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Kit Carson County, CO


Designated Market Area: Denver, CO-NE-WY
USDA County Type (2025): Farming
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Aging Farmlands

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2024 population: 7,080   ( 1 from 2020)
Land area: 2160.8 square miles
Population density: 3.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:5,233 73.91% 3.8%
Black:690.97% 30.2%
Indian:460.65% 17.9%
Asian:650.92% 12.1%
2+ races:1341.89% 38.1%
Hispanic:1,53321.65% 9.8%
Total non-White:1,84726.09% 12.4%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:389 13.7
Deaths:38913.7
Net Migration: -115-4.1
Net Immigration: 1204.2
Change in White population:-205 -2.9
Change in Non-White pop.:204 2.9



Historical Presidential Election Results for Kit Carson County, CO

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R -60 R +46 R + 4.2%
D -106
2024 vs. 2016 R +116 R +96 R + 0.0%
D +20
2020 vs. 2016 R +176 R +50 D + 4.2%
D +126
2024 vs. 2012 R +298 R +580 R + 15.7%
D -282
2016 vs. 2008 R +512 R +888 R + 23.6%
D -376
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 71% Donald Trump (R) 3,083 83.4% Kamala Harris (D) 556 15.0% 59 [+] 1.6% 3,698 40 34 0.12%
2020 73% Donald Trump* (R) 3,143 81.2% Joe Biden (D) 662 17.1% 65 [+] 1.7% 3,870 39 34 0.12%
2016 64% Donald Trump (R) 2,967 80.1% Hillary Clinton (D) 536 14.5% 199 [+] 5.4% 3,702 37 34 0.13%
2012 60% Mitt Romney (R) 2,785 75.2% Barack Obama* (D) 838 22.6% 79 [+] 2.1% 3,702 29 28 0.14%
2008 54% John McCain (R) 2,455 71.3% Barack Obama (D) 912 26.5% 75 [+] 2.2% 3,442 27 26 0.14%
2004 57% George W. Bush* (R) 2,721 77.7% John Kerry (D) 729 20.8% 52 [+] 1.5% 3,502 26 27 0.16%
2000 59% George W. Bush (R) 2,542 73.5% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 809 23.4% 107 [+] 3.1% 3,458 23 26 0.20%
1996 62% Robert Dole (R) 2,068 60.3% Bill Clinton* (D) 1,073 31.3% 291 [+] 8.5% 3,432 14 20 0.23%
1992 70% George Bush* (R) 1,801 49.2% Bill Clinton (D) 925 25.3% 932 [+] 25.5% 3,658 13 12 0.23%
1988 69% George Bush (R) 2,262 64.4% Michael Dukakis (D) 1,196 34.1% 54 [+] 1.5% 3,512 11 11 0.26%
1984 69% Ronald Reagan* (R) 2,762 77.1% Walter Mondale (D) 778 21.7% 44 1.2% 3,584 14 18 0.28%
1980 69% Ronald Reagan (R) 2,622 71.8% Jimmy Carter* (D) 790 21.6% 241 [+] 6.6% 3,653 17 21 0.31%
1976 73% Gerald Ford* (R) 1,888 52.3% Jimmy Carter (D) 1,647 45.6% 76 [+] 2.1% 3,611 -2 4 0.33%
1972 66% Richard Nixon* (R) 2,316 70.9% George McGovern (D) 824 25.2% 127 [+] 3.9% 3,267 8 10 0.34%
1968 76% Richard Nixon (R) 1,977 61.0% Hubert Humphrey (D) 1,026 31.6% 239 [+] 7.4% 3,242 11 18 0.40%
1964 79% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 1,906 59.0% Barry Goldwater (R) 1,316 40.7% 11 0.3% 3,233 3 2 0.42%
1960 85% Richard Nixon (R) 2,248 66.9% John Kennedy (D) 1,103 32.8% 10 0.3% 3,361 12 17 0.46%
1956 69% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 2,243 71.0% Adlai Stevenson (D) 911 28.8% 7 0.2% 3,161 11 14 0.48%
1952 71% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 2,511 71.0% Adlai Stevenson (D) 998 28.2% 26 0.7% 3,535 11 16 0.56%
1948 63% Thomas Dewey (R) 1,873 58.9% Harry Truman* (D) 1,281 40.3% 27 [+] 0.8% 3,181 12 14 0.62%
1944 72% Thomas Dewey (R) 2,471 72.3% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 937 27.4% 11 0.3% 3,419 19 26 0.68%
1940 80% Wendell Willkie (R) 2,481 68.7% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 1,100 30.5% 31 0.9% 3,612 18 24 0.66%
1936 81% Alf Landon (R) 1,980 50.8% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 1,730 44.3% 191 [+] 4.9% 3,901 14 14 0.80%
1932 81% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 2,289 53.1% Herbert Hoover* (R) 1,835 42.5% 189 [+] 4.4% 4,313 1 3 0.94%
1928 68% Herbert Hoover (R) 2,486 67.4% Al Smith (D) 1,137 30.8% 67 [+] 1.8% 3,690 3 9 0.94%
1924 67% Calvin Coolidge (R) 2,108 60.2% John Davis (D) 720 20.6% 673 [+] 19.2% 3,501 3 6 1.02%
1920 56% Warren Harding (R) 1,872 65.5% James Cox (D) 796 27.8% 191 [+] 6.7% 2,859 6 5 0.98%
1916 56% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 1,571 56.5% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 1,030 37.1% 178 [+] 6.4% 2,779 2 -9 0.94%
1912 49% Woodrow Wilson (D) 717 31.6% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 708 31.2% 842 [+] 37.1% 2,267 3 2 0.85%
1908 48% William Taft (R) 983 54.1% William J. Bryan (D) 752 41.4% 82 [+] 4.5% 1,817 7 3 0.69%
1904 33% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 514 66.7% Alton Parker (D) 219 28.4% 38 [+] 4.9% 771 11 10 0.32%
1900 70% William McKinley* (R) 384 58.4% William J. Bryan (D) 259 39.4% 15 [+] 2.3% 658 16 7 0.30%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Kit Carson County, CO

