Who we poll for

Since 2010, Keating Research has polled for ballot measure campaigns, candidates, public agencies, universities, foundations, and advocacy organizations across Colorado and the Mountain West. A selection of our clients is below; research for every client stays confidential unless the client releases it.

Ballot measure campaigns

Feasibility, ballot language, message testing, and tracking through election day.

Yes on Proposition 137 — statewide land, water, and wildfire, 2026; passed
No on Amendment 81 — statewide, 2026; defeated
Vibrant Denver — Denver bond package 2A–2E, 2025; all five passed
Yes on Referendum 310 — Denver flavored tobacco ordinance, 2025; upheld
Yes on Propositions LL and MM — statewide Healthy School Meals funding, 2025; both passed
Yes on 2Q — Denver Health funding, 2024; passed
Aspen/Pitkin County Airport improvements coalition — yes on 1C, no on 200, 2024; won both
Yes on Proposition 123 — statewide affordable housing, 2022; passed
Yes on Proposition FF — statewide Healthy School Meals for All, 2022; passed
No on Proposition 119 — statewide marijuana sales tax, 2021; defeated
Yes on Proposition DD — statewide water projects funding, 2019; passed

Candidates

Benchmarks, tracking, and message tests for statewide, congressional, and municipal races.

U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper
Congressman Joe Neguse — Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock
Manny Rutinel — Colorado’s 8th Congressional District, 2026
Dwayne Romero — Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, 2026
Adam Frisch — Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, 2022 and 2024

Public agencies and institutions

Resident and voter surveys, bond and tax feasibility, and attitude tracking.

University of Colorado — including quarterly tracking for CU Boulder
Denver Public Schools
Denver Health
City of Aurora
Town of Crested Butte
SMART, San Miguel Authority for Regional Transportation — gondola and transit funding measure 3A, 2024; passed
Ouray County
Archuleta School District

Foundations, advocates, and coalitions

Issue research that shapes a policy agenda, and polling to pass bills at the Colorado General Assembly.

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Caring for Denver Foundation
Conserve and Protect Our Water
Conservation Colorado
Giffords
Healthier Colorado
Hunger Free Colorado
ASPCA
Stand for Children
Denver Families Action
Centennial State Prosperity
Colorado Consumer Health Initiative
Good Business Colorado
National MS Society
Voces Unidas Action Fund
One Main Street Colorado
Unite America
314 Action
COLOR Action Fund

How the measures and races turned out, next to our polling: track record. Polls our clients have released: public polling and passing legislation.

Questions

Who are Keating Research’s clients?

Keating Research polls for Colorado ballot measure campaigns, candidates, public agencies and universities, and foundations and advocacy organizations. Clients include the campaigns for Propositions DD, FF, 123, LL, and MM, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper, Congressman Joe Neguse, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, the University of Colorado, Denver Public Schools, the City of Aurora, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Conservation Colorado, Giffords, and Healthier Colorado.

Does Keating Research work with public agencies and universities?

Yes. We have polled for the University of Colorado, Denver Public Schools, Denver Health, the City of Aurora, the Town of Crested Butte, the San Miguel Authority for Regional Transportation, Ouray County, and the Archuleta School District, and we present results in person to councils, boards, and commissions anywhere in Colorado and the Mountain West.

Which ballot measure campaigns has Keating Research polled for?

Statewide: Yes on Proposition 137 and No on Amendment 81 (2026), Yes on Propositions LL and MM (2025), Yes on Proposition 123 and Proposition FF (2022), No on Proposition 119 (2021), and Yes on Proposition DD (2019). In Denver: the Vibrant Denver bond package (2025), Yes on Referendum 310 (2025), and Yes on 2Q for Denver Health (2024). Locally: SMART’s gondola and transit measure 3A in Telluride and San Miguel County, and the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport questions 1C and 200 (2024). Our client’s side won each of them.

Is client research kept confidential?

Yes. We name clients, but survey results stay confidential unless the client chooses to release them. Released polls are on our public polling page.

Talk to us about your research

Keating Research is a Colorado & Mountain West polling firm. You work directly with the people who design, field, and analyze your research. We travel throughout Colorado and the Mountain West for in-person work: client meetings, board and staff retreats, and presentations to city councils, commissions, and agencies.