Ken Caryl Ranch Plains leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 94% of adults in Ken Caryl Ranch Plains typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, ~52% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ken Caryl Ranch Plains compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Ken Caryl Ranch Plains leans more Democratic than 4 of 7 neighbors.
Politically, Ken Caryl Ranch Plains sits close to the rest of Colorado.
Why Ken Caryl Ranch Plains 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 Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 61% of adults in Ken Caryl Ranch Plains hold a bachelor's degree, about 33 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Ken Caryl Ranch Plains, Ken Caryl, CO sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Ken Caryl Ranch Plains looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ken Caryl Ranch Plains 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 85% of households in Ken Caryl Ranch Plains own their home, above 81% of neighborhoods. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Ken Caryl Ranch Plains have completed high school, above 82% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Stony Creek, Ken Caryl, CO D+7
- Summit Ridge at West Meadows, Dakota Ridge, CO D+15
- Valley Legacy, Littleton, CO D+16
- Foothill Green, Dakota Ridge, CO D+8
- Columbine Knolls South, Columbine, CO D+3
- Friendly Hills, Dakota Ridge, CO D+8
- Marston, Littleton, CO D+22
- Bear Creek, Lakewood, CO D+17
- Southwestern Denver, Denver, CO D+32
- Green Mountain, Lakewood, CO D+20
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Pines Village, New Orleans, LA D+87
- Southside, Nashville, TN D+74
- Alamosa, Albuquerque, NM D+25
- Kutzky Park, Rochester, MN D+41
- Oak Park, Jeffersonville, IN R+10
- Claremont, Berkeley, CA D+81
- United Westwood, San Antonio, TX D+28
- Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC D+46
- Melrose Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL D+65
- Bunker Hill, Pottsville, PA R+13
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.