, CO D+36
- Silver Cliff, CO R+38
- Westcliffe, CO R+32
- Hillside, CO R+30
- Moffat, CO R+15
- Cotopaxi, CO R+38
- Fairview, CO R+40
- Texas Creek, CO R+39
- Coaldale, CO R+45
- Prospect Heights, CO R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Topaz, CA R+7
- Eucutta, MS R+23
- Shiro, TX R+69
- Bellemont, NC R+58
- Point Enterprise, TX R+56
- Combs, KY R+55
- Topmost, KY R+73
- Shorecrest, MI R+42
- Bradshaw, WV R+76
- Rutledge, MN R+45
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.