Vilas is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Vilas typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vilas, ~10% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vilas compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Vilas leans more Republican than 2 of 6 neighbors.
Vilas runs about 80 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Vilas is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Vilas 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 Vilas, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Vilas votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Vilas runs about 80 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Vilas sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 95% of cities).
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Vilas, CO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Vilas looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Vilas 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.
Nearby Cities
- Walsh, CO R+63
- Springfield, CO R+67
- Two Buttes, CO R+69
- Stonington, CO R+77
- Campo, CO R+77
- Pritchett, CO R+77
- Saunders, KS R+78
- Manter, KS R+76
- Utleyville, CO R+67
- Richfield, KS R+84
Cities with Similar Populations
- Altair, TX R+63
- Strawberry Ridge, PA R+54
- Shelby, IN R+52
- Nymph, AL D+10
- Woodville, NY R+46
- Terrys Fork, VA R+44
- Jacksonville, NY D+44
- Foraker, KY R+68
- Cochesett, MA R+5
- Crouch, ID R+41
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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.