2024 presidential election
Ottawa
TrumpR+26.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 62.4% | 3,333 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 35.5% | 1,897 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.0% | 109 |
D+60R+60
City boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 2008–2024, on current city boundaries.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −15.2% |
| 2012 | −20.9% |
| 2016 | −28.1% |
| 2020 | −23.6% |
| 2024 | −26.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 35.5%Harris1,897 | 62.4%Trump3,333 | 2.0% | 5,339 | ||
| R | 36.8%Biden1,925 | 60.4%Trump3,162 | 2.8%incl. Jorgensen | 5,234 | ||
| R | 31.7%Clinton1,441 | 59.8%Trump2,716 | 8.5%incl. Johnson | 4,545 | ||
| R | 38.1%Obama1,777 | 59.0%Romney2,753 | 2.9% | 4,663 | ||
| R | 41.5%Obama2,094 | 56.7%McCain2,863 | 1.8% | 5,050 |
Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | OttawaCity | KansasState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 89.6% | 76.0% | 61.0% |
| Black | 1.7% | 5.3% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 0.9% | 2.9% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 6.7% | 10.6% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 1.1% | 5.1% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5.4% | 13.6% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $71,699 | $74,275 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 9.1% | 11.3% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 36.9 | 37.5 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 8.9% | 10.2% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 18.0% | 16.9% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 24.6% | 35.6% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 3.3% | 12.2% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 1.9% | 8.1% | 13.6% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | German 23.3% | German 23.3% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | Irish 13.9% | English 12.4% | Mexican 11.3% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | English 12.8% | Irish 11.3% | English 9.5% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 5.8%County context | 14.1% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 16.5%County context | 17.0% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 65.5%County context | 54.0% | 51.5% |
| Mainline Protestant | 9.4%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
23.3%
Irish
13.9%
English
12.8%
American
8.9%
French
1.7%
Italian
1.5%
Scottish
1.5%
Swedish
1.4%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
3.5%
Puerto Rican
0.4%
Peruvian
0.4%
Colombian
0.3%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
Sudanese
0.5%
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
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
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 36.9 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
$71,699
Ottawa$71,699
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
9.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.7%
Working age (18–64)8.4%
Seniors (65+)18.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.7%
speak English only
Spanish1.9%
Arabic0.5%
German or other West Germanic0.3%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.2%
Korean0.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted65.5%
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.
Ottawa sits in the Great Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 28.1 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.9 points.
A population of 12,678, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,699 describe the city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Ottawa, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ottawa, Kansas voted Republican by 26.9 points (R+26.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,339 votes cast, 1,897 went Democratic and 3,333 went Republican.
How many people live in Ottawa, Kansas?
Ottawa, Kansas has a population of 12,678 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ottawa, Kansas?
Median household income in Ottawa, Kansas is $71,699 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Ottawa, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Ottawa, Kansas from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.