Washington Village is a Democratic stronghold. About 88% of voters here vote Democratic and 12% Republican.
About 96% of adults in Washington Village typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Washington Village, ~85% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Washington Village compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Washington Village is the most Democratic-leaning.
Washington Village runs about 66 points more Democratic than Colorado as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Washington Village. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+82) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+69), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Washington Village 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 Washington Village, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 87% of adults in Washington Village hold a bachelor's degree, about 59 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Washington Village, Boulder, CO sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Washington Village looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Washington Village is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Washington Village have completed high school, above 86% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Central Boulder, Boulder, CO D+71
- Crossroads, Boulder, CO D+73
- Colorado University, Boulder, CO D+62
- North Boulder, Boulder, CO D+72
- Palo Park, Boulder, CO D+64
- East Boulder, Boulder, CO D+61
- Southeast Boulder, Boulder, CO D+69
- South Boulder, Boulder, CO D+76
- Walnut Grove, Broomfield, CO D+15
- Brandywine, Broomfield, CO D+24
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- North Alameda, Lakewood, CO D+21
- Hamlet, Woonsocket, RI D+19
- Willowcreek, Sacramento, CA D+44
- Lakewood, Ann Arbor, MI D+45
- Downtown Charlotte, Charlotte, NC D+32
- Timmerman West, Milwaukee, WI D+47
- Regent Square, Pittsburgh, PA D+71
- Hubbard-Richard, Detroit, MI D+46
- View Ridge-Madison, Everett, WA D+12
- Lynnhurst, Minneapolis, MN D+77
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.