Manhattan, KS — Elections 2008–2024

2024 presidential election

Manhattan

HarrisD+11.6

How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Kamala Harris ✓Democratic	54.5%	10,449
Donald TrumpRepublican	42.9%	8,232
OtherAll other candidates	2.6%	497

D+60

R+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

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
2008	−1.2%
2012	−5.3%
2016	+5.6%
2020	+14.2%
2024	+11.6%

DemocraticRepublican

5 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Total
2024	D	54.5%Harris10,449	42.9%Trump8,232	2.6%	+11.6%	19,178
2020	D	55.5%Biden11,070	41.3%Trump8,247	3.2%incl. Jorgensen	+14.2%	19,947
2016	D	47.7%Clinton8,077	42.1%Trump7,136	10.2%incl. Johnson	+5.6%	16,934
2012	R	45.8%Obama7,627	51.1%Romney8,512	3.1%	−5.3%	16,650
2008	R	48.5%Obama8,847	49.7%McCain9,072	1.8%	−1.2%	18,247

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.
Indicator	ManhattanCity	KansasState	United StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White	77.9%	76.0%	61.0%
Black	5.2%	5.3%	12.2%
Asian	4.7%	2.9%	6.0%
Two or more races	8.2%	10.6%	12.6%
Other race	3.9%	5.1%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	13.6%	19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income	$60,172	$74,275	$84,427
Poverty rate	23.3%	11.3%	12.5%
Median age	25.7	37.5	39.1
Age 18–24	32.1%	10.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	10.0%	16.9%	17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	48.7%	35.6%	35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home	8.6%	12.2%	22.3%
Spanish	4.1%	8.1%	13.6%
Other Indo-European	1.3%	0.6%	2.0%
Ancestry
Largest ancestry	German 26.8%	German 23.3%	German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestry	Irish 10.8%	English 12.4%	English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestry	English 10.5%	Irish 11.3%	Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic	11.3%County context	14.1%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	14.1%County context	17.0%	16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed	61.4%County context	54.0%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	9.2%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 ancestries typically reported within it.

German

26.8%

Irish

10.8%

English

10.5%

American

9.8%

Scottish

2.7%

Italian

2.5%

French

2.0%

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

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 25.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.7%

1.2%

75–84

1.5%

2.9%

65–74

3.2%

3.5%

55–64

3.8%

3.7%

45–54

3.3%

5.5%

35–44

5.1%

9.3%

25–34

7.0%

18.0%

18–24

14.1%

5.9%

5–17

5.7%

2.4%

2.3%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$60,172

Manhattan$60,172

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

23.3%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1813.9%

Working age (18–64)21.6%

Seniors (65+)7.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

91.4%

speak English only

Spanish4.1%

Other Indo-European1.3%

Other languages0.7%

Korean0.6%

Other Asian & Pacific Island0.5%

Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.5%

Arabic0.4%

Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%

French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.1%

German or other West Germanic0.1%

Vietnamese0.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Evangelical Protestant

14.1%

Catholic

11.3%

Mainline Protestant

9.2%

Latter-day Saints

2.2%

Other faiths

0.7%

Other Christian

0.5%

Black Protestant

0.5%

Muslim

0.1%

Unaffiliated or not counted61.4%

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.

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

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 14.2 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 5.3 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 11.6 points.

A population of 54,239, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,172 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Manhattan, Kansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Manhattan, Kansas voted Democratic by 11.6 points (D+11.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 19,178 votes cast, 10,449 went Democratic and 8,232 went Republican.

What is Manhattan, Kansas's political typology?

Akashic places Manhattan, 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 3 times, Republican 2 times, and other 0 times.

When did Manhattan, Kansas last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Manhattan, Kansas voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in Manhattan, Kansas?

Manhattan, Kansas has a population of 54,239 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Manhattan, Kansas?

Median household income in Manhattan, Kansas is $60,172 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of Manhattan, Kansas?

Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Manhattan, Kansas from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 2 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Manhattan delivered D+11.6 in 2024.

Demographics

Demographic Profile

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