Akashic

county

Butler County, KS

Office (updates table and map)

President margin by year

Place winner margin

1892–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1892 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German23.1%23.3%12.5%

English14.2%12.4%9.5%

Irish11.9%11.3%9.4%

American8.5%5.6%5.3%

French2.3%1.8%1.6%

Scottish1.9%1.9%1.3%

Italian1.8%2.0%4.8%

Swedish1.7%1.1%—

Mexican3.3%10.4%11.3%

Honduran0.6%0.2%0.3%

Puerto Rican0.4%0.6%1.8%

Guatemalan0.4%0.4%0.5%

Cuban0.3%0.2%0.7%

Argentinean0.2%——

African American†1.8%4.3%9.9%

Asian Indian0.7%0.6%1.4%

Chinese0.4%0.4%1.3%

Korean0.2%0.2%0.4%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	Butler County	Kansas	United States
Median age	38.4	37.5	39.1
Age 18–24	8.8%	10.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	16.3%	16.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Butler County	Kansas	United States
Median household income	$81,610	$74,275	$84,427
Poverty rate	8.5%	11.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	32.4%	35.6%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Butler County	Kansas	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	4.7%	12.2%	22.3%
Spanish	2.5%	8.1%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	Butler County	Kansas	United States
Catholic	7.5%	14.1%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	15.2%	17.0%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	67.5%	54.0%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	8.4%	10.0%	5.2%

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.

President results by year

2024 turnout 65.0% of 50,065 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic28.4%9,150TrumpRepublican69.6%22,426KennedyOther1.4%451

R+41.2

Lead: 13,276
Total: 32,236
vs nation: R+39.7
Turnout: 65.0%

BidenDemocratic28.2%9,181TrumpRepublican69.6%22,634JorgensenLibertarian2.2%705

R+41.4

Lead: 13,453
Total: 32,520
vs nation: R+45.8
Turnout: 65.9%

ClintonDemocratic23.8%6,573TrumpRepublican69.0%19,073JohnsonLibertarian5.1%1,415

R+45.2

Lead: 12,500
Total: 27,657
vs nation: R+47.3
Turnout: 58.5%

ObamaDemocratic27.9%7,282RomneyRepublican69.6%18,157JohnsonLibertarian1.8%459

R+41.7

Lead: 10,875
Total: 26,085
vs nation: R+45.5
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic32.9%9,159McCainRepublican65.1%18,155OtherAll other candidates2.0%559

R+32.3

Lead: 8,996
Total: 27,873
vs nation: R+39.5
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic28.5%7,495BushRepublican70.2%18,438OtherAll other candidates1.3%347

R+41.6

Lead: 10,943
Total: 26,280
vs nation: R+39.2
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic32.2%6,755BushRepublican63.7%13,377NaderGreen2.4%497

R+31.5

Lead: 6,622
Total: 21,002
vs nation: R+32.0
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic30.6%7,294DoleRepublican58.7%13,979PerotReform9.5%2,274

R+28.1

Lead: 6,685
Total: 23,816
vs nation: R+36.6
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+41.2MIT Election Lab
Population: 68,2872024 5-year
Median household income: $81,6102024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 85.7%2024 5-year
Black: 1.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+19.8 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+59.6 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Hancock County, IN · twin score 90.5

Participation

Midterm durability

Total general-election participants divided by same-year citizen voting-age population. These are total ballots or participating voters—not presidential candidate votes.

2024 total turnout: 65.0%32,547 participants ÷ 50,065 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +16.7 ptsVolatile
Drop-off versus state: -2.1 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 48.3%–52.3%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	28,357	48,458	58.5%	A/A
2018 · Midterm	24,202	48,555	49.8%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	32,312	49,033	65.9%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	24,401	49,620	49.2%	C/A
2024 · Presidential	32,547	50,065	65.0%	A/A

Sources and methods

2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
2022: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 154/183.
2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.

Precinct data

Results by precinct

133 precincts · 32,236 votes

Election

Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.

