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1892–2024
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Great Bend, KS
presidential margin
2008R+43.32012R+53.92016R+58.52020R+56.32024R+56.7
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+56.7
2024
median income$58,851U.S. $80,734 · KS $74,275
median age38.8U.S. 39.1 · KS 37.5
poverty rate15.4%U.S. 12.5% · KS 11.3%
bachelor’s+ (25+)21.7%U.S. 35.6% · KS 35.6%
non-english9.3%U.S. 22.3% · KS 12.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German33.2%
English10.3%
Irish8.5%
Mexican15.8%
Honduran0.2%
religion
other traditions
Mainline15.2%
Latter-day Saints1.5%
Other Christian0.8%
Black Protestant0.3%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Great Bend, KS, Kansas

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Great Bend, KSTrumpR+56.7
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2024 presidential margin by county for Great Bend, KS, KSA map of the single county of Great Bend, KS, KS, outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Barton County, KS · R+56.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican77.6%8,205
Kamala HarrisDemocratic20.9%2,207
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent1.5%158
D+60
R+60
A single county, filled by its 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover it for the full result.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Great Bend, KS, KS — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Barton County, KSRepublicanR+56.7
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
20.9%Harris2,207
77.6%Trump8,205
1.5%Kennedy158
−56.7%
10,570
R
21.0%Biden2,340
77.3%Trump8,608
1.6%Jorgensen182
−56.3%
11,130
R
17.8%Clinton1,839
76.3%Trump7,888
5.9%Johnson612
−58.5%
10,339
R
22.2%Obama2,297
76.1%Romney7,874
1.6%Johnson170
−53.9%
10,341
R
27.5%Obama3,027
70.8%McCain7,802
1.8%Nader194
−43.3%
11,023
R
24.6%Kerry2,874
74.0%Bush8,666
1.4%Nader166
−49.5%
11,706
R
29.6%Gore3,238
66.7%Bush7,302
3.8%Buchanan415
−37.1%
10,955
R
25.8%Clinton3,121
64.9%Dole7,855
9.3%Perot1,123
−39.1%
12,099
R
28.3%Clinton3,846
37.6%Bush5,113
34.0%Perot4,623
−9.3%
13,582
R
38.4%Dukakis5,024
59.2%Bush7,741
2.4%Paul310
−20.8%
13,075
R
23.0%Mondale3,111
75.6%Reagan10,232
1.4%Richards195
−52.6%
13,538
R
26.4%Carter3,663
66.0%Reagan9,147
7.5%Anderson1,042
−39.6%
13,852
R
41.8%Carter5,497
55.6%Ford7,311
2.5%McCarthy334
−13.8%
13,142
R
28.3%McGovern3,481
68.9%Nixon8,479
2.9%Schmitz352
−40.6%
12,312
R
36.6%Humphrey4,464
54.9%Nixon6,700
8.6%Wallace1,044
−18.3%
12,208
D
60.1%Johnson7,340
39.5%Goldwater4,826
0.5%Hass55
+20.6%
12,221
R
44.2%Kennedy6,036
55.6%Nixon7,599
0.2%Byrd30
−11.4%
13,665
R
33.5%Stevenson4,378
66.2%Eisenhower8,644
0.3%Andrews41
−32.7%
13,063
R
28.9%Stevenson3,847
70.4%Eisenhower9,380
0.7%Hallinan92
−41.5%
13,319
R
45.8%Truman5,307
53.4%Dewey6,191
0.9%Thurmond102
−7.6%
11,600
R
40.2%Roosevelt3,761
59.4%Dewey5,547
0.4%Thomas37
−19.1%
9,345
R
45.1%Roosevelt4,982
54.4%Willkie6,011
0.5%Thomas50
−9.3%
11,043
D
62.8%Roosevelt5,978
37.1%Landon3,534
0.1%Lemke5
+25.7%
9,517
D
58.0%Roosevelt4,776
40.8%Hoover3,365
1.2%Thomas97
+17.1%
8,238
R
35.8%Smith2,777
63.9%Hoover4,966
0.3%Thomas24
−28.2%
7,767
R
22.1%Davis1,605
56.5%Coolidge4,109
21.4%La Follette1,560
−34.4%
7,274
R
29.1%Cox1,688
68.8%Harding3,993
2.2%Debs125
−39.7%
5,806
D
50.6%Wilson3,292
44.5%Hughes2,891
4.9%Benson319
+6.2%
6,502
D
50.8%Wilson2,069
17.0%Taft692
32.1%Roosevelt1,308
+33.8%
4,069
D
52.0%Bryan2,004
44.8%Taft1,729
3.2%Debs124
+7.1%
3,857
R
37.1%Parker1,235
58.2%Roosevelt1,939
4.7%Debs158
−21.1%
3,332
D
52.6%Bryan1,772
46.5%McKinley1,564
0.9%Woolley30
+6.2%
3,366
D
56.6%Bryan1,616
42.6%McKinley1,215
0.8%Palmer24
+14.0%
2,855
O
0.0%Cleveland0
43.1%Harrison1,381
56.9%Weaver1,823
Weaver +13.8
3,204
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −56.7% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−56.7%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−43.1%
1896+14.0%
1900+6.2%
1904−21.1%
1908+7.1%
1912+33.8%
1916+6.2%
1920−39.7%
1924−34.4%
1928−28.2%
1932+17.1%
1936+25.7%
1940−9.3%
1944−19.1%
1948−7.6%
1952−41.5%
1956−32.7%
1960−11.4%
1964+20.6%
1968−18.3%
1972−40.6%
1976−13.8%
1980−39.6%
1984−52.6%
1988−20.8%
1992−9.3%
1996−39.1%
2000−37.1%
2004−49.5%
2008−43.3%
2012−53.9%
2016−58.5%
2020−56.3%
2024−56.7%
DemocraticRepublican

Great Bend, KS sits in the Great Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 33.8 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 58.5 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 56.7 points.

A population of 25,097, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,851 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Gainesville, TX and Woodward, OK.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Gainesville, TX
90.3twin score
2004–2020 trajectory≠ % Evangelical
Woodward, OK
89.6twin score
2000–2016 trajectory≠ elasticity
Norfolk, NE
88.2twin score
2004–2016 trajectory≠ elasticity

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Great Bend, KS, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Great Bend, KS, Kansas voted Republican by 56.7 points (R+56.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,570 votes cast, 2,207 went Democratic and 8,205 went Republican.
When did Great Bend, KS, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Great Bend, KS, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Great Bend, KS, Kansas?
Great Bend, KS, Kansas has a population of 25,097 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Great Bend, KS, Kansas?
Median household income in Great Bend, KS, Kansas is $58,851 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Great Bend, KS, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Great Bend, KS, Kansas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.