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1876–2024
Garden City, KS·Kansas

Garden City, KS has voted Republican in twelve straight presidential cycles.

Meatpacking hub where immigrant labor reshaped southwest Kansas demographics

1876 — 2024·38 elections
KS
Latest
R+35
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
38,084
2024 ACS

Garden City, KS, Kansas: Republican loyalist metro. In 2024, voted R+35%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+35MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic 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 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−34.6%
3,4257,16610,816
R
−24.7%
4,3257,23611,800
R
−30.7%
3,1956,35010,285
R
−38.9%
2,6826,2199,084
R
−35.3%
3,2756,92610,354
R
−51.6%
2,3517,4799,933
R
−43.8%
2,4316,4429,150
R
−39.8%
2,4206,1889,457
R
−24.4%
2,6125,27810,933
R
−22.1%
3,4085,3818,947
R
−47.2%
2,4586,9389,494
R
−26.0%
2,6894,8318,246
D
+1.3%
3,8133,7117,667
R
−34.4%
2,0624,3356,602
R
−12.2%
2,5213,2956,323
D
+24.4%
3,6392,2015,883
R
−19.7%
2,4903,7206,240
R
−34.1%
1,7523,5765,348
R
−45.4%
1,5974,2905,932
R
−2.8%
2,3672,5085,015
R
−17.2%
1,6672,3664,065
R
−7.3%
2,0272,3494,400
D
+18.0%
2,6821,8634,558
D
+4.1%
2,3002,1164,500
R
−54.3%
7092,4333,174
R
−40.1%
6141,7532,843
R
−41.8%
6191,5732,281
D
+4.6%
1,3701,2382,896
O
+18.4%
5732831,575
R
−27.6%
5511,0001,627
R
−42.8%
215598895
R
−21.6%
336525877
R
−15.9%
366505873
O
−41.1%
0407991
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Demographics

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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 31.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.9%
1.5%
75–84
1.7%
3.6%
65–74
3.7%
5.4%
55–64
5.3%
6.0%
45–54
5.2%
6.4%
35–44
5.6%
7.3%
25–34
6.6%
5.6%
18–24
4.9%
11.4%
5–17
10.7%
3.8%
<5
4.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 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.
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.
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.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
34.1%
Other Christian
10.5%
Methodist
5.8%
Mainline Protestant
4.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.2%
Baptist
2.6%
Non-Christian
0.6%
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.

The Republican margin in Garden City, KS reached its widest at fifty-four points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was thirty-five points, in line with the metro's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $73,009, a 50% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 38,084 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Garden City, KS, Kansas — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/23780/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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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 archetype?
Akashic classifies Garden City, KS, Kansas as a "Republican loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. 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 archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.