Twin Lakes is a true toss-up. About 48% of voters here vote Democratic and 52% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Twin Lakes typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Twin Lakes, ~30% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Twin Lakes compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Twin Lakes leans more Republican than 9 of 13 neighbors.
Twin Lakes runs about 15 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Twin Lakes is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Twin Lakes 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 Twin Lakes, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Twin Lakes votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Twin Lakes runs about 15 points more Republican.
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 Twin Lakes, CO does.
Why turnout in Twin Lakes looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Twin Lakes own their home, about 21 points above the Colorado average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Twin Lakes sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Twin Lakes have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mount Massive Lakes, CO R+5
- Granite, CO R+8
- Climax, CO D+31
- Stringtown, CO D+35
- Leadville, CO D+27
- Leadville North, CO D+15
- Fairplay, CO D+5
- Alma, CO D+13
- Buena Vista, CO R+8
Cities with Similar Populations
- Allendale, NY R+44
- Ambler, AK D+19
- Cooksburg, PA R+57
- Hardscrabble, IN R+48
- Hard Rocks, AZ D+55
- Mexico, PA R+63
- Sag Bridge, IL R+22
- Verona Beach, NY R+40
- Berea, IA R+50
- Big Rocks, OK R+71
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.