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Leawood·Kansas

Leawood delivered D+9.1 in 2024.

20082024·5 elections
KS
Leawood
HarrisD+9.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic53.8%12,425
Donald TrumpRepublican44.7%10,321
OtherAll other candidates1.5%345
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +9.1% in 2024.flipped D · 2020+9.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−20.3%
2012−31.5%
2016−3.9%
2020+7.0%
2024+9.1%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+9.1%
12,42510,32123,091
D
+7.0%
12,50610,84223,729
R
−3.9%
9,36910,20021,146
R
−31.5%
6,73213,04820,080
R
−20.3%
8,08212,25820,525

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. 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.
IndicatorLeawoodCityKansasStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White87.5%76.0%61.0%
Black1.5%5.3%12.2%
Asian5.9%2.9%6.0%
Two or more races4.8%10.6%12.6%
Other race0.3%5.1%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino3.5%13.6%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$185,625$74,275$84,427
Poverty rate3.1%11.3%12.5%
Median age48.437.539.1
Age 18–248.0%10.2%9.2%
Age 65 and older15.9%16.9%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)73.7%35.6%35.7%
Speaks a non-English language at home6.7%12.1%22.3%
Spanish1.6%8.1%13.6%
Other Indo-European1.3%0.6%2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island1.2%0.8%1.1%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 23.7%German 23.3%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEnglish 15.4%English 12.4%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 14.0%Irish 11.3%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic16.5%County context14.1%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant15.4%County context17.0%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed53.3%County context54.0%51.5%
Mainline Protestant10.0%County context10.0%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 ancestries typically reported within it.
German
23.7%
English
15.4%
Irish
14.0%
American
4.4%
Italian
3.2%
Scottish
2.2%
French
2.1%
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.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.3%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Other Asian & Pacific Island1.2%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.7%
Vietnamese0.5%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.4%
German or other West Germanic0.3%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.3%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%
Arabic0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
16.5%
Evangelical Protestant
15.4%
Mainline Protestant
10.0%
Latter-day Saints
1.4%
Jewish
1.1%
Hindu
1.0%
Other Christian
0.5%
Muslim
0.3%
Orthodox Christian
0.2%
Black Protestant
0.1%
Other faiths
0.1%
Buddhist
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted53.3%
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.

Leawood sits in the Great Plains. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 9.1 points in 2024 and a Republican high of 31.5 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.1 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 9.1 points.

A population of 33,809, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $185,625 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Leawood, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Leawood, Kansas voted Democratic by 9.1 points (D+9.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 23,091 votes cast, 12,425 went Democratic and 10,321 went Republican.
What is Leawood, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Leawood, 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 Leawood, Kansas last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Leawood, Kansas voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Leawood, Kansas?
Leawood, Kansas has a population of 33,809 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Leawood, Kansas?
Median household income in Leawood, Kansas is $185,625 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Leawood, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Leawood, 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.