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Wichita·Kansas

Wichita delivered R+4.0 in 2024.

20082024·5 elections
KS
Wichita
TrumpR+4.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican51.2%77,276
Kamala HarrisDemocratic47.2%71,202
OtherAll other candidates1.6%2,458
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: −4.0% in 2024.−4.0%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−5.1%
2012−10.7%
2016−9.3%
2020−1.9%
2024−4.0%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
47.2%Harris71,202
51.2%Trump77,276
1.6%
−4.0%
150,936
R
47.8%Biden77,183
49.8%Trump80,320
2.4%incl. Jorgensen
−1.9%
161,406
R
40.7%Clinton56,513
50.0%Trump69,444
9.4%incl. Johnson
−9.3%
139,014
R
43.2%Obama58,266
53.9%Romney72,753
2.9%
−10.7%
134,974
R
46.5%Obama66,466
51.6%McCain73,738
1.9%
−5.1%
142,925

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.
IndicatorWichitaCityKansasStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White64.1%76.0%61.0%
Black9.5%5.3%12.2%
Asian5.0%2.9%6.0%
Two or more races14.3%10.6%12.6%
Other race7.0%5.1%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino19.0%13.6%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$64,620$74,275$84,427
Poverty rate15.9%11.3%12.5%
Median age35.737.539.1
Age 18–249.5%10.2%9.2%
Age 65 and older15.8%16.9%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)32.1%35.6%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home15.2%12.2%22.3%
Spanish10.2%8.1%13.6%
Vietnamese1.5%0.4%0.5%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 21.2%German 23.3%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEnglish 11.5%English 12.4%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 10.0%Irish 11.3%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic13.8%County context14.1%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant19.6%County context17.0%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed53.9%County context54.0%51.5%
Mainline Protestant5.9%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
21.2%
English
11.5%
Irish
10.0%
American
5.2%
Scottish
1.8%
French
1.7%
Italian
1.6%
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
84.8%
speak English only
Spanish10.2%
Vietnamese1.5%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.9%
Arabic0.6%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Other languages0.5%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.3%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.3%
German or other West Germanic0.2%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.1%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.1%
Korean0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
19.6%
Catholic
13.8%
Mainline Protestant
5.9%
Black Protestant
3.1%
Latter-day Saints
1.6%
Other Christian
0.9%
Buddhist
0.7%
Orthodox Christian
0.2%
Hindu
0.1%
Other faiths
0.1%
Muslim
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted53.9%
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.

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

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 10.7 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 4.0 points.

A population of 397,945, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,620 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Wichita, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wichita, Kansas voted Republican by 4.0 points (R+4.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 150,936 votes cast, 71,202 went Democratic and 77,276 went Republican.
What is Wichita, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Wichita, 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 Wichita, Kansas?
Wichita, Kansas has a population of 397,945 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wichita, Kansas?
Median household income in Wichita, Kansas is $64,620 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Wichita, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Wichita, 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.