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Newton·Kansas

Newton delivered R+11.8 in 2024.

20082024·5 elections
KS
Newton
TrumpR+11.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican55.0%4,411
Kamala HarrisDemocratic43.1%3,461
OtherAll other candidates1.9%153
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: −11.8% in 2024.−11.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−11.9%
2012−16.0%
2016−18.9%
2020−11.4%
2024−11.8%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
43.1%Harris3,461
55.0%Trump4,411
1.9%
−11.8%
8,025
R
43.1%Biden3,843
54.5%Trump4,859
2.4%incl. Jorgensen
−11.4%
8,919
R
36.4%Clinton2,745
55.3%Trump4,175
8.3%incl. Johnson
−18.9%
7,549
R
40.8%Obama2,970
56.9%Romney4,135
2.3%
−16.0%
7,272
R
43.0%Obama3,456
54.9%McCain4,414
2.1%
−11.9%
8,039

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.
IndicatorNewtonCityKansasStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White78.9%76.0%61.0%
Black1.7%5.3%12.2%
Asian0.2%2.9%6.0%
Two or more races12.6%10.6%12.6%
Other race6.6%5.1%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino19.4%13.6%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$68,885$74,275$84,427
Poverty rate9.7%11.3%12.5%
Median age39.937.539.1
Age 18–248.4%10.2%9.2%
Age 65 and older21.3%16.9%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)30.1%35.6%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home8.0%12.2%22.3%
Spanish6.0%8.1%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 31.1%German 23.3%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEnglish 10.5%English 12.4%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryMexican 10.5%Irish 11.3%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic7.3%County context14.1%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant15.3%County context17.0%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed53.8%County context54.0%51.5%
Mainline Protestant19.8%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 origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
31.1%
English
10.5%
Irish
8.0%
American
4.7%
Scottish
2.6%
Polish
2.0%
Swedish
1.8%
French
1.4%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
10.5%
Puerto Rican
0.4%
Cuban
0.2%
Guatemalan
0.2%
Salvadoran
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
0.2%
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries, none of which clears the display floor here.
Below 1% of the population here; subgroup estimates are within the survey's margin of error.
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
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.0%
speak English only
Spanish6.0%
German or other West Germanic0.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.4%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.3%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Vietnamese0.2%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.1%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
19.8%
Evangelical Protestant
15.3%
Catholic
7.3%
Black Protestant
1.6%
Latter-day Saints
1.4%
Other Christian
0.5%
Other faiths
0.3%
Unaffiliated or not counted53.8%
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.

Newton sits in the Great Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 18.9 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 11.8 points.

A population of 18,397, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,885 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Newton, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Newton, Kansas voted Republican by 11.8 points (R+11.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,025 votes cast, 3,461 went Democratic and 4,411 went Republican.
What is Newton, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Newton, 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 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Newton, Kansas?
Newton, Kansas has a population of 18,397 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Newton, Kansas?
Median household income in Newton, Kansas is $68,885 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Newton, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Newton, Kansas from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.