Wichita-Hutchinson Plus, Kansas: Populist market. In 2024, voted R+33%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+33MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,208,2132024 5-year
- Median household income
- $68,3352024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 75.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 16.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Wichita-Hutchinson Plus, 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 | 163,906 | 332,372 | 507,171 | ||
| R | 174,790 | 343,132 | 529,514 | ||
| R | 130,972 | 298,844 | 466,693 | ||
| R | 143,143 | 298,440 | 452,174 | ||
| R | 169,736 | 304,754 | 483,306 | ||
| R | 144,856 | 323,235 | 474,972 | ||
| R | 144,961 | 280,203 | 445,471 | ||
| R | 146,154 | 277,333 | 467,251 | ||
| R | 154,054 | 208,549 | 505,434 | ||
| R | 178,246 | 253,030 | 441,496 | ||
| R | 139,971 | 313,487 | 459,643 | ||
| R | 143,912 | 263,098 | 446,981 | ||
| R | 202,196 | 218,173 | 431,063 | ||
| R | 117,681 | 281,091 | 412,411 | ||
| R | 136,080 | 222,933 | 396,489 | ||
| D | 222,312 | 181,075 | 406,889 | ||
| R | 172,831 | 269,055 | 443,894 | ||
| R | 136,260 | 270,357 | 408,150 | ||
| R | 115,944 | 302,417 | 422,849 | ||
| R | 162,797 | 197,370 | 367,106 | ||
| R | 135,263 | 203,894 | 341,454 | ||
| R | 169,769 | 215,347 | 388,569 | ||
| D | 227,739 | 159,341 | 388,384 | ||
| D | 195,378 | 149,459 | 354,616 | ||
| R | 80,365 | 228,017 | 311,387 | ||
| R | 68,409 | 173,318 | 290,735 | ||
| R | 79,743 | 161,214 | 248,445 | ||
| D | 137,993 | 112,501 | 268,830 | ||
| O | 62,511 | 25,406 | 152,878 | ||
| R | 66,639 | 78,509 | 152,408 | ||
| R | 32,446 | 81,318 | 126,074 | ||
| R | 62,004 | 68,271 | 132,656 | ||
| D | 63,871 | 54,745 | 119,947 | ||
| R | 362 | 68,425 | 133,707 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.1%
English
10.7%
Irish
9.7%
American
5.6%
French
1.8%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.4%
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: 37.7 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
$68,335
Wichita-Hutchinson Plus ranks near the middle of US counties.
Wichita-Hutchinson Plus$68,335
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.5%
Working age (18–64)11.5%
Seniors (65+)10.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.9%
speak English only
Spanish10.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Wichita's aerospace manufacturing base shapes a blue-collar electorate that leans heavily Republican in federal races while occasionally splitting tickets for statewide offices, making margin size rather than outcome the key variable to watch.
The Democratic margin in Wichita-Hutchinson Plus peaked at twenty-four points in 1912. By 1968 the market had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-three points, the most Republican-leaning result in the market's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $68,335 sits well below state and national norms, and 12% 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 Wichita-Hutchinson Plus, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wichita-Hutchinson Plus, Kansas voted Republican by 33.2 points (R+33), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 507,171 votes cast, 163,906 went Democratic and 332,372 went Republican.
What is Wichita-Hutchinson Plus, Kansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Wichita-Hutchinson Plus, Kansas as a "Populist" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Wichita-Hutchinson Plus, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wichita-Hutchinson Plus, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Wichita-Hutchinson Plus, Kansas?
Wichita-Hutchinson Plus, Kansas has a population of 1,208,213 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wichita-Hutchinson Plus, Kansas?
Median household income in Wichita-Hutchinson Plus, Kansas is $68,335 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Wichita-Hutchinson Plus, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wichita-Hutchinson Plus, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.