Emporia, KS Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

Emporia, KS, Kansas: Texan Right metro. In 2024, voted R+18%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+18MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Texan RightAkashic typology
Population: 34,7472024 5-year
Median household income: $59,6592024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 72.8%2024 5-year
Black: 1.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 23.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+23 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+51 in 1928MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Emporia, KS

TrumpR+18

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	57.9%	8,552
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	39.7%	5,863
OtherAll other candidates	2.4%	361

D+60

R+60

2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1876–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	−49.8%
1896	+7.3%
1900	−4.2%
1904	−35.5%
1908	−7.7%
1912	+23.5%
1916	+11.8%
1920	−25.3%
1924	−33.2%
1928	−50.7%
1932	+3.4%
1936	+8.5%
1940	−7.7%
1944	−9.3%
1948	−4.9%
1952	−39.6%
1956	−37.3%
1960	−23.0%
1964	+7.5%
1968	−23.8%
1972	−42.9%
1976	−11.4%
1980	−27.3%
1984	−40.6%
1988	−13.4%
1992	−2.6%
1996	−13.6%
2000	−13.9%
2004	−22.4%
2008	−9.6%
2012	−14.3%
2016	−18.5%
2020	−14.7%
2024	−18.2%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−18.2%	5,863	8,552	14,776
2020	R	−14.7%	6,400	8,673	15,479
2016	R	−18.5%	4,965	7,521	13,841
2012	R	−14.3%	5,469	7,345	13,146
2008	R	−9.6%	6,307	7,674	14,295
2004	R	−22.4%	5,652	9,006	14,941
2000	R	−13.9%	5,581	7,500	13,772
1996	R	−13.6%	5,380	7,390	14,771
1992	R	−2.6%	5,281	5,700	16,341
1988	R	−13.4%	5,852	7,704	13,792
1984	R	−40.6%	4,581	10,958	15,691
1980	R	−27.3%	5,093	9,504	16,154
1976	R	−11.4%	6,277	7,984	15,029
1972	R	−42.9%	4,035	10,341	14,700
1968	R	−23.8%	4,482	7,596	13,104
1964	D	+7.5%	7,083	6,086	13,255
1960	R	−23.0%	5,463	8,746	14,258
1956	R	−37.3%	4,360	9,574	13,997
1952	R	−39.6%	4,457	10,359	14,902
1948	R	−4.9%	6,669	7,373	14,306
1944	R	−9.3%	5,982	7,220	13,316
1940	R	−7.7%	7,514	8,789	16,457
1936	D	+8.5%	9,046	7,615	16,750
1932	D	+3.4%	8,068	7,529	15,987
1928	R	−50.7%	3,500	10,832	14,451
1924	R	−33.2%	3,508	8,112	13,884
1920	R	−25.3%	4,207	7,151	11,617
1916	D	+11.8%	7,168	5,571	13,536
1912	D	+23.5%	3,175	1,438	7,398
1908	R	−7.7%	3,396	3,994	7,769
1904	R	−35.5%	2,023	4,667	7,444
1900	R	−4.2%	3,821	4,167	8,144
1896	D	+7.3%	4,257	3,672	8,044
1892	O	−49.8%	0	3,595	7,225
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

21.0%

Irish

9.1%

English

8.1%

American

3.7%

Scottish

2.2%

French

2.0%

Italian

1.6%

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: 34.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.4%

85+

1.4%

2.3%

75–84

2.5%

4.9%

65–74

5.2%

5.7%

55–64

5.8%

4.8%

45–54

4.9%

5.9%

35–44

5.3%

6.6%

25–34

6.1%

7.3%

18–24

8.8%

8.3%

5–17

8.1%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$59,659

Emporia, KS ranks near the middle of US counties.

Emporia, KS$59,659

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

14.1%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1815.8%

Working age (18–64)14.3%

Seniors (65+)6.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

84.1%

speak English only

Spanish14.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%

Other Indo-European0.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

13.0%

Methodist

9.2%

Other Christian

7.9%

Mainline Protestant

5.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

4.2%

Baptist

3.8%

Non-Christian

0.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Emporia anchors Lyon County, a former swing pocket that has shifted decisively Republican over the past two decades as its meatpacking and university workforce has aged and ruralized in political outlook.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-three points in 1912 and a Republican high of fifty-one points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eighteen points.

A population of 34,747, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,659 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Emporia, KS, Kansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Emporia, KS, Kansas voted Republican by 18.2 points (R+18), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,776 votes cast, 5,863 went Democratic and 8,552 went Republican.

What is Emporia, KS, Kansas's political typology?

Akashic places Emporia, KS, Kansas in the "Texan Right" 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 6 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.

When did Emporia, KS, Kansas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Emporia, KS, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Emporia, KS, Kansas?

Emporia, KS, Kansas has a population of 34,747 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Emporia, KS, Kansas?

Median household income in Emporia, KS, Kansas is $59,659 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of Emporia, KS, Kansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Emporia, KS, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Lyon County, KS	R +288
Chase County, KS	R +57

Emporia, KS has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+18 in 2024.

Key facts

Demographics

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