West Pleasant View leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.
About 64% of adults in West Pleasant View typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Pleasant View, ~38% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Pleasant View compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Pleasant View leans more Democratic than 51 of 82 neighbors.
West Pleasant View runs about 8 points more Democratic than Colorado as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within West Pleasant View. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+31) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+12), a spread of about 20 points.
Why West Pleasant View 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 West Pleasant View, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 83% of residents in West Pleasant View live in densely developed areas, about 47 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and West Pleasant View sits in the top quarter (about 35%, above 82% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 43% of adults in West Pleasant View have never been married, above 96% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; West Pleasant View, CO sits in the top tenth 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 West Pleasant View looks the way it does
Turnout in West Pleasant View 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
- Golden, CO D+29
- Applewood, CO D+24
- Fairmount, CO D+9
- Lakewood, CO D+22
- Wheat Ridge, CO D+30
- Idledale, CO D+12
- Edgewater, CO D+39
- Mount Vernon Club Place, CO D+25
- Arvada, CO D+15
- Mountain View, CO D+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Albia, IA R+40
- Bloomfield, IA R+56
- Carmichaels, PA R+42
- Charlestown, NH R+32
- Woodbridge, CA R+23
- Eubank, KY R+71
- Rio Bravo, TX R+6
- Hardin, MT R+18
- Maysville, NC R+32
- Stratford, WI R+40
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.