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 58% Joe O'Dea (R) 2,408 79.5% Michael Bennet* (D) 531 17.5% 89 [+] 2.9% 3,028 38 0.12%
2022 G 58% Heidi Ganahl (R) 2,465 81.5% Jared Polis* (D) 475 15.7% 86 [+] 2.8% 3,026 42 0.12%
2020 S2 72% Cory Gardner* (R) 3,138 82.3% John Hickenlooper (D) 628 16.5% 49 [+] 1.3% 3,815 38 0.12%
2018 G 56% Walker Stapleton (R) 2,417 78.2% Jared Polis (D) 547 17.7% 125 [+] 4.0% 3,089 35 0.12%
2016 S3 63% Darryl Glenn (R) 2,607 71.8% Michael Bennet* (D) 894 24.6% 130 [+] 3.6% 3,631 27 0.13%
2014 S2 52% Cory Gardner (R) 2,448 79.0% Mark Udall* (D) 487 15.7% 165 [+] 5.3% 3,100 31 0.15%
2014 G 52% Bob Beauprez (R) 2,327 75.1% John Hickenlooper* (D) 647 20.9% 123 [+] 4.0% 3,097 29 0.15%
2010 S3 46% Ken Buck (R) 2,012 68.4% Michael Bennet* (D) 740 25.2% 189 [+] 6.4% 2,941 22 0.17%
2010 G 47% Tom Tancredo (I) 1,450 48.1% John Hickenlooper (D) 941 31.2% 625 [+] 20.7% 3,016 8 0.17%
2008 S2 52% Bob Schaffer (R) 2,081 63.3% Mark Udall (D) 1,004 30.5% 203 [+] 6.2% 3,288 21 0.14%
2006 G 45% Bob Beauprez (R) 1,582 56.8% Bill Ritter* (D) 1,131 40.6% 74 [+] 2.7% 2,787 17 0.18%
2004 S3 57% Pete Coors (R) 2,284 65.8% Ken Salazar (D) 1,106 31.9% 80 [+] 2.3% 3,470 19 0.16%
2002 S2 52% Wayne Allard* (R) 2,125 68.6% Tom Strickland (D) 860 27.8% 113 [+] 3.6% 3,098 18 0.22%
2002 G 52% Bill Owens* (R) 2,520 81.8% Rollie Heath (D) 520 16.9% 40 [+] 1.3% 3,080 19 0.22%
1998 S3 57% Ben Nighthorse Campbell* (R) 2,523 77.7% Dottie Lamm (D) 661 20.4% 64 [+] 2.0% 3,248 15 0.24%
1998 G 56% Bill Owens (R) 2,079 64.8% Gail Schoettler (D) 1,077 33.6% 51 [+] 1.6% 3,207 16 0.24%
1996 S2 62% Wayne Allard (R) 2,480 72.7% Tom Strickland (D) 874 25.6% 58 [+] 1.7% 3,412 22 0.23%
1994 G 57% Bruce Benson (R) 1,549 50.3% Roy Romer* (D) 1,441 46.8% 89 [+] 2.9% 3,079 12 0.28%
1992 S3 70% Terry Considine (R) 1,768 48.6% Ben Nighthorse Campbell (D) 1,672 45.9% 200 [+] 5.5% 3,640 6 0.23%
