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Everything you need to cite a Keating Research poll or the Colorado ballot returns tracker. Reporters and researchers are welcome to cite our public polls with attribution.
About the firm
Keating Research is a Denver polling and survey research firm founded in 2010. The firm polls for candidates, ballot measures, foundations, and institutions across Colorado and the Mountain West.
Short form: “Keating Research, a Denver polling firm.” The firm is led by President and founder Chris Keating, PhD, and Vice President Spencer Keating.
Citing our polls
Please attribute results to Keating Research and include the field dates, the population (for example, likely voters), and the margin of error, with a link to the poll page. Each public poll page lists these in its methodology section, along with the memo, topline, and crosstabs.
The Colorado ballot returns tracker is free to cite with attribution to Keating Research and a link to the page. It is built from Colorado Secretary of State daily reports.
Recent public polls
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Arizona’s 1st District Poll, October 2026
Keating Research public poll of 500 likely voters in AZ-01: Democrat Amish Shah 49%, Republican Jay Feely 45%, an 8-point swing toward the Democrat from 2024. Fielded October 26–28, 2026, margin of error ±4.4 points.
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Memo (PDF) Topline (PDF)
Colorado Water Poll, December 2025
Statewide hybrid survey of 800 likely 2026 voters for Conserve and Protect Our Water on water supply, conservation, and interstate negotiation. Fielded December 1–7, 2025, margin of error ±3.8 points.
See also our track record against certified results and how we poll.
In The Colorado Sun
The latest of 22 Colorado Sun stories since 2018 that cite our polls or our pollsters.
Hurd’s Democratic challenger, former Aspen City Councilman Dwayne Romero, released an internal poll last week showing him down just 1 percentage point to Hurd with 9% of the electorate undecided.
National Democrats see a path toward winning all 8 of Colorado’s congressional districts in 2026Jesse Paul · The Colorado SunMost Coloradans, 67%, agreed that Colorado should be a leader, stand firm and require other states to do more to conserve water. Only 24% aligned with a different stance: The reason there is a crisis with the Colorado River is because California and Arizona are taking too much water
Voters thought Colorado wasn’t doing enough to protect its water even before this winter’s dry spellShannon Mullane · The Colorado SunThat’s true both of younger independents and older independents. … They believe they’re deliberately registering this way, not just passively ending up as independents.
— Spencer KeatingColorado’s unaffiliated voters say they’re intentionally not joining a political party. Here’s why.Jesse Paul · The Colorado SunPresident Donald Trump’s favorability was underwater in Colorado mid-December.
The Unaffiliated | Ken Salazar dips his toes back into Colorado politicsJesse Paul · The Colorado SunPresident-elect Donald Trump isn’t well liked by Colorado voters, according to the poll. It found that 43% of registered voters have a favorable view of him while 56% have an unfavorable view …
The Unaffiliated | The effort to prevent Colorado voters from being asked to approve tax collections over revenue projectionsBrian Eason, Jesse Paul · The Colorado Sun
Other coverage
There’s a very good pollster in Colorado, Chris Keating, president of Keating Research … And it turned out that Keating was absolutely right [Frisch lost to Boebert by only 546 votes]. That was an example of a pollster catching what was really going on.
— Floyd Ciruli, Colorado pollster and political analystReality Check: An insider’s guide to how political polls workAndrea Kramar · Rocky Mountain PBSLast election in Colorado, the firm accurately predicted in late October polls that Hickenlooper would beat Gardner and that Democrat Joe Biden would beat Trump, with both polls coming within about a percentage point of the final results.
Lauren Boebert in statistical dead heat with challenger Adam Frisch, Dem’s internal polling showsErnest Luning · Colorado PoliticsThe Denver-based Keating Research and OnSight Public Affairs poll released Friday showed Clinton leading Trump 43 percent to 38 percent.
Clinton opens up some breathing room in latest Colorado pollJoey Bunch · Colorado Politics
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