Pittsburg, KS, Kansas: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted R+25%. Republican peak: R+57 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+25MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 39,0082024 5-year
- Median household income
- $52,8442024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Pittsburg, 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 | 5,956 | 10,084 | 16,417 | ||
| R | 6,179 | 10,045 | 16,645 | ||
| R | 5,199 | 8,624 | 15,074 | ||
| R | 6,826 | 7,708 | 15,040 | ||
| D | 7,957 | 7,735 | 16,075 | ||
| R | 7,617 | 8,626 | 16,527 | ||
| R | 7,076 | 7,160 | 15,034 | ||
| D | 7,504 | 6,447 | 15,880 | ||
| D | 7,366 | 5,468 | 16,591 | ||
| D | 7,783 | 6,940 | 14,850 | ||
| R | 6,722 | 9,518 | 16,381 | ||
| R | 7,658 | 8,058 | 16,855 | ||
| D | 9,021 | 7,225 | 16,504 | ||
| R | 6,683 | 9,652 | 16,637 | ||
| R | 7,191 | 7,344 | 16,213 | ||
| D | 10,282 | 6,286 | 16,644 | ||
| R | 8,325 | 9,383 | 17,777 | ||
| R | 7,799 | 9,578 | 17,437 | ||
| R | 8,349 | 10,646 | 19,074 | ||
| D | 9,005 | 8,229 | 17,815 | ||
| R | 8,211 | 9,017 | 17,311 | ||
| D | 11,002 | 10,143 | 21,275 | ||
| D | 12,974 | 8,596 | 21,636 | ||
| D | 10,994 | 6,884 | 18,401 | ||
| R | 6,351 | 10,992 | 17,642 | ||
| R | 3,433 | 9,063 | 18,005 | ||
| R | 5,362 | 7,957 | 14,553 | ||
| D | 8,064 | 7,067 | 18,539 | ||
| O | 2,781 | 2,676 | 10,637 | ||
| R | 4,230 | 5,152 | 11,068 | ||
| R | 2,057 | 5,910 | 10,129 | ||
| D | 4,824 | 4,722 | 9,704 | ||
| D | 4,757 | 3,868 | 8,712 | ||
| R | 0 | 4,164 | 7,314 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.9%
Irish
13.7%
English
13.6%
American
12.3%
Italian
5.6%
Scottish
2.8%
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: 33.6 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
$52,844
Pittsburg, KS ranks near the middle of US counties.
Pittsburg, KS$52,844
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
20.6%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.2%
Working age (18–64)19.9%
Seniors (65+)12.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.2%
speak English only
Spanish4.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Pittsburg, KS in the Great Plains has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Pittsburg, KS more often than not also wins the national popular vote.
The Democratic margin in Pittsburg, KS has rarely exceeded twenty-four points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-seven points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Republican candidate by twenty-five points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 87% non-Hispanic-white share, a 21% poverty rate, and a median household income of $52,844 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pittsburg, KS, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pittsburg, KS, Kansas voted Republican by 25.1 points (R+25), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,417 votes cast, 5,956 went Democratic and 10,084 went Republican.
What is Pittsburg, KS, Kansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Pittsburg, KS, Kansas as a "Bellwether" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 20 times, and other 1 times.
When did Pittsburg, KS, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pittsburg, KS, Kansas voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Pittsburg, KS, Kansas?
Pittsburg, KS, Kansas has a population of 39,008 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pittsburg, KS, Kansas?
Median household income in Pittsburg, KS, Kansas is $52,844 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Pittsburg, KS, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pittsburg, KS, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.