Home Issues we poll Environment and conservation
Environmental and conservation polling in Colorado
Keating Research polls Colorado voters on conservation, public lands, wildfire, and air quality, for ballot measure campaigns, environmental groups, and the coalitions behind bills at the Capitol. In 2026 we polled Proposition 137, the statewide land, water, and wildfire measure, from its first benchmark through Election Day.
What we have polled
-
Statewide · 2026
Proposition 137: land, water, and wildfire
Benchmark, message, ad-test, and tracking polls for the Campaign to Protect Colorado’s Land and Water and Prevent Wildfires, from April 2026 through October.
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
-
Western Slope · 2024
Dolores River national monument
Our poll found 68% of residents in the five affected counties supported a national monument, and 72% across Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District (The Colorado Sun).
-
Statewide · 2020
Air quality bills, for Conservation Colorado
Polling on three air quality bills before the 2020 session: emissions monitoring (73% support), an air quality monitoring program (69%), and higher pollution fines (67%).
All three signed into law
Polling to pass legislation → -
Statewide · 2025
Colorado Water Poll
A statewide survey of 800 likely voters on water supply, conservation, and the Colorado River, for Conserve and Protect Our Water.
Public
Water polling →
Client research is confidential. Numbers on this page come from public polls, released memos, news coverage, or certified results.
What we test
- Support for conservation funding and how it is paid for
- Wildfire prevention and forest health
- Public lands, national monuments, and access
- Air quality and emissions policy
- Which arguments hold up against an opposition attack, by party and region
How we poll
We draw samples from the voter file, set completes by quota to a likely electorate modeled for the election, and field by live phone, text-to-web, or both. Results come with a memo, topline, and full crosstabs, presented in person anywhere in Colorado and the Mountain West. How we poll →
Questions
Who polls on environmental issues in Colorado?
Keating Research polls Colorado voters on conservation, public lands, wildfire, water, and air quality for ballot measure campaigns, environmental groups, and coalitions at the state Capitol. In 2026 we polled Proposition 137, the statewide land, water, and wildfire measure.
Do Colorado voters support new national monuments?
On the Dolores River proposal in 2024, our poll found 68% support among residents of the five affected counties and 72% across Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, as reported by The Colorado Sun.
Has your environmental polling helped pass legislation?
Yes. Our 2020 poll for Conservation Colorado found 67% to 73% support for three air quality bills, and all three were signed into law that year.
Do you poll Republicans and rural voters on the environment?
Yes. Our samples cover every party and region, and we report results for Republicans, unaffiliated voters, and rural Colorado so a campaign knows where support holds and where it is soft.
Ballot measure polling → Foundations and advocates → Polling to pass legislation →
Other issues: Water · Taxes, budget, and TABOR · Housing · Health care and public health · Tobacco and sugary drinks · Education · Immigration and public safety · Elections and democracy · Transportation and transit · Data centers
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.
Contact us