Wellington leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Wellington typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wellington, ~28% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wellington compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wellington leans more Republican than 10 of 20 neighbors.
Wellington runs about 33 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Wellington is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wellington. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+33) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Wellington 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 Wellington, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Wellington votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 34%, above 82% of cities). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Wellington runs against the grain of Colorado, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Wellington, CO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Wellington looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Wellington have completed high school, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Laporte, CO D+2
- Norfolk, CO R+36
- Carr, CO R+62
- Nunn, CO R+66
- Fort Collins, CO D+32
- Timnath, CO R+4
- Pierce, CO R+46
- Severance, CO R+29
- Bellvue, CO D+16
- Windsor, CO R+18
Cities with Similar Populations
- West Point, MS D+20
- Wabash, IN R+44
- River Ridge, LA R+20
- West Freehold, NJ R+16
- Sellersville, PA R+10
- Smithville, MO R+39
- Kewanee, IL R+14
- Greenbrier, AR R+65
- Bay St. Louis, MS R+38
- Rehoboth Beach, DE D+8
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.