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1892–2024
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Hays, KS
presidential margin
2008R+33.72012R+45.62016R+47.52020R+43.62024R+46.1
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+46.1
2024
median income$63,084U.S. $80,734 · KS $74,275
median age33.2U.S. 39.1 · KS 37.5
poverty rate18.3%U.S. 12.5% · KS 11.3%
bachelor’s+ (25+)38.9%U.S. 35.6% · KS 35.6%
non-english6.2%U.S. 22.3% · KS 12.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German46.1%
Irish12.0%
English8.8%
Mexican5.6%
Spanish0.3%
Cuban0.2%
Chinese0.6%
Asian Indian0.5%
Filipino0.3%
African American†1.0%
Senegalese0.2%
religion
other traditions
Mainline8.1%
Latter-day Saints1.4%
Other Christian0.4%
Muslim0.3%
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.

Hays, KS, Kansas

Akashic
Hays, KSTrumpR+46.1
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2024 presidential margin by county for Hays, KS, KSA map of the single county of Hays, 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.Ellis County, KS · R+46.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican72.1%9,743
Kamala HarrisDemocratic26.0%3,511
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent1.9%257
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 Hays, KS, KS — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Ellis County, KSRepublicanR+46.1
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
26.0%Harris3,511
72.1%Trump9,743
1.9%Kennedy257
−46.1%
13,511
R
27.1%Biden3,737
70.7%Trump9,758
2.2%Jorgensen305
−43.6%
13,800
R
22.7%Clinton2,742
70.2%Trump8,466
7.1%Johnson854
−47.5%
12,062
R
26.1%Obama3,057
71.7%Romney8,399
2.2%Johnson258
−45.6%
11,714
R
32.2%Obama4,010
65.9%McCain8,207
1.8%Nader230
−33.7%
12,447
R
33.1%Kerry4,033
64.7%Bush7,891
2.2%Nader263
−31.7%
12,187
R
35.2%Gore3,926
58.4%Bush6,516
6.4%Buchanan718
−23.2%
11,160
R
34.7%Clinton4,142
57.0%Dole6,809
8.4%Perot1,001
−22.3%
11,952
D
36.5%Clinton4,544
32.0%Bush3,985
31.5%Perot3,924
+4.5%
12,453
D
49.6%Dukakis5,289
48.7%Bush5,194
1.8%Paul189
+0.9%
10,672
R
31.1%Mondale3,457
67.7%Reagan7,509
1.2%Richards133
−36.5%
11,099
R
36.7%Carter3,940
52.5%Reagan5,634
10.7%Anderson1,150
−15.8%
10,724
D
55.9%Carter6,280
42.0%Ford4,719
2.1%McCarthy241
+13.9%
11,240
R
41.9%McGovern4,113
55.7%Nixon5,463
2.4%Schmitz237
−13.8%
9,813
R
45.1%Humphrey3,809
46.7%Nixon3,944
8.2%Wallace688
−1.6%
8,441
D
69.2%Johnson5,553
30.4%Goldwater2,440
0.3%Hass27
+38.8%
8,020
D
64.8%Kennedy5,815
35.2%Nixon3,156
0.1%Byrd6
+29.6%
8,977
R
40.6%Stevenson3,058
59.3%Eisenhower4,466
0.1%Andrews4
−18.7%
7,528
R
34.1%Stevenson2,528
65.9%Eisenhower4,882
0.0%Hallinan3
−31.8%
7,413
D
58.5%Truman3,863
40.5%Dewey2,676
1.0%Thurmond67
+18.0%
6,606
R
39.6%Roosevelt2,218
60.1%Dewey3,369
0.3%Thomas16
−20.5%
5,603
R
47.5%Roosevelt3,299
52.1%Willkie3,622
0.4%Thomas25
−4.7%
6,946
D
74.7%Roosevelt4,834
25.1%Landon1,622
0.2%Lemke13
+49.7%
6,469
D
74.5%Roosevelt4,449
24.5%Hoover1,465
0.9%Thomas56
+50.0%
5,970
D
66.3%Smith3,364
33.5%Hoover1,700
0.2%Thomas11
+32.8%
5,075
R
22.1%Davis842
46.4%Coolidge1,763
31.5%La Follette1,197
−24.2%
3,802
R
23.3%Cox740
75.2%Harding2,385
1.5%Debs48
−51.8%
3,173
D
64.7%Wilson2,335
32.9%Hughes1,186
2.4%Benson87
+31.8%
3,608
D
64.9%Wilson1,381
8.2%Taft175
26.9%Roosevelt573
+56.6%
2,129
D
63.8%Bryan1,421
34.5%Taft768
1.7%Debs37
+29.3%
2,226
R
47.0%Parker928
51.1%Roosevelt1,009
2.0%Debs39
−4.1%
1,976
D
65.7%Bryan1,228
33.5%McKinley627
0.7%Woolley14
+32.2%
1,869
D
68.6%Bryan1,051
30.0%McKinley460
1.4%Palmer22
+38.6%
1,533
O
0.0%Cleveland0
33.5%Harrison546
66.5%Weaver1,083
Weaver +33.0
1,629
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: −46.1% in 2024.flipped R · 1996−46.1%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−33.5%
1896+38.6%
1900+32.2%
1904−4.1%
1908+29.3%
1912+56.6%
1916+31.8%
1920−51.8%
1924−24.2%
1928+32.8%
1932+50.0%
1936+49.7%
1940−4.7%
1944−20.5%
1948+18.0%
1952−31.8%
1956−18.7%
1960+29.6%
1964+38.8%
1968−1.6%
1972−13.8%
1976+13.9%
1980−15.8%
1984−36.5%
1988+0.9%
1992+4.5%
1996−22.3%
2000−23.2%
2004−31.7%
2008−33.7%
2012−45.6%
2016−47.5%
2020−43.6%
2024−46.1%
DemocraticRepublican

Home to Fort Hays State University, the Hays metro has absorbed steady population gains that complicate its traditionally lopsided Republican margins, though the area still ranks among Kansas's most reliably conservative labor markets.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 56.6 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 51.8 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 46.1 points.

A population of 28,920, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,084 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Celina, OH and Dickinson, ND.

Political twins — metros

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

Celina, OH
82.8twin score
% Catholic2008–2012 trajectory% unaffiliated≠ college share
Dickinson, ND
75.7twin score
% Catholic2008–2016 trajectory≠ elasticity
Great Bend, KS
73.5twin score
2008–2016 trajectory12-yr trend≠ % Catholic

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 Hays, KS, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hays, KS, Kansas voted Republican by 46.1 points (R+46.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,511 votes cast, 3,511 went Democratic and 9,743 went Republican.
When did Hays, KS, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Hays, KS, Kansas voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Hays, KS, Kansas?
Hays, KS, Kansas has a population of 28,920 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hays, KS, Kansas?
Median household income in Hays, KS, Kansas is $63,084 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Hays, KS, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Hays, KS, Kansas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 19 went Republican.