Widefield leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Widefield typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Widefield, ~33% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Widefield compares
Widefield sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable neighborhoods nearby.
Widefield runs about 19 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Widefield is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Widefield 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 Widefield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Widefield votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Widefield runs about 19 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Widefield are family households, above 76% of neighborhoods.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Widefield, Security-Widefield, CO sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Widefield looks the way it does
Turnout in Widefield 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 Neighborhoods
- Security, Security-Widefield, CO R+11
- Stratmoor Hills, Stratmoor, CO R+2
- Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO D+12
- Southwest Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO R+9
- Lowell, Colorado Springs, CO D+33
- East Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO D+19
- Central Colorado City, Colorado Springs, CO D+17
- Powers, Colorado Springs, CO R+4
- Old Colorado City, Colorado Springs, CO D+4
- West Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO D+14
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Delmar Parkway, Aurora, CO D+32
- Desert Hills, Cave Creek, AZ R+23
- Citizens Southwest, Jackson, MS D+77
- Lanham-Seabrook, Lanham, MD D+67
- Morningside Park, Inglewood, CA D+75
- Kenmore, Akron, OH D+10
- West Side, St. Paul, MN D+46
- Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta, GA D+59
- Southridge Village, Fontana, CA D+17
- Bixby Area, Long Beach, CA D+37
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.