Vernon is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Vernon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vernon, ~10% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vernon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Vernon leans more Republican than 6 of 9 neighbors.
Vernon runs about 86 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Vernon is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Vernon 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 Vernon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Vernon votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Vernon runs about 86 points more Republican. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in Vernon is about 94%, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Vernon, CO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Vernon looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. More than 99% of adults in Vernon have completed high school, about 7 points above the Colorado average of 93%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Eckley, CO R+69
- Idalia, CO R+74
- Haigler, NE R+75
- Yuma, CO R+50
- Kirk, CO R+70
- Joes, CO R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rushtown, PA R+45
- Willard, WV R+63
- Paul Spur, AZ R+24
- La Rose, IL R+46
- Longdale Furnace, VA R+58
- Parlett, OH R+54
- Hickory Hill, FL R+81
- Jay Bird Springs, GA R+61
- Campus, IL R+50
- Lenox, TN R+76
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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.