Tri-Lakes leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Tri-Lakes typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tri-Lakes, ~38% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~-3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tri-Lakes compares
Tri-Lakes runs about 37 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Tri-Lakes is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Tri-Lakes 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 Tri-Lakes, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Tri-Lakes sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 85% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 13 points above the Colorado average of 72%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 90% of households in Tri-Lakes are family households, above 97% of neighborhoods. Tri-Lakes runs against the grain of Colorado, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor, CO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Tri-Lakes looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Tri-Lakes 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Tri-Lakes own their home, compared to around 72% in nearby neighborhoods. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Tri-Lakes have completed high school, above 85% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Forest Lakes, Monument, CO R+25
- Northgate, Colorado Springs, CO R+17
- Flying Horse, Colorado Springs, CO R+26
- Black Forest, Colorado Springs, CO R+34
- Briargate, Colorado Springs, CO R+11
- Fairfax, Colorado Springs, CO R+16
- Northwest Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO Even
- Northeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO Even
- Stetson Hills, Colorado Springs, CO R+11
- West Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO D+14
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Kent Acres, Dover, DE D+20
- Rockwood, Oklahoma City, OK D+15
- State Fair, Pueblo, CO D+15
- Reservoir Hills, Oakland, CA D+53
- Briarwood, Little Rock, AR D+49
- York, Bellingham, WA D+69
- Bonneville Hills, Salt Lake City, UT D+46
- The Gate District, St. Louis, MO D+75
- Argyle Park, Columbus, OH D+80
- Bay Colony, Fort Lauderdale, FL R+7
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.