Kansas — Elections 1876–2024

Kansas: state. In 2024, voted R+16%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+16MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Akashic typology
Population: 2,947,1972024 5-year
Median household income: $74,2752024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 76.0%2024 5-year
Black: 5.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 13.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+19 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+50 in 1892MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Kansas

TrumpR+16

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	56.8%	757,462
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	40.8%	544,591
OtherAll other candidates	2.4%	31,658

D+60

R+60

105 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	−50.2%
1896	+3.7%
1900	−6.6%
1904	−38.7%
1908	−9.4%
1912	+18.8%
1916	+5.9%
1920	−32.2%
1924	−37.9%
1928	−45.0%
1932	+9.4%
1936	+7.7%
1940	−14.5%
1944	−21.1%
1948	−9.0%
1952	−38.3%
1956	−31.2%
1960	−21.3%
1964	+9.0%
1968	−20.1%
1972	−38.2%
1976	−7.6%
1980	−24.6%
1984	−33.7%
1988	−13.2%
1992	−5.1%
1996	−18.2%
2000	−20.8%
2004	−25.4%
2008	−15.0%
2012	−21.6%
2016	−20.4%
2020	−14.7%
2024	−16.0%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−16.0%	544,591	757,462	1,333,711
2020	R	−14.7%	570,323	771,406	1,372,303
2016	R	−20.4%	427,005	671,018	1,197,570
2012	R	−21.6%	439,908	689,809	1,157,532
2008	R	−15.0%	514,765	699,655	1,235,808
2004	R	−25.4%	434,993	736,456	1,187,756
2000	R	−20.8%	399,276	622,332	1,072,216
1996	R	−18.2%	387,659	583,245	1,074,300
1992	R	−5.1%	390,434	449,951	1,157,077
1988	R	−13.2%	422,636	554,049	993,044
1984	R	−33.7%	333,149	677,296	1,021,991
1980	R	−24.6%	326,150	566,812	979,795
1976	R	−7.6%	430,421	502,752	957,845
1972	R	−38.2%	270,287	619,812	916,095
1968	R	−20.1%	302,996	478,674	872,783
1964	D	+9.0%	464,028	386,579	857,901
1960	R	−21.3%	363,213	561,474	928,825
1956	R	−31.2%	296,317	566,878	866,243
1952	R	−38.3%	273,296	616,302	896,166
1948	R	−9.0%	351,902	423,039	788,819
1944	R	−21.1%	287,458	442,096	733,776
1940	R	−14.5%	364,725	489,169	860,297
1936	D	+7.7%	464,520	397,727	865,514
1932	D	+9.4%	424,204	349,498	791,978
1928	R	−45.0%	193,003	513,672	713,200
1924	R	−37.9%	156,319	407,671	662,455
1920	R	−32.2%	185,464	369,268	570,318
1916	D	+5.9%	314,588	277,658	629,813
1912	O	+18.8%	143,663	74,845	365,560
1908	R	−9.4%	161,209	196,316	375,043
1904	R	−38.7%	86,164	213,455	329,051
1900	R	−6.6%	162,605	185,982	353,797
1896	D	+3.7%	171,774	159,484	334,785
1892	R	−50.2%	0	163,096	324,891
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 16 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2022	R	37.0%	60.0%	1,004,956
2020	R	41.8%	53.2%	1,367,755
2016	R	32.2%	62.2%	1,177,922
2014	R	0.0%	53.1%	866,191
2010	R	26.4%	70.1%	837,692
2008	R	36.5%	60.1%	1,210,690
2004	R	27.5%	69.2%	1,129,022
2002	R	0.0%	82.5%	776,850
1998	R	31.6%	65.3%	727,236
1996	R	34.4%	62.0%	1,052,300
1992	R	31.0%	62.7%	1,126,447
1990	R	26.4%	73.6%	786,235
1986	R	30.0%	70.0%	823,566
1984	R	21.2%	76.0%	996,729
1980	R	36.2%	63.8%	938,957
1978	R	42.4%	53.9%	748,839

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

23.3%

English

12.4%

Irish

11.3%

American

5.6%

Italian

2.1%

Scottish

1.9%

French

1.8%

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: 37.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

2.2%

75–84

2.7%

4.8%

65–74

5.2%

6.0%

55–64

6.2%

5.7%

45–54

5.5%

6.6%

35–44

6.3%

6.6%

25–34

6.3%

5.4%

18–24

4.8%

9.1%

5–17

8.6%

3.1%

2.9%

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

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$74,275

Kansas ranks near the middle of US counties.

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

11.3%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.9%

Working age (18–64)10.8%

Seniors (65+)10.3%

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

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

87.8%

speak English only

Spanish8.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%

Other Indo-European1.4%

Other languages0.8%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

14.2%

Other Christian

10.8%

Methodist

6.0%

Mainline Protestant

5.3%

Baptist

5.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.5%

Non-Christian

0.8%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Kansas sits in the Great Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of nineteen points in 1912 and a Republican high of fifty points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the state moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixteen points.

A population of 2,947,197, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,275 describe the state.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Kansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Kansas voted Republican by 16.0 points (R+16), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,333,711 votes cast, 544,591 went Democratic and 757,462 went Republican.

What is Kansas's political typology?

Akashic places Kansas in the "" 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 state has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.

When did Kansas last vote Democratic?

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

How many people live in Kansas?

Kansas has a population of 2,947,197 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Kansas?

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

What is the political history of Kansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The state's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Johnson County, KS	D +42,796
Sedgwick County, KS	D +5,488
Wyandotte County, KS	R +4,474

Kansas has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+16 in 2024.

Key facts

U.S. Senate

Demographics

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