2024 presidential election
Fort Riley
TrumpR+33.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 65.8% | 173 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 32.7% | 86 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.5% | 4 |
D+60R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +19.0% |
| 2012 | +6.0% |
| 2016 | −13.7% |
| 2020 | −3.8% |
| 2024 | −33.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 32.7%Harris86 | 65.8%Trump173 | 1.5% | 263 | ||
| R | 44.4%Biden130 | 48.1%Trump141 | 7.5%incl. Jorgensen | 293 | ||
| R | 37.1%Clinton46 | 50.8%Trump63 | 12.1%incl. Johnson | 124 | ||
| D | 52.2%Obama105 | 46.3%Romney93 | 1.5% | 201 | ||
| D | 58.6%Obama197 | 39.6%McCain133 | 1.8% | 336 |
Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | Fort RileyCity | KansasState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 57.2% | 76.0% | 61.0% |
| Black | 19.8% | 5.3% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 4.6% | 2.9% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 12.6% | 10.6% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 5.6% | 5.1% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23.4% | 13.6% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $54,362 | $74,275 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 10.7% | 11.3% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 23.1 | 37.5 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 31.1% | 10.2% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 9.9% | 16.9% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 47.1% | 35.6% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 9.1% | 12.2% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 4.6% | 8.1% | 13.6% |
| Other Indo-European | 1.2% | 0.6% | 2.0% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | German 25.8% | German 23.3% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | Irish 10.6% | English 12.4% | Mexican 11.3% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | English 10.2% | Irish 11.3% | English 9.5% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 10.9%County context | 14.1% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 14.4%County context | 17.0% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 61.7%County context | 54.0% | 51.5% |
| Mainline Protestant | 9.0%County context | 10.0% | 5.2% |
ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.
Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
25.8%
Irish
10.6%
English
10.2%
American
9.6%
Swedish
2.9%
Italian
2.6%
Scottish
2.5%
French
2.0%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
6.7%
Puerto Rican
1.1%
Nicaraguan
0.4%
Salvadoran
0.3%
Panamanian
0.3%
Cuban
0.2%
Argentinean
0.2%
Bolivian
0.2%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
African
0.5%
Ethiopian
0.5%
Jamaican
0.3%
Nigerian
0.2%
Sudanese
0.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Maya
0.5%
Aztec
0.2%
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Korean
0.8%
Asian Indian
0.8%
Filipino
0.7%
Chinese
0.6%
Bangladeshi
0.4%
Vietnamese
0.3%
Nepalese
0.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 23.1 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.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$54,362
Fort Riley$54,362
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.8%
Working age (18–64)21.3%
Seniors (65+)8.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.9%
speak English only
Spanish4.6%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Other languages0.7%
Korean0.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.5%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.5%
Arabic0.4%
German or other West Germanic0.2%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.1%
Vietnamese0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted61.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.
Fort Riley sits in the Great Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 19.0 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 33.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 29.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.1 points.
A population of 8,606, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,362 describe the city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Fort Riley, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fort Riley, Kansas voted Republican by 33.1 points (R+33.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 263 votes cast, 86 went Democratic and 173 went Republican.
What is Fort Riley, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Fort Riley, Kansas in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 2 times, Republican 3 times, and other 0 times.
When did Fort Riley, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fort Riley, Kansas voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Fort Riley, Kansas?
Fort Riley, Kansas has a population of 8,606 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fort Riley, Kansas?
Median household income in Fort Riley, Kansas is $54,362 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Fort Riley, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Fort Riley, Kansas from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.