Kiowa is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Kiowa typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kiowa, ~18% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kiowa compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kiowa leans more Republican than 11 of 14 neighbors.
Kiowa runs about 64 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Kiowa is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kiowa. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+58) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+45), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Kiowa 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 Kiowa, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Kiowa votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Kiowa runs about 64 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Kiowa sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 90% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Kiowa are family households, above 80% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Kiowa, CO sits in the bottom tenth 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 Kiowa looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Kiowa own their home, about 21 points above the Colorado average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Kiowa have completed high school, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Elizabeth, CO R+43
- Ponderosa Park, CO R+40
- Hilltop, CO R+45
- Franktown, CO R+34
- Fondis, CO R+50
- The Pinery, CO R+23
- Comanche Creek, CO R+58
- Parker, CO R+10
- Agate, CO R+58
- Simla, CO R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Narragansett Pier, RI D+29
- Naches, WA R+39
- Medinah, IL R+4
- Wrens, GA R+5
- Sumiton, AL R+73
- David City, NE R+60
- Sharpsburg, PA D+26
- Shorewood, MN D+11
- Cleveland, AL R+81
- Kingston, OH R+53
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.