Butler County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -KS01500001AKS01500001A	1,428	2,284	90	3,802	37.6%	60.1%	R+22.5
Precinct -KS015140010KS015140010	788	1,352	50	2,190	36.0%	61.7%	R+25.8
Precinct -KS01500016AKS01500016A	741	1,342	54	2,137	34.7%	62.8%	R+28.1
Precinct -KS015200010KS015200010	584	1,382	42	2,008	29.1%	68.8%	R+39.7
Precinct -KS01500014AKS01500014A	567	1,142	35	1,744	32.5%	65.5%	R+33.0
Precinct -KS015000430KS015000430	279	1,002	30	1,311	21.3%	76.4%	R+55.1
Precinct -KS01500004AKS01500004A	415	851	23	1,289	32.2%	66.0%	R+33.8
Precinct -KS015000340KS015000340	319	929	19	1,267	25.2%	73.3%	R+48.1
Precinct -KS015000050KS015000050	332	822	29	1,183	28.1%	69.5%	R+41.4
Precinct -KS015000070KS015000070	230	879	21	1,130	20.4%	77.8%	R+57.4
Precinct -KS01500002AKS01500002A	306	616	22	944	32.4%	65.3%	R+32.8
Precinct -KS015000220KS015000220	268	589	15	872	30.7%	67.5%	R+36.8
Precinct -KS015000130KS015000130	204	617	21	842	24.2%	73.3%	R+49.0
Precinct -KS015000410KS015000410	169	638	12	819	20.6%	77.9%	R+57.3
Precinct -KS015140040KS015140040	192	528	12	732	26.2%	72.1%	R+45.9
Precinct -KS015000030KS015000030	223	490	17	730	30.5%	67.1%	R+36.6
Precinct -KS015800060KS015800060	268	437	17	722	37.1%	60.5%	R+23.4
Precinct -KS015200020KS015200020	125	501	14	640	19.5%	78.3%	R+58.8
Precinct -KS015000360KS015000360	134	462	12	608	22.0%	76.0%	R+53.9
Precinct -KS015120050KS015120050	104	409	14	527	19.7%	77.6%	R+57.9
Precinct -KS015140020KS015140020	177	341	9	527	33.6%	64.7%	R+31.1
Precinct -KS015000190KS015000190	134	297	11	442	30.3%	67.2%	R+36.9
Precinct -KS015000290KS015000290	116	303	8	427	27.2%	71.0%	R+43.8
Precinct -KS015120080KS015120080	60	301	8	369	16.3%	81.6%	R+65.3
Precinct -KS015140060KS015140060	76	240	6	322	23.6%	74.5%	R+50.9
Precinct -KS015000390KS015000390	54	259	5	318	17.0%	81.4%	R+64.5
Precinct -KS015000071KS015000071	70	218	7	295	23.7%	73.9%	R+50.2
Precinct -KS015000240KS015000240	54	236	5	295	18.3%	80.0%	R+61.7
Precinct -KS015000080KS015000080	62	226	3	291	21.3%	77.7%	R+56.4
Precinct -KS015000250KS015000250	53	233	5	291	18.2%	80.1%	R+61.9
Precinct -KS015000330KS015000330	52	216	3	271	19.2%	79.7%	R+60.5
Precinct -KS015000350KS015000350	69	191	7	267	25.8%	71.5%	R+45.7
Precinct -KS015000320KS015000320	33	208	2	243	13.6%	85.6%	R+72.0
Precinct -KS015000451KS015000451	39	188	0	227	17.2%	82.8%	R+65.6
Precinct -KS015120090KS015120090	27	188	2	217	12.4%	86.6%	R+74.2
Precinct -KS015120040KS015120040	48	159	6	213	22.5%	74.6%	R+52.1
Precinct -KS015140030KS015140030	48	153	6	207	23.2%	73.9%	R+50.7
Precinct -KS015000450KS015000450	26	150	3	179	14.5%	83.8%	R+69.3
Precinct -KS015000380KS015000380	31	145	2	178	17.4%	81.5%	R+64.0
Precinct -KS015000100KS015000100	29	135	2	166	17.5%	81.3%	R+63.9
Precinct -KS015000280KS015000280	24	132	2	158	15.2%	83.5%	R+68.4
Precinct -KS015800050KS015800050	40	99	3	142	28.2%	69.7%	R+41.5
Precinct -KS015140080KS015140080	26	72	0	98	26.5%	73.5%	R+46.9
Precinct -KS015000260KS015000260	16	80	1	97	16.5%	82.5%	R+66.0
Precinct -KS015000120KS015000120	12	81	1	94	12.8%	86.2%	R+73.4
Precinct -KS015000131KS015000131	21	66	0	87	24.1%	75.9%	R+51.7
Precinct -KS015000341KS015000341	22	59	1	82	26.8%	72.0%	R+45.1
Precinct -KS015000300KS015000300	23	54	1	78	29.5%	69.2%	R+39.7
Precinct -KS015000440KS015000440	13	51	2	66	19.7%	77.3%	R+57.6
Precinct -KS015000270KS015000270	11	40	0	51	21.6%	78.4%	R+56.9
Precinct -KS015000110KS015000110	8	33	0	41	19.5%	80.5%	R+61.0
Andover Exclave A Voting District20_2001500001L	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Andover Exclave C Voting District20_2001500001N	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Andover Exclave D Sewage Plant Voting District20_2001500001O	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Andover North Voting District20_2001500001A	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Andover Sewage Plant Voting District20_20015800060	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Andover South Voting District20_2001500001B	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Augusta City Ward 120_2001500002A	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Augusta City Ward 1 Exclave A20_2001500002B	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Augusta City Ward 1 Exclave B20_2001500002C	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Augusta City Ward 1 Exclave C20_2001580010A	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Augusta City Ward 1 Exclave D20_2001580010B	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Augusta City Ward 220_20015000030	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Augusta City Ward 320_2001500004A	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Augusta City Ward 3 Exclave20_2001500004B	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Augusta City Ward 420_20015000050	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Augusta Township Voting District20_2001500006A	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Benton