Union Square leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Union Square typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Union Square, ~44% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Union Square compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Union Square leans more Democratic than 13 of 15 neighbors.
Union Square runs about 23 points more Democratic than Colorado as a whole.
Why Union Square 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 Union Square, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 58% of adults in Union Square have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 46%).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Union Square, Lakewood, CO sits above the national average 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 Union Square looks the way it does
Turnout in Union Square sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Foothills, Lakewood, CO D+26
- Glennon Heights, Lakewood, CO D+10
- Applewood, Lakewood, CO D+26
- East Old Golden Road, West Pleasant View, CO D+21
- Eiber, Lakewood, CO D+30
- Green Mountain, Lakewood, CO D+20
- Kendrick Lake, Lakewood, CO D+16
- Molholm Two Creeks, Edgewater, CO D+40
- North Alameda, Lakewood, CO D+21
- South Alameda, Lakewood, CO D+32
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Tower Homes, Kansas City, MO D+67
- Randall Park, Eau Claire, WI D+29
- Las Lomas, Laredo, TX D+12
- South Menomonie, Menomonie, WI D+14
- Fern Bluff, Brushy Creek, TX D+12
- Baseline-Hardy, Tempe, AZ D+24
- West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk, OH R+28
- South East End, Grand Rapids, MI D+54
- Barnum West, Denver, CO D+40
- El Miradero, Glendale, CA D+2
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.