Kersey is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Kersey typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kersey, ~19% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kersey compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kersey leans more Republican than 20 of 31 neighbors.
Kersey runs about 65 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Kersey is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kersey. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+62) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+44), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Kersey 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 Kersey, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Kersey votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Kersey runs about 65 points more Republican. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Kersey runs against that pattern. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Kersey are family households, above 77% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Kersey, CO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Kersey looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Kersey 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
- Spanish Village, CO R+60
- Gill, CO R+63
- Garden City, CO D+7
- Rosedale, CO R+43
- La Salle, CO R+47
- Evans, CO R+12
- Greeley, CO R+5
- Galeton, CO R+61
- Peckham, CO R+57
- Lucerne, CO R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ethel, LA R+14
- Darrington, WA R+26
- Doucette, TX R+58
- Queen City, TX R+59
- Union, OR R+52
- Logan, WV R+54
- Tivoli, NY D+28
- New Llano, LA R+14
- Waddy, KY R+54
- Wartrace, IL D+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.