† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupHiawathaKansasUnited States
German32.3%23.3%12.5%
English11.7%12.4%9.5%
Irish10.3%11.3%9.4%
American7.4%5.6%5.3%
Norwegian3.6%——
Dutch2.2%——
Scottish1.7%1.9%1.3%
Swedish1.7%1.1%—
African American†2.4%4.3%9.9%
Bahamian0.4%——
Mexican2.5%10.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.6%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Hiawatha
Kansas
United States
Median age
41.6
37.5
39.1
Age 18–24
5.6%
10.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.0%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Hiawatha
Kansas
United States
Median household income
$68,750
$74,275
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.7%
11.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.6%
35.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Hiawatha
Kansas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.7%
12.2%
22.3%
Spanish
1.4%
8.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Hiawatha
Kansas
United States
Catholic
—
14.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
17.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
54.0%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Hiawatha, Kansas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−33.7%
2008
−28.3%
2012
−35.4%
2016
−37.2%
2020
−36.2%
2024
−31.3%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
33.3%Harris446
64.6%Trump866
2.1%
R+31.3
D+4.9
R+29.9
1,340
R
30.6%Biden445
66.8%Trump971
2.5%
R+36.2
D+1.0
R+40.7
1,453
R
27.2%Clinton351
64.4%Trump831
8.4%
R+37.2
R+1.8
R+39.3
1,290
R
31.2%Obama386
66.6%Romney824
2.3%
R+35.4
R+7.1
R+39.2
1,238
R
34.8%Obama505
63.1%McCain915
2.1%
R+28.3
D+5.5
R+35.5
1,450
R
33.1%Kerry477
66.8%Bush963
0.1%
R+33.7
—
R+31.3
1,441
Hiawatha's population has hovered near 3,000 for decades, reflecting the slow demographic contraction common to agricultural small cities in the region. Brown County has delivered Republican presidential margins above 70% in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 37.2 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.9 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.3 points.
A population of 3,197, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,750 describe the city.
In 2024, Hiawatha, Kansas voted Republican by 31.3 points (R+31.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,340 votes cast, 446 went Democratic and 866 went Republican.
How many people live in Hiawatha, Kansas?
Hiawatha, Kansas has a population of 3,197 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hiawatha, Kansas?
Median household income in Hiawatha, Kansas is $68,750 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Hiawatha, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Hiawatha, Kansas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