Township/City Voting District20_20015000070	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bloomington Township Voting District20_20015000080	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bruno Township Enclave B Voting District20_2001500009C	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bruno Township Enclave C Voting District20_20015000090	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bruno Township Enclave D Part A Voting District20_2001500009E	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bruno Township Enclave D Part B Voting District20_2001500009F	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bruno Township Enclave D Part C Voting District20_2001500009G	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bruno Township Enclave D Part D Voting District20_2001500009H	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bruno Township Enclave D Part E Voting District20_2001500009I	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bruno Township Voting District20_2001500009A	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Chelsea Township Voting District20_20015800050	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Clay Township Voting District20_20015000110	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Clifford Township Voting District20_20015000120	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Douglass Township/City Voting District20_20015000130	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
El Dorado City Ward 1 Precinct 2 Exclave A20_2001580020A	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
El Dorado City Ward 1 Precinct 2 Exclave B20_2001580020B	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
El Dorado City Ward 4 Precinct 3 37520_2001580030B	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
El Dorado Township Voting District20_20015000330	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
El Dorado Ward 1 Precinct 120_2001500014A	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
El Dorado Ward 1 Precinct 220_2001500015A	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
El Dorado Ward 2 Precinct 120_2001500016A	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
El Dorado Ward 2 Precinct 1 Exclave A20_2001500016B	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
El Dorado Ward 2 Precinct 1 Exclave B20_2001500016C	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
El Dorado Ward 2 Precinct 220_20015000170	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
El Dorado Ward 2 Precinct 320_20015000180	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
El Dorado Ward 3 Precinct 120_20015000190	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
El Dorado Ward 3 Precinct 220_20015000200	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
El Dorado Ward 3 Precinct 320_20015000210	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
El Dorado Ward 4 Precinct 120_20015000220	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
El Dorado Ward 4 Precinct 1 Exclave A20_2001590000A	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
El Dorado Ward 4 Precinct 220_2001500023A	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
El Dorado Ward 4 Precinct 320_2001500023B	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
El Dorado Ward 4 Precinct 3 Exclave A20_2001500030A	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
El Dorado Ward 4 Precinct 3 Exclave C20_2001580030C	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
El Dorado Ward 4 Precinct 3 Exclave D20_2001580030D	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Fairmount Township/Elbing Voting District20_20015000240	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Fairview Township Voting District20_20015000250	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Glencoe Township Voting District20_20015000260	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Hickory Township Voting District20_20015000270	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lincoln Township Voting District20_20015000280	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Little Walnut Township/Leon Voting District20_20015000290	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Logan Township Voting District20_20015000300	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Murdock Township Voting District20_20015000320	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Pleasant Township Voting District20_20015000340	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Plum Grove Township/Potwin Voting District20_20015000350	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Precinct -KS015000090KS015000090	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Prospect Township Voting District20_20015000360	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Richland Township H77 Exclave A Voting District20_2001580040A	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Richland Township H77 Exclave B