Yampa leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 99% of adults in Yampa typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Yampa, ~44% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~1% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Yampa compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Yampa leans more Republican than 6 of 7 neighbors.
Yampa runs about 22 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Yampa is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Yampa 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 Yampa, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 1% of residents in Yampa live in densely developed areas, about 34 points below the Colorado average of 35%. Yampa runs against the grain of Colorado, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Yampa, CO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Yampa looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Yampa 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Yampa have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Phippsburg, CO R+2
- Toponas, CO Even
- Oak Creek, CO Even
- Mc Coy, CO Even
- Burns, CO D+5
- Radium, CO R+41
- Steamboat Springs, CO D+23
- Bond, CO D+8
- Kremmling, CO R+43
- Coalmont, CO R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tipton Ford, MO R+64
- Midfield, TX R+54
- Etna, KY R+70
- Viola, MO R+57
- Clinton, KS R+32
- Altamont, WY R+65
- Perkinsville, IN R+51
- Butte, NE R+75
- Lambert, MT R+65
- Truchas, NM D+21
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.