Kit Carson leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Kit Carson typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kit Carson, ~23% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kit Carson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kit Carson leans more Republican than 19 of 45 neighbors.
Kit Carson runs about 48 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Kit Carson is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Kit Carson 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 Kit Carson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Kit Carson votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Kit Carson runs about 48 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Kit Carson, CA 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 Kit Carson looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Kit Carson 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Kit Carson own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pioneer, CA R+28
- Volcano, CA R+30
- West Point, CA R+25
- Pine Grove, CA R+29
- Omo Ranch, CA R+29
- Wilseyville, CA R+26
- Glencoe, CA R+27
- Mount Aukum, CA R+30
- Fiddletown, CA R+29
- Rail Road Flat, CA R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gillett, AR R+53
- Wampsville, NY R+30
- Findley, MI R+49
- Ten Sleep, WY R+74
- Witmer, PA R+27
- Masonville, IA R+43
- Columbus, MO R+60
- Roseann, VA R+70
- Grice, TX R+76
- Koppel, PA R+28
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from California 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.