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Health care and public health polling in Colorado
Keating Research polls Colorado voters on health care and public health: prescription drug costs, funding for public hospitals, school meals, tobacco and sugary drinks, and the work of public health agencies, for foundations, advocates, and the campaigns behind health measures.
What we have polled
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Denver · 2024
2Q, Denver Health funding
A 0.34% city sales tax increase for Denver Health, the city’s safety-net hospital, raising about $70 million a year.
Passed, about 57% yes
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Statewide · 2021
Prescription Drug Affordability Board
For a coalition including the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative and Good Business Colorado: 74% of 528 active voters supported SB21-175.
Signed June 16, 2021
Polling to pass legislation → -
Statewide · 2022–25
Healthy School Meals
Polling for Proposition FF in 2022 and Propositions LL and MM in 2025, funding free school meals.
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Denver · Client
Caring for Denver Foundation
Research for the foundation that funds mental health and substance use programs in Denver.
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Colorado · 2026
Public Health in the Rockies
Chris Keating presented on what polling can tell public health professionals at the 2026 Public Health in the Rockies conference.
Client research is confidential. Numbers on this page come from public polls, released memos, news coverage, or certified results.
Public findings
- In May 2021, our poll found almost 75% of likely Colorado voters were vaccinated against COVID-19 or planned to be, including 90% of Democrats, 64% of rural residents, and 56% of Republicans (The Colorado Sun).
- 74% of active voters supported the Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board in April 2021, before it passed.
What we test
- Health care costs and prescription drug prices
- Funding for hospitals, clinics, and mental health care
- School meals and child nutrition
- Tobacco, nicotine, and sugary drink policy
- Trust in public health agencies and messengers
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 health care in Colorado?
Keating Research polls Colorado voters on health care and public health for foundations, advocates, and campaigns, including Denver Health’s 2Q funding measure, the Prescription Drug Affordability Board, Healthy School Meals, and the Caring for Denver Foundation.
Do Colorado voters support lowering prescription drug costs?
Yes. In April 2021, 74% of active voters supported creating the Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board, which was signed into law that June.
Do you work with public health agencies?
Yes. We poll for agencies and foundations and present findings in person, including at the 2026 Public Health in the Rockies conference.
Foundations and advocates → Ballot measure polling → Public affairs and institutions →
Other issues: Water · Environment and conservation · Taxes, budget, and TABOR · Housing · 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.
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