Voting District20_2001580040B	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Richland Township H77 Voting District20_20015800040	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Richland Township H78 Voting District20_20015200020	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Rock Creek Township Voting District20_20015000380	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Rosalia Township Voting District20_20015000390	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Rose Hill City Exclave A Voting District20_2001580070A	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Rose Hill City Exclave B Voting District20_2001580070B	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Rose Hill City Exclave C Voting District20_2001580070C	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Rose Hill City Exclave D Voting District20_2001580070D	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Rose Hill City Exclave E Voting District20_2001580070E	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Rose Hill City Exclave F Voting District20_2001580070F	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Rose Hill City Voting District20_20015200010	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Spring Township Voting District20_20015000410	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Sycamore/Cassoday Voting District20_20015000100	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Towanda Township/City Voting District20_20015000430	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Union Township/Latham Voting District20_20015000440	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Walnut Township Voting District20_20015000450	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Whitewater/Milton Township Voting District20_20015000310	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−48.6%
1896	+9.5%
1900	−3.4%
1904	−33.1%
1908	−13.4%
1912	+19.5%
1916	+7.6%
1920	−24.1%
1924	−29.3%
1928	−59.6%
1932	+9.5%
1936	+19.8%
1940	−0.0%
1944	−7.4%
1948	−2.2%
1952	−30.8%
1956	−21.7%
1960	−17.1%
1964	+17.4%
1968	−12.5%
1972	−38.9%
1976	+0.9%
1980	−18.1%
1984	−33.8%
1988	−17.2%
1992	−9.0%
1996	−28.1%
2000	−31.5%
2004	−41.6%
2008	−32.3%
2012	−41.7%
2016	−45.2%
2020	−41.4%
2024	−41.2%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Swing	vs U.S.	Total
2024	R	28.4%Harris9,150	69.6%Trump22,426	1.4%Kennedy451	R+41.2	D+0.2	R+39.7	32,236
2020	R	28.2%Biden9,181	69.6%Trump22,634	2.2%Jorgensen705	R+41.4	D+3.8	R+45.8	32,520
2016	R	23.8%Clinton6,573	69.0%Trump19,073	5.1%Johnson1,415	R+45.2	R+3.5	R+47.3	27,657
2012	R	27.9%Obama7,282	69.6%Romney18,157	1.8%Johnson459	R+41.7	R+9.4	R+45.5	26,085
2008	R	32.9%Obama9,159	65.1%McCain18,155	2.0%	R+32.3	D+9.4	R+39.5	27,873
2004	R	28.5%Kerry7,495	70.2%Bush18,438	1.3%	R+41.6	R+10.1	R+39.2	26,280
2000	R	32.2%Gore6,755	63.7%Bush13,377	2.4%Nader497	R+31.5	R+3.5	R+32.0	21,002
1996	R	30.6%Clinton7,294	58.7%Dole13,979	9.5%Perot2,274	R+28.1	R+19.0	R+36.6	23,816
1992	R	29.7%Clinton7,029	38.8%Bush9,166	31.1%Perot7,355	R+9.0	D+8.2	R+14.6	23,629
1988	R	40.4%Dukakis7,690	57.6%Bush10,976	2.0%	R+17.2	D+16.5	R+9.5	19,056
1984	R	32.6%Mondale6,371	66.3%Reagan12,976	1.1%	R+33.8	R+15.7	R+15.5	19,564
1980	R	37.3%Carter6,875	55.3%Reagan10,210	7.4%	R+18.1	R+18.9	R+8.3	18,453
1976	D	49.3%Carter8,540	48.5%Ford8,390	2.2%	D+0.9	D+39.8	R+1.2	17,316
1972	R	28.5%McGovern4,669	67.4%Nixon11,045	4.1%	R+38.9	R+26.4	R+15.8	16,389
1968	R	38.3%Humphrey5,952	50.8%Nixon7,893	10.9%	R+12.5	R+29.9	R+11.8	15,541
1964	D	58.3%Johnson9,061	41.0%Goldwater6,364	0.7%	D+17.4	D+34.5	R+5.2	15,532
1960	R	41.3%Kennedy7,112	58.4%Nixon10,059	0.4%	R+17.1	D+4.6	R+17.3	17,232
1956	R	39.0%Stevenson6,158	60.7%Eisenhower9,591	0.3%	R+21.7	D+9.1	R+6.3	15,794
1952	R	34.2%Stevenson5,359	65.0%Eisenhower10,179	0.7%	R+30.8	R+28.6	R+20.0	15,651
1948	R	48.4%Truman6,269	50.6%Dewey6,551	1.0%	R+2.2	D+5.2	R+6.7	12,952
1944	R	46.1%Roosevelt6,084	53.5%Dewey7,064	0.4%	R+7.4	R+7.4	R+14.9	13,203
1940	R	49.6%Roosevelt7,615	49.6%Willkie7,619	0.8%	R+0.03	R+19.9	R+10.0	15,360
1936	D	59.8%Roosevelt9,283	40.0%Landon6,204	0.2%	D+19.8	D+10.3	R+4.4	15,514
1932	D	53.2%Roosevelt7,447	43.7%Hoover6,116	3.1%	D+9.5	D+69.2	R+8.3	13,994
1928	R	19.8%Smith2,533	79.4%Hoover10,168	0.8%	R+59.6	R+30.3	R+42.2	12,802
1924	R	28.6%Davis3,642	57.9%Coolidge7,367	13.4%La Follette1,707	R+29.3	R+5.2	R+4.1	12,716
1920	R	36.5%Cox4,112	60.6%Harding6,821	2.9%	R+24.1	R+31.6	D+2.1	11,264
1916	D	50.7%Wilson4,248	43.2%Hughes3,614	6.1%	D+7.6	R+11.9	D+4.4	8,373
1912	O	37.8%Wilson2,005	18.3%Taft971	43.9%	Roosevelt +6.1	D+32.9	R+0.1	5,306
1908	R	40.5%Bryan2,290	54.0%Taft3,049	5.5%	R+13.4	D+19.6	R+3.9	5,649
1904	R	28.8%Parker1,540	61.9%Roosevelt3,306	9.3%	R+33.1	R+29.7	R+13.4	5,341
1900	R	47.3%Bryan2,752	50.6%McKinley2,947	2.1%	R+3.4	R+12.9	D+4.2	5,819
1896	D	54.4%Bryan2,926	44.9%McKinley2,414	0.7%	D+9.5	D+58.1	D+15.6	5,375
1892	O	0.0%Cleveland0	48.6%Harrison2,650	51.4%	Weaver +2.8	—	R+50.3	5,450
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—

