Kansas, Kansas: Republican loyalist state. In 2024, voted R+16%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+16MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic 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
Constituent county margins for Kansas, 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 | 544,591 | 757,462 | 1,333,711 | ||
| R | 570,323 | 771,406 | 1,372,303 | ||
| R | 427,005 | 671,018 | 1,197,570 | ||
| R | 439,908 | 689,809 | 1,157,532 | ||
| R | 514,765 | 699,655 | 1,235,808 | ||
| R | 434,993 | 736,456 | 1,187,756 | ||
| R | 399,276 | 622,332 | 1,072,216 | ||
| R | 387,659 | 583,245 | 1,074,300 | ||
| R | 390,434 | 449,951 | 1,157,077 | ||
| R | 422,636 | 554,049 | 993,044 | ||
| R | 333,149 | 677,296 | 1,021,991 | ||
| R | 326,150 | 566,812 | 979,795 | ||
| R | 430,421 | 502,752 | 957,845 | ||
| R | 270,287 | 619,812 | 916,095 | ||
| R | 302,996 | 478,674 | 872,783 | ||
| D | 464,028 | 386,579 | 857,901 | ||
| R | 363,213 | 561,474 | 928,825 | ||
| R | 296,317 | 566,878 | 866,243 | ||
| R | 273,296 | 616,302 | 896,166 | ||
| R | 351,902 | 423,039 | 788,819 | ||
| R | 287,458 | 442,096 | 733,776 | ||
| R | 364,725 | 489,169 | 860,297 | ||
| D | 464,520 | 397,727 | 865,514 | ||
| D | 424,204 | 349,498 | 791,978 | ||
| R | 193,003 | 513,672 | 713,200 | ||
| R | 156,319 | 407,671 | 662,455 | ||
| R | 185,464 | 369,268 | 570,318 | ||
| D | 314,588 | 277,658 | 629,813 | ||
| O | 143,663 | 74,845 | 365,560 | ||
| R | 161,209 | 196,316 | 375,043 | ||
| R | 86,164 | 213,455 | 329,051 | ||
| R | 162,605 | 185,982 | 353,797 | ||
| D | 171,774 | 159,484 | 334,785 | ||
| R | 0 | 163,096 | 324,891 | ||
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Demographics
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.5 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
$74,275
Kansas ranks near the middle of US counties.
Kansas$74,275
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.3%
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.
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.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Kansas sits in the Great Plains. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.
The Republican margin in Kansas reached its widest at fifty points in 1892. The margin in 2024 was sixteen points, in line with the state's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $74,275, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 2,947,197 together describe a state whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Kansas, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kansas, 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, Kansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Kansas, Kansas as a "Republican loyalist" state based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the state has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Kansas, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kansas, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Kansas, Kansas?
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, Kansas?
Median household income in Kansas, 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, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kansas, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The state's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.