Kit Carson is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Kit Carson typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kit Carson, ~10% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~30% 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 2 of 4 neighbors.
Kit Carson runs about 82 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado 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 Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Kit Carson runs about 82 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Kit Carson sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 96% of cities).
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Kit Carson, CO does.
Why turnout in Kit Carson looks the way it does
Turnout in Kit Carson sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Sheridan Lake, CO R+75
- Vona, CO R+71
- Stratton, CO R+71
- Seibert, CO R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Rock Hill, AL R+49
- High Gate, MO R+59
- Woolford, MD R+51
- Otto, NY R+44
- Alpena, SD R+56
- Stones Mill, VA R+71
- Hunt, AZ R+47
- Salladasburg, PA R+66
- Nason, MS R+38
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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.