Towaoc leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Towaoc typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Towaoc, ~39% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Towaoc compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Towaoc leans more Democratic than 7 of 8 neighbors.
Towaoc runs about 14 points more Democratic than Colorado as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Towaoc. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+46) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+42), a spread of about 88 points.
Why Towaoc 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 Towaoc, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 43% of adults in Towaoc have never been married, well above similar-sized cities (around 24%).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Towaoc, CO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Towaoc looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Towaoc is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 38%, about 25 points below the Colorado average of 63%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 37% of households in Towaoc rent, compared to around 14% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cortez, CO R+30
- Mesa Verde National Park, CO R+14
- Lebanon, CO R+36
- Dolores, CO R+34
- Lewis, CO R+47
- Yellow Jacket, CO R+46
- Mancos, CO R+3
- Aneth, UT D+40
- Pleasant View, CO R+47
- Montezuma Creek, UT D+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Jeffersonville, NY R+9
- Julian, PA R+50
- Grand Canyon Village, AZ R+20
- Warsaw, MN R+42
- Blair, OK R+72
- Wild Peach Village, TX R+57
- Sunset, SC R+58
- Bark River, MI R+36
- Edgerton, MN R+54
- Anson, ME R+31
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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.