1990 S2 64% Hank Brown (R) 2,337 72.3% Josie Heath (D) 858 26.5% 38 [+] 1.2% 3,233 17 0.32%
1990 G 63% Roy Romer* (D) 2,093 66.5% John Andrews (R) 1,012 32.2% 42 [+] 1.3% 3,147 -3 0.31%
1986 S3 61% Ken Kramer (R) 1,910 60.8% Tim Wirth (D) 1,183 37.6% 50 [+] 1.6% 3,143 12 0.30%
1986 G 61% Ted Strickland (R) 1,598 51.2% Roy Romer (D) 1,500 48.0% 26 [+] 0.8% 3,124 10 0.30%
1984 S2 70% William Armstrong* (R) 2,789 76.8% Nancy Dick (D) 823 22.7% 18 [+] 0.5% 3,630 13 0.28%
1982 G 64% Richard Lamm* (D) 1,922 57.3% John Fuhr (R) 1,398 41.7% 34 [+] 1.0% 3,354 10 0.35%
1980 S3 69% Mary Buchanan (R) 2,240 61.4% Gary Hart* (D) 1,380 37.8% 26 [+] 0.7% 3,646 13 0.31%
1978 S2 62% William Armstrong (R) 2,072 67.5% Floyd Haskell* (D) 979 31.9% 20 [+] 0.7% 3,071 9 0.37%
1978 G 62% Richard Lamm* (D) 1,550 50.6% Ted Strickland (R) 1,457 47.6% 56 [+] 1.8% 3,063 9 0.37%
1974 S3 61% Peter Dominick* (R) 1,665 55.0% Gary Hart (D) 1,305 43.1% 58 [+] 1.9% 3,028 15 0.37%
1974 G 60% John Vanderhoof* (R) 1,687 56.5% Richard Lamm (D) 1,288 43.1% 12 [+] 0.4% 2,987 11 0.36%
1972 S2 66% Gordon Allott* (R) 2,083 63.9% Floyd Haskell (D) 1,137 34.9% 39 [+] 1.2% 3,259 16 0.35%
1970 G 57% John Love* (R) 1,463 55.9% Mark Hogan (D) 1,139 43.6% 13 [+] 0.5% 2,615 3 0.39%
1968 S3 75% Peter Dominick* (R) 2,098 65.1% Stephen McNichols (D) 1,125 34.9% 0 0.0% 3,223 7 0.41%
1966 S2 68% Gordon Allott* (R) 1,886 65.7% Roy Romer (D) 985 34.3% 0 0.0% 2,871 8 0.45%
1966 G 70% John Love* (R) 1,621 55.5% Robert Knous (D) 1,283 43.9% 16 [+] 0.5% 2,920 1 0.44%
1962 S3 75% Peter Dominick (R) 1,853 60.9% John Carroll* (D) 1,174 38.6% 15 [+] 0.5% 3,042 7 0.50%
1962 G 76% John Love (R) 1,985 65.0% Stephen McNichols* (D) 1,062 34.8% 7 [+] 0.2% 3,054 8 0.50%
1960 S2 85% Gordon Allott* (R) 2,082 61.7% Robert Knous (D) 1,277 37.8% 16 [+] 0.5% 3,375 8 0.46%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote


