Wolcott is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Wolcott typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wolcott, ~33% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wolcott compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wolcott sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 11 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 3 leaning the other way.
Wolcott runs about 13 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Wolcott sits closer to the political middle.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wolcott. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+11) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+4), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Wolcott 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 Wolcott, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Wolcott votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Wolcott runs about 13 points more Republican.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Wolcott, CO sits in the bottom quarter nationally 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 Wolcott looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Wolcott own their home, about 22 points above the Colorado average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Wolcott sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Wolcott have completed high school, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Edwards, CO D+22
- Bond, CO D+8
- Eagle, CO D+4
- Avon, CO D+20
- Mc Coy, CO Even
- West Vail, CO D+32
- Minturn, CO D+29
- Gypsum, CO R+9
- Burns, CO D+5
- Vail, CO D+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Campbell, MN R+56
- Oketo, KS R+62
- West Damascus, PA R+42
- El Indio, TX R+13
- Cutten, CA D+58
- Holland, GA R+65
- Belvidere, NY R+46
- Palestine, PA R+62
- Gibson Station, VA R+71
- Oyster Creek, NJ R+17
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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.