Federal and statewide elections · 2 House · 38 Senate · 3 Senate special · 12 governor

U.S. House

Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	25.9%8,255	74.1%23,638	31,893
2018	R	23.7%60	76.3%193	253

U.S. Senate

Each row shows U.S. Senate votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2022	R	25.3%5,987	71.6%16,962	23,675
2020Class II	R	29.4%Barbara Bollier9,554	65.7%Roger Marshall21,312	32,450
2016Class III	R	21.5%Patrick Wiesner5,915	71.6%Jerry Moran19,705	27,528
2014Class II	R	0.0%None0	59.7%Pat Roberts12,387	20,737
2010Class III	R	19.7%Lisa Johnston4,106	76.8%Jerry Moran16,017	20,846
2008Class II	R	29.0%Jim Slattery7,975	67.5%Pat Roberts18,561	27,495
2004Class III	R	20.5%Lee Jones5,287	75.8%Sam Brownback19,527	25,771
2002Class II	R	0.0%None0	84.8%Pat Roberts14,320	16,892
1998Class III	R	30.7%Paul Feleciano Jr.4,850	66.0%Sam Brownback10,410	15,775
1996Class II	R	31.4%Sally Thompson7,413	65.4%Pat Roberts15,468	23,642
1992Class III	R	28.6%Gloria O'Dell6,713	64.9%Bob Dole15,220	23,462
1990Class II	R	26.1%Dick Williams4,389	73.9%Nancy L. Kassebaum12,425	16,814
1986Class III	R	30.7%Guy MacDonald5,097	69.3%Bob Dole11,527	16,624
1984Class II	R	22.9%James R. Maher4,396	74.4%Nancy L. Kassebaum14,301	19,209
1980Class III	R	39.2%John Simpson6,457	60.8%Bob Dole10,012	16,469
1978Class II	R	43.0%William R. Roy5,900	53.2%Nancy L. Kassebaum7,292	13,714
1974Class III	D	51.5%William R. Roy7,474	48.5%Bob Dole7,046	14,520
1972Class II	R	28.5%Arch Tetzlaff4,599	68.0%James B. Pearson10,960	16,111
1968Class III	R	45.7%William I. Robinson7,005	53.6%Bob Dole8,228	15,344
1966Class II	D	50.2%J. Floyd Breeding6,462	47.7%James Pearson6,138	12,862
1962Class III	R	41.1%K.L. Smith4,734	57.6%Frank Carlson6,629	11,509
1960Class II	R	47.2%Frank Theis8,042	51.7%Andrew Schoeppel8,797	17,022
1956Class III	R	45.9%George Hart7,118	53.1%Frank Carlson8,232	15,514
1954Class II	R	47.0%George McGill5,036	51.0%Andrew Schoeppel5,460	10,706
1950Class III	R	44.6%Paul Aiken4,710	54.2%Frank Carlson5,729	10,568
1948Class II	R	47.8%George McGill5,344	50.4%Andrew Schoeppel5,637	11,184
1944Class III	R	48.1%Thuman Hill5,984	50.8%Clyde M. Reed6,324	12,445
1942Class II	R	44.4%George McGill3,882	54.0%Arthur Capper4,722	8,749
1938Class III	R	48.0%George McGill6,324	52.0%Clyde M. Reed6,842	13,166
1936Class II	D	52.5%Omar B. Ketchum7,680	47.1%Arthur Capper6,881	14,615
1932Class III	D	43.4%George McGill5,303	38.2%Ben S. Paulen4,672	12,231
1930Class II	R	39.8%Jonathan M. Davis4,551	60.2%Arthur Capper6,893	11,444
1926Class III	R	30.8%Charles Stephens2,287	67.1%Charles Curtis4,977	7,417
1924Class II	R	18.8%James Malone2,304	77.9%Arthur Capper9,526	12,236
1920Class III	R	35.6%George H. Hodges3,444	61.5%Charles Curtis5,940	9,664
1918Class II	R	32.7%William H. Thompson2,213	65.3%Arthur Capper4,420	6,764
1914Class III	R	26.8%George A. Neeley1,869	28.1%Charles Curtis1,964	6,982
1912Class II	D	48.8%William H. Thompson2,525	47.3%W.R. Stubbs2,446	5,172

U.S. Senate special elections

Each row shows U.S. Senate special votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
1996Special · Class III	R	42.3%Jill Docking10,040	54.9%Sam Brownback13,039	23,744
1962Special · Class II	R	48.6%Paul L. Aylward5,509	50.0%James B. Pearson5,673	11,341
1930Special · Class III	D	60.6%George McGill6,765	37.6%Henry J. Allen4,201	11,165