Historical U.S. House Election Results for Kit Carson County, CO

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 CO04Lauren Boebert* (R) 2,867 79.6% Trisha Calvarese (D) 608 16.9% 126 3.5% 3,601
County Total for 2024-11-05:   3,601
2024-06-25 sp CO04Greg Lopez (R) 1,537 82.6% Trisha Calvarese (D) 222 11.9% 102 5.5% 1,861
County Total for 2024-06-25:   1,861
2022-11-08 CO04Ken Buck* (R) 2,552 85.2% Ike McCorkle (D) 356 11.9% 86 2.9% 2,994
County Total for 2022-11-08:   2,994
2020-11-03 CO04Ken Buck* (R) 3,148 83.6% Ike McCorkle (D) 525 13.9% 93 2.5% 3,766
County Total for 2020-11-03:   3,766
2018-11-06 CO04Ken Buck* (R) 2,559 83.2% Karen McCormick (D) 515 16.7% 1 0.0% 3,075
County Total for 2018-11-06:   3,075
2016-11-08 CO04Ken Buck* (R) 2,964 83.1% Bob Seay (D) 493 13.8% 110 3.1% 3,567
County Total for 2016-11-08:   3,567
2014-11-04 CO04Ken Buck (R) 2,439 81.8% Vic Meyers (D) 393 13.2% 148 5.0% 2,980
County Total for 2014-11-04:   2,980
2012-11-06 CO04Cory Gardner* (R) 2,775 78.1% Brandon Shaffer (D) 659 18.5% 120 3.4% 3,554
County Total for 2012-11-06:   3,554
2010-11-02 CO04Cory Gardner (R) 2,192 73.7% Betsy Markey* (D) 626 21.0% 158 5.3% 2,976
County Total for 2010-11-02:   2,976
2008-11-04 CO04Marilyn Musgrave* (R) 1,994 61.1% Betsy Markey (D) 1,272 38.9% 0 0.0% 3,266
County Total for 2008-11-04:   3,266
2006-11-07 CO04Marilyn Musgrave* (R) 1,806 65.0% Angie Paccione (D) 706 25.4% 267 9.6% 2,779
County Total for 2006-11-07:   2,779
2004-11-02 CO04Marilyn Musgrave* (R) 2,350 69.2% Stan Matsunaka (D) 912 26.9% 132 3.9% 3,394
County Total for 2004-11-02:   3,394
2002-11-05 CO04Marilyn Musgrave (R) 2,122 69.8% Stan Matsunaka (D) 819 26.9% 100 3.3% 3,041
County Total for 2002-11-05:   3,041
2000-11-07 CO04Bob Schaffer* (R) 2,967 94.0% Dan Ward (Natural Law) 60 1.9% 128 4.1% 3,155
County Total for 2000-11-07:   3,155
1998-11-03 CO04Bob Schaffer* (R) 2,508 78.7% Susan Kirkpatrick (D) 677 21.3% 0 0.0% 3,185
County Total for 1998-11-03:   3,185
1996-11-05 CO04Bob Schaffer (R) 2,283 67.0% Guy Kelley (D) 1,026 30.1% 97 2.8% 3,406
County Total for 1996-11-05:   3,406
1994-11-08 CO04Wayne Allard* (R) 2,553 82.5% Cathy Kipp (D) 543 17.5% 0 0.0% 3,096
County Total for 1994-11-08:   3,096
1992-11-03 CO04Wayne Allard* (R) 2,635 73.5% Tom Redder (D) 950 26.5% 0 0.0% 3,585
County Total for 1992-11-03:   3,585
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Kit Carson County, CO

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2025 5,181 2,677 51.7% 420 8.1% 2,084 40.2% Rep +2,257 Rep +43.6% 99%
2024 5,249 2,742 52.2% 454 8.6% 2,053 39.1% Rep +2,288 Rep +43.6% 101%
2022 5,196 2,774 53.4% 512 9.9% 1,910 36.8% Rep +2,262 Rep +43.5% 100%
2020 5,062 2,789 55.1% 539 10.6% 1,734 34.3% Rep +2,250 Rep +44.4% 97%
2018 5,045 2,776 55.0% 604 12.0% 1,665 33.0% Rep +2,172 Rep +43.1% 92%
2016 4,948 2,787 56.3% 665 13.4% 1,496 30.2% Rep +2,122 Rep +42.9% 87%
2014 5,109 2,814 55.1% 763 14.9% 1,532 30.0% Rep +2,051 Rep +40.1% 86%
2012 5,137 2,819 54.9% 820 16.0% 1,498 29.2% Rep +1,999 Rep +38.9% 83%
2010 4,844 2,702 55.8% 863 17.8% 1,279 26.4% Rep +1,839 Rep +38.0% 75%
2008 4,638 2,565 55.3% 857 18.5% 1,216 26.2% Rep +1,708 Rep +36.8% 73%
2006 4,898 2,746 56.1% 904 18.5% 1,248 25.5% Rep +1,842 Rep +37.6% 79%
2004 5,161 2,786 54.0% 1,002 19.4% 1,373 26.6% Rep +1,784 Rep +34.6% 85%
2002 5,403 2,779 51.4% 1,094 20.2% 1,530 28.3% Rep +1,685 Rep +31.2% 90%
2000 5,260 2,679 50.9% 1,144 21.7% 1,437 27.3% Rep +1,535 Rep +29.2% 90%
1998 4,945 2,618 52.9% 1,107 22.4% 1,220 24.7% Rep +1,511 Rep +30.6% 87%
1996 4,538 2,347 51.7% 1,083 23.9% 1,108 24.4% Rep +1,264 Rep +27.9% 82%
1994 4,281 2,266 52.9% 1,102 25.7% 913 21.3% Rep +1,164 Rep +27.2% 80%
1992 4,461 2,322 52.1% 1,165 26.1% 974 21.8% Rep +1,157 Rep +25.9% 86%
1990 4,743 2,328 49.1% 1,172 24.7% 1,243 26.2% Rep +1,156 Rep +24.4% 94%
1988 4,827 2,212 45.8% 1,211 25.1% 1,404 29.1% Rep +1,001 Rep +20.7% 95%
1986 4,618 2,193 47.5% 1,190 25.8% 1,235 26.7% Rep +1,003 Rep +21.7% 90%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.