Garden City, KS, Kansas: New American metro. In 2024, voted R+35%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+35MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 38,0842024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,0092024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 50.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 53.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1928MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Garden City, KS
TrumpR+35
Constituent county margins for Garden 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 | 66.3% | 7,166 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 31.7% | 3,425 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.1% | 225 |
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 | −41.1% |
| 1896 | −15.9% |
| 1900 | −21.6% |
| 1904 | −42.8% |
| 1908 | −27.6% |
| 1912 | +18.4% |
| 1916 | +4.6% |
| 1920 | −41.8% |
| 1924 | −40.1% |
| 1928 | −54.3% |
| 1932 | +4.1% |
| 1936 | +18.0% |
| 1940 | −7.3% |
| 1944 | −17.2% |
| 1948 | −2.8% |
| 1952 | −45.4% |
| 1956 | −34.1% |
| 1960 | −19.7% |
| 1964 | +24.4% |
| 1968 | −12.2% |
| 1972 | −34.4% |
| 1976 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | −26.0% |
| 1984 | −47.2% |
| 1988 | −22.1% |
| 1992 | −24.4% |
| 1996 | −39.8% |
| 2000 | −43.8% |
| 2004 | −51.6% |
| 2008 | −35.3% |
| 2012 | −38.9% |
| 2016 | −30.7% |
| 2020 | −24.7% |
| 2024 | −34.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,425 | 7,166 | 10,816 | ||
| R | 4,325 | 7,236 | 11,800 | ||
| R | 3,195 | 6,350 | 10,285 | ||
| R | 2,682 | 6,219 | 9,084 | ||
| R | 3,275 | 6,926 | 10,354 | ||
| R | 2,351 | 7,479 | 9,933 | ||
| R | 2,431 | 6,442 | 9,150 | ||
| R | 2,420 | 6,188 | 9,457 | ||
| R | 2,612 | 5,278 | 10,933 | ||
| R | 3,408 | 5,381 | 8,947 | ||
| R | 2,458 | 6,938 | 9,494 | ||
| R | 2,689 | 4,831 | 8,246 | ||
| D | 3,813 | 3,711 | 7,667 | ||
| R | 2,062 | 4,335 | 6,602 | ||
| R | 2,521 | 3,295 | 6,323 | ||
| D | 3,639 | 2,201 | 5,883 | ||
| R | 2,490 | 3,720 | 6,240 | ||
| R | 1,752 | 3,576 | 5,348 | ||
| R | 1,597 | 4,290 | 5,932 | ||
| R | 2,367 | 2,508 | 5,015 | ||
| R | 1,667 | 2,366 | 4,065 | ||
| R | 2,027 | 2,349 | 4,400 | ||
| D | 2,682 | 1,863 | 4,558 | ||
| D | 2,300 | 2,116 | 4,500 | ||
| R | 709 | 2,433 | 3,174 | ||
| R | 614 | 1,753 | 2,843 | ||
| R | 619 | 1,573 | 2,281 | ||
| D | 1,370 | 1,238 | 2,896 | ||
| O | 573 | 283 | 1,575 | ||
| R | 551 | 1,000 | 1,627 | ||
| R | 215 | 598 | 895 | ||
| R | 336 | 525 | 877 | ||
| R | 366 | 505 | 873 | ||
| O | 0 | 407 | 991 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.4%
Irish
5.5%
English
4.0%
American
2.0%
French
0.7%
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: 31.9 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
$73,009
Garden City, KS ranks near the middle of US counties.
Garden City, KS$73,009
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
11.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.8%
Working age (18–64)9.5%
Seniors (65+)16.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
53.5%
speak English only
Spanish39.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.8%
Other languages2.8%
Other Indo-European2.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Garden City's beef-processing industry drew waves of Somali, Burmese, and Latino workers beginning in the 1980s, making Finney County one of the most ethnically diverse corners of rural Kansas and a consistent subject of demographic research on immigrant political incorporation.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-four points in 1964 and a Republican high of fifty-four points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved ten points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-five points.
A population of 38,084, a 50% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,009 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Garden City, KS, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Garden City, KS, Kansas voted Republican by 34.6 points (R+35), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,816 votes cast, 3,425 went Democratic and 7,166 went Republican.
What is Garden City, KS, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Garden 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 5 times, Republican 27 times, and other 2 times.
When did Garden City, KS, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Garden City, KS, Kansas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Garden City, KS, Kansas?
Garden City, KS, Kansas has a population of 38,084 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Garden City, KS, Kansas?
Median household income in Garden City, KS, Kansas is $73,009 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Garden City, KS, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Garden City, KS, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The metro's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.