Ken Caryl, CO is a small community located in Jefferson Country and has been home to many since the 1960s. The politics of Ken Caryl are often seen as conservative compared to other areas in Colorado. While no local political candidates call Ken Caryl home, there are candidates from nearby areas that may be campaigning in the area during election seasons. Residents of this area tend to lean toward more conservative viewpoints when it comes to politics, especially on issues such as taxes and government spending. Despite this, most citizens of Ken Caryl take an active role in civic engagement by voting and participating in public forums and discussion groups. Because the area is largely populated by middle-class households, those who vote usually prioritize economic stability and job creation above all else.
The political climate in Ken Caryl, CO is leaning liberal.
Jefferson County, CO is moderately liberal. In Jefferson County, CO 57.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.9% to 39.3%.
Jefferson county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ken Caryl, CO is leaning liberal.
Jefferson County, Colorado is moderately liberal.
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Metro Area is strongly liberal.
Colorado is somewhat liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Ken Caryl, Colorado: r r d d d D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Ken Caryl, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,536 contributions totaling $1,278,950 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,441 contributions totaling $781,135 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $320 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)