Wray is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Wray typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wray, ~15% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wray compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wray is the least Republican-leaning.
Wray runs about 75 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Wray is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wray. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+59), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Wray 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 Wray, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Wray votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Wray runs about 75 points more Republican.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Wray, CO sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Wray looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Wray is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Laird, CO R+73
- Vernon, CO R+75
- Eckley, CO R+69
- Haigler, NE R+75
- Beecher Island, CO R+75
- Yuma, CO R+50
- Idalia, CO R+74
- Parks, NE R+75
- St. Francis, KS R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Thayer, MO R+67
- New Waterford, OH R+53
- Patillo, GA R+40
- North Waterboro, ME R+23
- Fe Warren Afb, WY R+26
- Duffield, VA R+73
- Seymour, TX R+66
- Monroeville, OH R+54
- Bahama, NC Even
- San Andreas, CA R+26
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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.