Governor

Each row shows Governor votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2022	R	38.1%Laura Kelly9,042	58.4%Derek Schmidt13,867	23,756
2018	R	36.1%Laura Kelly/Lynn Rogers8,651	53.5%Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman12,822	23,967
2014	R	38.5%Paul Davis8,006	56.8%Sam Brownback11,803	20,770
2010	R	25.4%Tom Holland5,304	69.6%Sam Brownback14,566	20,923
2006	R	47.4%Kathleen Sebelius9,166	50.5%Jim Barnett9,767	19,335
2002	R	46.8%Kathleen Sebelius8,320	51.2%Tim Shallenburger9,108	17,781
1998	R	20.6%Tom Sawyer6,171	73.8%Bill Graves22,133	29,992
1994	R	34.2%Jim Slattery6,181	65.8%Bill Graves11,893	18,074
1990	D	49.2%Joan Finney8,230	41.9%Mike Hayden7,005	16,721
1986	R	47.7%Thomas Docking7,924	52.3%Mike Hayden8,683	16,607
1982	D	51.4%John W. Carlin7,364	46.0%Sam Hardage6,588	14,314
1978	D	57.7%John W. Carlin7,856	39.5%Robert F. Bennett5,389	13,626

voter registration

Registered voters

By party of registration, over time

Party registration · 2025R+39.3

Presidential vote · 2024R+41.2

Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 1.9 points.

49,765 registered voters · 2025

Democratic15.0%Republican54.3%Unaffiliated29.0%Other1.7%

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote

+136 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net +1,239 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $73,979 in average income, against $91,057 for residents who stayed — 19% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean R+16.3 on average — 25 points more Democratic-leaning than Butler County, KS itself (R+41.2).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Sedgwick County, KS954R+13.8
Cowley County, KS42R+40.3
Harvey County, KS35R+21.1
Johnson County, KS32D+8.5
Greenwood County, KS26R+61.0
Sumner County, KS25R+50.1

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Sedgwick County, KS1,018
Johnson County, KS47
Harvey County, KS41
Shawnee County, KS32
Cowley County, KS25
Sumner County, KS24

Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.

Domestic migration in Butler County, KS in Butler County, KS: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	−290
2012	−356
2013	−163
2014	+53
2015	+222
2016	+256
2017	+83
2018	−179
2019	−34
2021	+631
2022	+349
2023	+240
2024	+291
2025	+136

Butler County sits just east of Wichita, blending small cities like El Dorado with rural ranch land. Its 2024 presidential margin of R+41 reflects a pattern of lopsided Republican performance consistent across the past several election cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 19.8 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 59.6 points in 1928. The 2024 margin was 41.2 points.

A population of 68,287, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,610 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hancock County and Boone County.

Political twins — counties

The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Hancock County

Indiana

90.5twin score

12-yr trend2004–2012 trajectory% unaffiliated

Boone County

Kentucky

86.3twin score

12-yr trend2004–2012 trajectory≠ median income

Clermont County

Ohio

86.2twin score

12-yr trend2000–2008 trajectory

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Butler County, Kansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Butler County, Kansas voted Republican by 41.2 points (R+41.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 32,236 votes cast, 9,150 went Democratic and 22,426 went Republican.

When did Butler County, Kansas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Butler County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1976.

How many people live in Butler County, Kansas?

Butler County, Kansas has a population of 68,287 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Butler County, Kansas?

Median household income in Butler County, Kansas is $81,610 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of Butler County, Kansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Butler County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.

Measure

Butler County

Kansas

United States

Median age

38.4

37.5

39.1

Age 18–24

8.8%

10.2%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

16.3%

16.9%

17.2%

Measure

Butler County

Kansas

United States

Median household income

$81,610

$74,275

$84,427

Poverty rate

8.5%

11.3%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

32.4%

35.6%

Measure

Butler County

Kansas

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

4.7%

12.2%

22.3%

Spanish

2.5%

8.1%

13.6%

Measure

Butler County

Kansas

United States

Catholic

7.5%

14.1%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

15.2%

17.0%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

67.5%

54.0%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

8.4%

10.0%

5.2%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+41.2MIT Election Lab

Population

68,2872024 5-year

Median household income

$81,6102024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

85.7%2024 5-year

Black

1.9%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

5.8%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+19.8 in 1936MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+59.6 in 1928MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Hancock County, IN · twin score 90.5

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

28,357

48,458

58.5%

A/A

2018 · Midterm

24,202

48,555

49.8%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

32,312

49,033

65.9%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

24,401

49,620

49.2%

C/A

2024 · Presidential

32,547

50,065

65.0%

A/A

Butler County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -KS01500001AKS01500001A

