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1876–2024
Ottawa, KS·Kansas

Ottawa, KS has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+39.9 in 2024.

A small Great Plains metro where agriculture and state government intersect

2008 — 2024·5 elections
KS
2024 presidential election
Ottawa, KS
TrumpR+39.9
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2024 presidential margin by county for Ottawa, KS, KSA map of the single county of Ottawa, KS, KS, outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Franklin County, KS · R+39.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican68.8%8,773
Kamala HarrisDemocratic28.8%3,676
OtherAll other candidates2.4%310
D+60
R+60
A single county, filled by its 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover it for the full result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −39.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−39.9%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−46.1%
1896+9.3%
1900−4.8%
1904−34.0%
1908−10.0%
1912+26.5%
1916+2.8%
1920−32.6%
1924−41.1%
1928−57.6%
1932−2.0%
1936−14.3%
1940−28.5%
1944−30.0%
1948−19.0%
1952−46.4%
1956−43.2%
1960−36.9%
1964+8.3%
1968−28.5%
1972−47.8%
1976−13.4%
1980−31.8%
1984−42.3%
1988−14.0%
1992−7.4%
1996−14.8%
2000−27.0%
2004−30.2%
2008−22.5%
2012−29.9%
2016−38.7%
2020−38.4%
2024−39.9%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
28.8%Harris3,676
68.8%Trump8,773
2.4%
−39.9%
12,759
R
29.6%Biden3,690
68.0%Trump8,479
2.5%incl. Jorgensen
−38.4%
12,477
R
26.1%Clinton2,892
64.8%Trump7,185
9.1%incl. Johnson
−38.7%
11,082
R
33.6%Obama3,694
63.5%Romney6,984
2.8%
−29.9%
10,990
R
37.8%Obama4,433
60.3%McCain7,079
1.9%
−22.5%
11,739
R
34.2%Kerry3,921
64.4%Bush7,391
1.4%
−30.2%
11,476
R
34.4%Gore3,321
61.3%Bush5,925
4.3%incl. Nader
−27.0%
9,658
R
36.1%Clinton3,552
50.9%Dole5,007
13.0%incl. Perot
−14.8%
9,835
R
30.0%Clinton2,968
37.4%Bush3,699
32.5%incl. Perot
−7.4%
9,883
R
42.4%Dukakis3,592
56.4%Bush4,777
1.1%
−14.0%
8,465
R
28.4%Mondale2,523
70.6%Reagan6,284
1.0%
−42.3%
8,899
R
30.9%Carter2,726
62.7%Reagan5,525
6.3%incl. Anderson
−31.8%
8,808
R
42.0%Carter3,607
55.5%Ford4,760
2.5%
−13.4%
8,578
R
24.9%McGovern2,056
72.7%Nixon6,011
2.4%
−47.8%
8,267
R
30.6%Humphrey2,524
59.2%Nixon4,875
10.2%incl. Wallace
−28.5%
8,239
D
53.6%Johnson4,410
45.3%Goldwater3,725
1.0%
+8.3%
8,221
R
31.3%Kennedy2,824
68.2%Nixon6,158
0.5%
−36.9%
9,029
R
28.2%Stevenson2,591
71.4%Eisenhower6,557
0.4%
−43.2%
9,181
R
26.4%Stevenson2,532
72.9%Eisenhower6,983
0.7%
−46.4%
9,584
R
39.2%Truman3,467
58.2%Dewey5,145
2.5%incl. Thurmond
−19.0%
8,834
R
34.7%Roosevelt2,880
64.7%Dewey5,375
0.7%
−30.0%
8,310
R
35.3%Roosevelt3,542
63.8%Willkie6,393
0.8%
−28.5%
10,020
R
42.7%Roosevelt4,503
57.0%Landon6,007
0.3%
−14.3%
10,538
R
48.1%Roosevelt4,690
50.2%Hoover4,887
1.7%
−2.0%
9,742
R
20.8%Smith1,951
78.4%Hoover7,346
0.8%
−57.6%
9,370
R
25.9%Davis2,324
67.1%Coolidge6,008
7.0%incl. La Follette
−41.1%
8,960
R
32.6%Cox2,606
65.2%Harding5,216
2.3%
−32.6%
8,005
D
48.0%Wilson4,128
45.2%Hughes3,885
6.8%
+2.8%
8,601
O
40.3%Wilson1,970
13.7%Taft672
46.0%incl. Roosevelt
+26.5%
4,889
R
42.8%Bryan2,155
52.7%Taft2,658
4.5%
−10.0%
5,040
R
28.8%Parker1,310
62.8%Roosevelt2,855
8.3%
−34.0%
4,543
R
46.8%Bryan2,605
51.6%McKinley2,872
1.7%
−4.8%
5,571
D
54.3%Bryan3,152
44.9%McKinley2,609
0.8%
+9.3%
5,810
O
0.0%Cleveland0
46.1%Harrison2,209
53.9%incl. Weaver
−46.1%
4,796
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Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorOttawa, KSMetro areaKansasStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White90.6%76.0%61.0%
Black1.1%5.3%12.2%
Asian0.6%2.9%6.0%
Two or more races6.1%10.6%12.6%
Other race1.6%5.1%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino4.8%13.6%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$77,207$74,275$84,427
Poverty rate8.7%11.3%12.5%
Median age39.737.539.1
Age 18–248.9%10.2%9.2%
Age 65 and older18.0%16.9%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)24.6%35.6%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home3.3%12.2%22.3%
Spanish1.9%8.1%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 23.3%German 23.3%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 13.9%English 12.4%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryEnglish 12.8%Irish 11.3%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic5.8%14.1%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant16.5%17.0%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed65.5%54.0%51.5%
Mainline Protestant9.4%10.0%5.2%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
23.3%
Irish
13.9%
English
12.8%
American
8.9%
French
1.7%
Italian
1.5%
Scottish
1.5%
Swedish
1.4%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
3.5%
Puerto Rican
0.4%
Peruvian
0.4%
Colombian
0.3%
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
Sudanese
0.5%
Below 1% of the population here; subgroup estimates are within the survey's margin of error.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.5%
2.4%
75–84
2.6%
5.5%
65–74
5.4%
7.0%
55–64
7.2%
6.0%
45–54
5.7%
6.1%
35–44
5.9%
6.2%
25–34
5.9%
4.8%
18–24
4.1%
8.8%
5–17
8.6%
2.9%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$77,207
Ottawa, KS$77,207
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
8.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.7%
Working age (18–64)8.4%
Seniors (65+)18.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.7%
speak English only
Spanish1.9%
Arabic0.5%
German or other West Germanic0.3%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.2%
Korean0.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
16.5%
Mainline Protestant
9.4%
Catholic
5.8%
Latter-day Saints
1.5%
Other Christian
0.8%
Black Protestant
0.5%
Unaffiliated or not counted65.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Ottawa anchors Franklin County in eastern Kansas, where rural commodity-farming interests overlap with a modest manufacturing base, producing a reliably Republican-leaning electorate that occasionally narrows at the county level.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 26.5 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 57.6 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 39.9 points.

A population of 26,106, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,207 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Ottawa, KS, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ottawa, KS, Kansas voted Republican by 39.9 points (R+39.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,759 votes cast, 3,676 went Democratic and 8,773 went Republican.
When did Ottawa, KS, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ottawa, KS, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Ottawa, KS, Kansas?
Ottawa, KS, Kansas has a population of 26,106 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ottawa, KS, Kansas?
Median household income in Ottawa, KS, Kansas is $77,207 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Ottawa, KS, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ottawa, KS, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.