West Woods leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in West Woods typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Woods, ~57% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~1% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Woods compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, West Woods leans more Democratic than 2 of 4 neighbors.
West Woods runs about 6 points more Democratic than Colorado as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within West Woods. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+30) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+9), a spread of about 20 points.
Why West Woods 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 West Woods, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 70% of adults in West Woods hold a bachelor's degree, about 41 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as West Woods, Golden, CO does.
Why turnout in West Woods looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. West Woods 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in West Woods own their home, compared to around 60% in nearby neighborhoods. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in West Woods have completed high school, above 88% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Ralston Valley, Arvada, CO D+6
- Northwest Arvada, Arvada, CO D+16
- Allendale Area, Arvada, CO D+19
- Fruitdale, Wheat Ridge, CO D+25
- Applewood, Lakewood, CO D+26
- East Old Golden Road, West Pleasant View, CO D+21
- Arvada Plaza Area, Arvada, CO D+28
- Scenic Heights, Arvada, CO D+19
- Bel Aire, Wheat Ridge, CO D+23
- Union Square, Lakewood, CO D+34
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Cortez-Stege, Richmond, CA D+66
- Old Saginaw City, Saginaw, MI D+35
- Jefferson-Carl Ben, Fargo, ND D+4
- University, Buffalo, NY D+52
- La Plaza, San Bernardino, CA D+27
- South Bank, Oxnard, CA D+30
- Chambers Heights, Aurora, CO D+28
- Stockton, Camden, NJ D+53
- Parkway and Cherry Point, Lubbock, TX D+54
- North Park, Provo, UT R+15
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.