Wild Horse is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Wild Horse typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wild Horse, ~10% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wild Horse compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wild Horse leans more Republican than 1 of 3 neighbors.
Wild Horse runs about 82 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Wild Horse is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Wild Horse 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 Wild Horse, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Wild Horse votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Wild Horse runs about 82 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Wild Horse sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 96% of cities).
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Wild Horse, CO does.
Why turnout in Wild Horse looks the way it does
Turnout in Wild Horse 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
- Kit Carson, CO R+71
- Boyero, CO R+69
- Haswell, CO R+74
- Eads, CO R+70
- Karval, CO R+69
- Arlington, CO R+69
- Hugo, CO R+63
- Flagler, CO R+73
- Seibert, CO R+73
- Cheyenne Wells, CO R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yatesville, IL R+52
- Principio Furnace, MD R+28
- Jerseyville, NJ R+30
- Jemtland, ME R+36
- Janeiro, NC R+41
- Indian Cove, NY R+36
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.