Vigil leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Vigil typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vigil, ~23% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vigil compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Vigil leans more Republican than 11 of 17 neighbors.
Vigil runs about 41 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Vigil is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Vigil. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+35) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+21), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Vigil 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 Vigil, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Vigil votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Vigil runs about 41 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Vigil sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 96% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Vigil, CO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Vigil looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Vigil is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Sarcillo, CO R+33
- Valdez, CO R+33
- Cokedale, CO R+34
- Aguilar, CO R+9
- La Veta, CO D+2
- Madrid, CO Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lunsford, AR R+68
- Lucile, ID R+65
- Cherrystone, VA D+6
- Maxine, WV R+64
- Leslie, KY R+71
- Paw Paw, OK R+61
- Staffordville, NJ R+34
- Henlopen Acres, DE D+22
- Henshaw, KY R+64
- Bryan, PA R+62
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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.