Kit Carson County, Colorado: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+68%. Republican peak: R+68 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+68MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 7,0232024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,2592024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 78.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 20.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+19 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+68 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Morrill County, NE · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Kit Carson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Kit Carson County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −54.1% |
| 1896 | −4.7% |
| 1900 | −19.0% |
| 1904 | −38.3% |
| 1908 | −12.7% |
| 1912 | +6.6% |
| 1916 | +19.5% |
| 1920 | −37.6% |
| 1924 | −39.6% |
| 1928 | −36.6% |
| 1932 | +10.5% |
| 1936 | −6.4% |
| 1940 | −38.2% |
| 1944 | −44.9% |
| 1948 | −18.6% |
| 1952 | −42.8% |
| 1956 | −42.1% |
| 1960 | −34.1% |
| 1964 | +18.2% |
| 1968 | −29.4% |
| 1972 | −45.7% |
| 1976 | −6.7% |
| 1980 | −50.2% |
| 1984 | −55.4% |
| 1988 | −30.4% |
| 1992 | −23.9% |
| 1996 | −29.0% |
| 2000 | −50.1% |
| 2004 | −56.9% |
| 2008 | −44.8% |
| 2012 | −52.6% |
| 2016 | −65.7% |
| 2020 | −64.1% |
| 2024 | −68.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 556 | 3,083 | 3,698 | ||
| R | 662 | 3,143 | 3,870 | ||
| R | 536 | 2,967 | 3,702 | ||
| R | 838 | 2,785 | 3,702 | ||
| R | 912 | 2,455 | 3,442 | ||
| R | 729 | 2,721 | 3,502 | ||
| R | 809 | 2,542 | 3,458 | ||
| R | 1,073 | 2,068 | 3,432 | ||
| R | 925 | 1,801 | 3,658 | ||
| R | 1,196 | 2,262 | 3,512 | ||
| R | 778 | 2,762 | 3,584 | ||
| R | 790 | 2,622 | 3,653 | ||
| R | 1,647 | 1,888 | 3,611 | ||
| R | 824 | 2,316 | 3,267 | ||
| R | 1,026 | 1,977 | 3,237 | ||
| D | 1,906 | 1,316 | 3,233 | ||
| R | 1,103 | 2,248 | 3,361 | ||
| R | 911 | 2,243 | 3,161 | ||
| R | 998 | 2,511 | 3,535 | ||
| R | 1,281 | 1,873 | 3,181 | ||
| R | 937 | 2,471 | 3,419 | ||
| R | 1,100 | 2,481 | 3,612 | ||
| R | 1,730 | 1,980 | 3,901 | ||
| D | 2,289 | 1,835 | 4,313 | ||
| R | 1,137 | 2,486 | 3,690 | ||
| R | 720 | 2,108 | 3,501 | ||
| R | 796 | 1,872 | 2,859 | ||
| D | 1,571 | 1,030 | 2,779 | ||
| O | 719 | 569 | 2,269 | ||
| R | 752 | 983 | 1,817 | ||
| R | 219 | 514 | 771 | ||
| R | 259 | 384 | 658 | ||
| R | 229 | 252 | 493 | ||
| R | 0 | 277 | 512 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
26.8%
Irish
9.2%
English
9.1%
American
5.4%
Italian
3.6%
Polish
2.2%
French
2.1%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,259
Kit Carson County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Kit Carson County$70,259
Colorado$95,470
United States$80,734
Kit Carson County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.2%
Working age (18–64)9.8%
Seniors (65+)12.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.7%
speak English only
Spanish14.8%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
A sparsely populated plains county in eastern Colorado, Kit Carson recorded an R+68.3 margin in 2024 — among the widest gaps in the state — reflecting the heavily rural, agricultural character of the region.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-eight points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-eight points.
A population of 7,023, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,259 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Morrill County and Polk County. A non-English-speaking share of 15% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Kit Carson County, Colorado vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kit Carson County, Colorado voted Republican by 68.3 points (R+68), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,698 votes cast, 556 went Democratic and 3,083 went Republican.
What is Kit Carson County, Colorado's political typology?
Akashic places Kit Carson County, Colorado in the "Texan Right" typology — East Texas and the Piney Woods — solidly Republican, with a meaningful Latino presence. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 3 times, Republican 30 times, and other 1 times.
When did Kit Carson County, Colorado last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kit Carson County, Colorado voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Kit Carson County, Colorado?
Kit Carson County, Colorado has a population of 7,023 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kit Carson County, Colorado?
Median household income in Kit Carson County, Colorado is $70,259 — below the national median of $80,734. The Colorado state median is $95,470.
What is the political history of Kit Carson County, Colorado?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kit Carson County, Colorado from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.