Atchison, KS, Kansas: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+37%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+37MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 16,2082024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,1122024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+23 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Atchison, KS, KSOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,201 | 4,911 | 7,284 | ||
| R | 2,359 | 4,906 | 7,440 | ||
| R | 1,989 | 4,049 | 6,575 | ||
| R | 2,567 | 3,917 | 6,674 | ||
| R | 3,241 | 3,791 | 7,191 | ||
| R | 3,120 | 3,880 | 7,118 | ||
| R | 3,171 | 3,378 | 6,900 | ||
| D | 2,926 | 2,828 | 6,538 | ||
| D | 2,959 | 2,521 | 7,530 | ||
| R | 3,177 | 3,243 | 6,614 | ||
| R | 2,641 | 4,537 | 7,255 | ||
| R | 3,063 | 4,084 | 7,581 | ||
| D | 4,108 | 4,030 | 8,344 | ||
| R | 2,404 | 5,471 | 8,066 | ||
| R | 3,379 | 3,644 | 7,922 | ||
| D | 5,037 | 3,147 | 8,229 | ||
| R | 4,336 | 4,793 | 9,160 | ||
| R | 3,134 | 5,608 | 8,751 | ||
| R | 3,283 | 6,004 | 9,296 | ||
| R | 3,910 | 4,141 | 8,113 | ||
| R | 3,325 | 4,731 | 8,076 | ||
| R | 4,557 | 5,921 | 10,560 | ||
| D | 5,817 | 5,312 | 11,160 | ||
| D | 5,640 | 4,778 | 10,575 | ||
| R | 3,756 | 6,647 | 10,440 | ||
| R | 2,199 | 6,246 | 9,786 | ||
| R | 3,082 | 5,872 | 9,031 | ||
| D | 4,634 | 4,624 | 9,512 | ||
| D | 2,449 | 1,535 | 5,602 | ||
| R | 2,593 | 3,244 | 5,905 | ||
| R | 1,854 | 3,542 | 5,513 | ||
| R | 2,682 | 3,390 | 6,104 | ||
| R | 2,963 | 3,326 | 6,317 | ||
| R | 0 | 2,718 | 5,422 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
29.2%
Irish
15.0%
English
10.1%
American
6.3%
Italian
4.8%
Scottish
2.4%
French
2.3%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 36.1 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$61,112
Atchison, KS ranks near the middle of US counties.
Atchison, KS$61,112
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.6%
Working age (18–64)12.2%
Seniors (65+)20.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.0%
speak English only
Spanish2.8%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Other languages0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Atchison, KS sits in the Great Plains. For most of the post-war period it was a Democratic metro — its working-class profile gave it the same political habits as much of its region. That identity has shifted decisively in the last twenty years.
The Democratic margin in Atchison, KS peaked at twenty-three points in 1964. By 2000 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-seven points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $61,112 sits well below state and national norms, and 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Atchison, KS, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Atchison, KS, Kansas voted Republican by 37.2 points (R+37), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,284 votes cast, 2,201 went Democratic and 4,911 went Republican.
What is Atchison, KS, Kansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Atchison, KS, Kansas as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 26 times, and other 0 times.
When did Atchison, KS, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Atchison, KS, Kansas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Atchison, KS, Kansas?
Atchison, KS, Kansas has a population of 16,208 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Atchison, KS, Kansas?
Median household income in Atchison, KS, Kansas is $61,112 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Atchison, KS, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Atchison, KS, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.