Dodge City, KS, Kansas: New American metro. In 2024, voted R+38%. Republican peak: R+48 in 2004.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+38MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 34,0742024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,7812024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 46.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 59.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+22 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 2004MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Dodge City, KS
TrumpR+38
Constituent county margins for Dodge City, KS, KSOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 68.1% | 5,616 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 29.8% | 2,461 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.1% | 170 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −46.6% |
| 1896 | +7.3% |
| 1900 | −3.3% |
| 1904 | −35.1% |
| 1908 | −9.8% |
| 1912 | +21.6% |
| 1916 | +12.2% |
| 1920 | −26.7% |
| 1924 | −31.9% |
| 1928 | −44.2% |
| 1932 | +13.8% |
| 1936 | +22.4% |
| 1940 | −4.8% |
| 1944 | −15.5% |
| 1948 | +3.5% |
| 1952 | −39.2% |
| 1956 | −34.3% |
| 1960 | −15.6% |
| 1964 | +19.9% |
| 1968 | −16.5% |
| 1972 | −36.9% |
| 1976 | +2.6% |
| 1980 | −25.8% |
| 1984 | −40.4% |
| 1988 | −19.3% |
| 1992 | −16.5% |
| 1996 | −32.9% |
| 2000 | −39.1% |
| 2004 | −48.2% |
| 2008 | −30.9% |
| 2012 | −35.9% |
| 2016 | −38.1% |
| 2020 | −32.0% |
| 2024 | −38.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,461 | 5,616 | 8,247 | ||
| R | 2,947 | 5,803 | 8,915 | ||
| R | 2,149 | 5,114 | 7,774 | ||
| R | 2,600 | 5,602 | 8,362 | ||
| R | 2,991 | 5,730 | 8,864 | ||
| R | 2,286 | 6,632 | 9,016 | ||
| R | 2,566 | 6,050 | 8,917 | ||
| R | 2,628 | 5,681 | 9,267 | ||
| R | 2,635 | 4,342 | 10,356 | ||
| R | 3,817 | 5,685 | 9,697 | ||
| R | 2,914 | 6,935 | 9,947 | ||
| R | 3,194 | 5,686 | 9,661 | ||
| D | 4,934 | 4,679 | 9,827 | ||
| R | 2,804 | 6,232 | 9,285 | ||
| R | 3,191 | 4,645 | 8,797 | ||
| D | 5,221 | 3,481 | 8,761 | ||
| R | 3,792 | 5,200 | 9,017 | ||
| R | 2,710 | 5,561 | 8,320 | ||
| R | 2,748 | 6,359 | 9,221 | ||
| D | 4,396 | 4,089 | 8,662 | ||
| R | 2,994 | 4,110 | 7,181 | ||
| R | 3,954 | 4,356 | 8,382 | ||
| D | 5,335 | 3,378 | 8,730 | ||
| D | 4,442 | 3,335 | 8,015 | ||
| R | 1,870 | 4,893 | 6,835 | ||
| R | 1,551 | 3,449 | 5,948 | ||
| R | 1,879 | 3,305 | 5,339 | ||
| D | 3,044 | 2,337 | 5,801 | ||
| D | 1,125 | 529 | 2,758 | ||
| R | 1,089 | 1,333 | 2,502 | ||
| R | 526 | 1,148 | 1,772 | ||
| R | 610 | 653 | 1,294 | ||
| D | 643 | 555 | 1,213 | ||
| O | 0 | 565 | 1,213 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.4%
Irish
5.5%
English
5.3%
American
3.5%
Italian
0.6%
French
0.6%
Polish
0.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 32.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,781
Dodge City, KS ranks near the middle of US counties.
Dodge City, KS$70,781
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.5%
Working age (18–64)11.8%
Seniors (65+)22.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
52.2%
speak English only
Spanish43.9%
Other languages2.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Dodge City's beef-processing economy drew a large Hispanic workforce that now shapes local demographics, and Ford County has trended more competitive in recent cycles even as it remains reliably Republican at the federal level.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-two points in 1936 and a Republican high of forty-eight points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-eight points.
A population of 34,074, a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,781 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Dodge City, KS, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Dodge City, KS, Kansas voted Republican by 38.3 points (R+38), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,247 votes cast, 2,461 went Democratic and 5,616 went Republican.
What is Dodge City, KS, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Dodge City, KS, Kansas in the "New American" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.
When did Dodge City, KS, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dodge City, KS, Kansas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Dodge City, KS, Kansas?
Dodge City, KS, Kansas has a population of 34,074 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dodge City, KS, Kansas?
Median household income in Dodge City, KS, Kansas is $70,781 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Dodge City, KS, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Dodge City, KS, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The metro's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.