1,428

2,284

3,802

37.6%

60.1%

R+22.5

Precinct -KS015140010KS015140010

788

1,352

2,190

36.0%

61.7%

R+25.8

Precinct -KS01500016AKS01500016A

741

1,342

2,137

34.7%

62.8%

R+28.1

Precinct -KS015200010KS015200010

584

1,382

2,008

29.1%

68.8%

R+39.7

Precinct -KS01500014AKS01500014A

567

1,142

1,744

32.5%

65.5%

R+33.0

Precinct -KS015000430KS015000430

279

1,002

1,311

21.3%

76.4%

R+55.1

Precinct -KS01500004AKS01500004A

415

851

1,289

32.2%

66.0%

R+33.8

Precinct -KS015000340KS015000340

319

929

1,267

25.2%

73.3%

R+48.1

Precinct -KS015000050KS015000050

332

822

1,183

28.1%

69.5%

R+41.4

Precinct -KS015000070KS015000070

230

879

1,130

20.4%

77.8%

R+57.4

Precinct -KS01500002AKS01500002A

306

616

944

32.4%

65.3%

R+32.8

Precinct -KS015000220KS015000220

268

589

872

30.7%

67.5%

R+36.8

Precinct -KS015000130KS015000130

204

617

842

24.2%

73.3%

R+49.0

Precinct -KS015000410KS015000410

169

638

819

20.6%

77.9%

R+57.3

Precinct -KS015140040KS015140040

192

528

732

26.2%

72.1%

R+45.9

Precinct -KS015000030KS015000030

223

490

730

30.5%

67.1%

R+36.6

Precinct -KS015800060KS015800060

268

437

722

37.1%

60.5%

R+23.4

Precinct -KS015200020KS015200020

125

501

640

19.5%

78.3%

R+58.8

Precinct -KS015000360KS015000360

134

462

608

22.0%

76.0%

R+53.9

Precinct -KS015120050KS015120050

104

409

527

19.7%

77.6%

R+57.9

Precinct -KS015140020KS015140020

177

341

527

33.6%

64.7%

R+31.1

Precinct -KS015000190KS015000190

134

297

442

30.3%

67.2%

R+36.9

Precinct -KS015000290KS015000290

116

303

427

27.2%

71.0%

R+43.8

Precinct -KS015120080KS015120080

301

369

16.3%

81.6%

R+65.3

Precinct -KS015140060KS015140060

240

322

23.6%

74.5%

R+50.9

Precinct -KS015000390KS015000390

259

318

17.0%

81.4%

R+64.5

Precinct -KS015000071KS015000071

218

295

23.7%

73.9%

R+50.2

Precinct -KS015000240KS015000240

236

295

18.3%

80.0%

R+61.7

Precinct -KS015000080KS015000080

226

291

21.3%

77.7%

R+56.4

Precinct -KS015000250KS015000250

233

291

18.2%

80.1%

R+61.9

Precinct -KS015000330KS015000330

216

271

19.2%

79.7%

R+60.5

Precinct -KS015000350KS015000350

191

267

25.8%

71.5%

R+45.7

Precinct -KS015000320KS015000320

208

243

13.6%

85.6%

R+72.0

Precinct -KS015000451KS015000451

188

227

17.2%

82.8%

R+65.6

Precinct -KS015120090KS015120090

188

217

12.4%

86.6%

R+74.2

Precinct -KS015120040KS015120040

159

213

22.5%

74.6%

R+52.1

Precinct -KS015140030KS015140030

153

207

23.2%

73.9%

R+50.7

Precinct -KS015000450KS015000450

150

179

14.5%

83.8%

R+69.3

Precinct -KS015000380KS015000380

145

178

17.4%

81.5%

R+64.0

Precinct -KS015000100KS015000100

135

166

17.5%

81.3%

R+63.9

Precinct -KS015000280KS015000280

132

158

15.2%

83.5%

R+68.4

Precinct -KS015800050KS015800050

142

28.2%

69.7%

R+41.5

Precinct -KS015140080KS015140080

26.5%

73.5%

R+46.9

Precinct -KS015000260KS015000260

16.5%

82.5%

R+66.0

Precinct -KS015000120KS015000120

12.8%

86.2%

R+73.4

Precinct -KS015000131KS015000131

24.1%

75.9%

R+51.7

Precinct -KS015000341KS015000341

26.8%

72.0%

R+45.1

Precinct -KS015000300KS015000300

29.5%

69.2%

R+39.7

Precinct -KS015000440KS015000440

19.7%

77.3%

R+57.6

Precinct -KS015000270KS015000270

21.6%

78.4%

R+56.9

Precinct -KS015000110KS015000110

19.5%

80.5%

R+61.0

Andover Exclave A Voting District20_2001500001L

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No votes

Andover Exclave C Voting District20_2001500001N

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No votes

Andover Exclave D Sewage Plant Voting District20_2001500001O

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No votes

Andover North Voting District20_2001500001A

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No votes

Andover Sewage Plant Voting District20_20015800060

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No votes

Andover South Voting District20_2001500001B

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No votes

Augusta City Ward 120_2001500002A

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No votes

Augusta City Ward 1 Exclave A20_2001500002B

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No votes

Augusta City Ward 1 Exclave B20_2001500002C

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No votes

Augusta City Ward 1 Exclave C20_2001580010A

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No votes

Augusta City Ward 1 Exclave D20_2001580010B

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No votes

Augusta City Ward 220_20015000030

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No votes

Augusta City Ward 320_2001500004A

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No votes

Augusta City Ward 3 Exclave20_2001500004B

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No votes

Augusta City Ward 420_20015000050

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No votes

Augusta Township Voting District20_2001500006A

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No votes

Benton Township/City Voting District20_20015000070

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No votes

