Weldona is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Weldona typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Weldona, ~10% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Weldona compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Weldona leans more Republican than 7 of 10 neighbors.
Weldona runs about 79 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Weldona is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Weldona 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 Weldona, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Weldona votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Weldona runs about 79 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Weldona sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 80% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Weldona, CO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Weldona looks the way it does
Turnout in Weldona 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 Cities
- Orchard, CO R+68
- Log Lane Village, CO R+58
- Wiggins, CO R+63
- Fort Morgan, CO R+23
- Raymer, CO R+70
- Snyder, CO R+67
- Briggsdale, CO R+72
- Brush, CO R+36
- Roggen, CO R+68
- Keota, CO R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Maynard, IA R+44
- Buncombe, IL R+58
- Grays Chapel, NC R+63
- Stevenson, MD D+40
- Cummington, MA D+36
- Kelly, LA R+93
- Christmas Valley, OR R+66
- Miles Crossing, OR R+31
- Left Hand, WV R+61
- Belle Terre, NY R+4
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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.