Bloomington Township Voting District20_20015000080

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No votes

Bruno Township Enclave B Voting District20_2001500009C

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No votes

Bruno Township Enclave C Voting District20_20015000090

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No votes

Bruno Township Enclave D Part A Voting District20_2001500009E

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No votes

Bruno Township Enclave D Part B Voting District20_2001500009F

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No votes

Bruno Township Enclave D Part C Voting District20_2001500009G

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No votes

Bruno Township Enclave D Part D Voting District20_2001500009H

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No votes

Bruno Township Enclave D Part E Voting District20_2001500009I

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No votes

Bruno Township Voting District20_2001500009A

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No votes

Chelsea Township Voting District20_20015800050

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No votes

Clay Township Voting District20_20015000110

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No votes

Clifford Township Voting District20_20015000120

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No votes

Douglass Township/City Voting District20_20015000130

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No votes

El Dorado City Ward 1 Precinct 2 Exclave A20_2001580020A

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No votes

El Dorado City Ward 1 Precinct 2 Exclave B20_2001580020B

—

No votes

El Dorado City Ward 4 Precinct 3 37520_2001580030B

—

No votes

El Dorado Township Voting District20_20015000330

—

No votes

El Dorado Ward 1 Precinct 120_2001500014A

—

No votes

El Dorado Ward 1 Precinct 220_2001500015A

—

No votes

El Dorado Ward 2 Precinct 120_2001500016A

—

No votes

El Dorado Ward 2 Precinct 1 Exclave A20_2001500016B

—

No votes

El Dorado Ward 2 Precinct 1 Exclave B20_2001500016C

—

No votes

El Dorado Ward 2 Precinct 220_20015000170

—

No votes

El Dorado Ward 2 Precinct 320_20015000180

—

No votes

El Dorado Ward 3 Precinct 120_20015000190

—

No votes

El Dorado Ward 3 Precinct 220_20015000200

—

No votes

El Dorado Ward 3 Precinct 320_20015000210

—

No votes

El Dorado Ward 4 Precinct 120_20015000220

—

No votes

El Dorado Ward 4 Precinct 1 Exclave A20_2001590000A

—

No votes

El Dorado Ward 4 Precinct 220_2001500023A

—

No votes

El Dorado Ward 4 Precinct 320_2001500023B

—

No votes

El Dorado Ward 4 Precinct 3 Exclave A20_2001500030A

—

No votes

El Dorado Ward 4 Precinct 3 Exclave C20_2001580030C

—

No votes

El Dorado Ward 4 Precinct 3 Exclave D20_2001580030D

—

No votes

Fairmount Township/Elbing Voting District20_20015000240

—

No votes

Fairview Township Voting District20_20015000250

—

No votes

Glencoe Township Voting District20_20015000260

—

No votes

Hickory Township Voting District20_20015000270

—

No votes

Lincoln Township Voting District20_20015000280

—

No votes

Little Walnut Township/Leon Voting District20_20015000290

—

No votes

Logan Township Voting District20_20015000300

—

No votes

Murdock Township Voting District20_20015000320

—

No votes

Pleasant Township Voting District20_20015000340

—

No votes

Plum Grove Township/Potwin Voting District20_20015000350

—

No votes

Precinct -KS015000090KS015000090

—

No votes

Prospect Township Voting District20_20015000360

—

No votes

Richland Township H77 Exclave A Voting District20_2001580040A

—

No votes

Richland Township H77 Exclave B Voting District20_2001580040B

—

No votes

Richland Township H77 Voting District20_20015800040

—

No votes

Richland Township H78 Voting District20_20015200020

—

No votes

Rock Creek Township Voting District20_20015000380

—

No votes

Rosalia Township Voting District20_20015000390

—

No votes

Rose Hill City Exclave A Voting District20_2001580070A

—

No votes

Rose Hill City Exclave B Voting District20_2001580070B

—

No votes

Rose Hill City Exclave C Voting District20_2001580070C

—

No votes

Rose Hill City Exclave D Voting District20_2001580070D

—

No votes

Rose Hill City Exclave E Voting District20_2001580070E

—

No votes

Rose Hill City Exclave F Voting District20_2001580070F

—

No votes

Rose Hill City Voting District20_20015200010

—

No votes

Spring Township Voting District20_20015000410

—

No votes

Sycamore/Cassoday Voting District20_20015000100

—

No votes

Towanda Township/City Voting District20_20015000430

—

No votes

Union Township/Latham Voting District20_20015000440

—

No votes

Walnut Township Voting District20_20015000450

—

No votes

Whitewater/Milton Township Voting District20_20015000310

—

No votes

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−48.6%
1896	+9.5%
1900	−3.4%
1904	−33.1%
1908	−13.4%
1912	+19.5%
1916	+7.6%
1920	−24.1%
1924	−29.3%
1928	−59.6%
1932	+9.5%
1936	+19.8%
1940	−0.0%
1944	−7.4%
1948	−2.2%
1952	−30.8%
1956	−21.7%
1960	−17.1%
1964	+17.4%
1968	−12.5%
1972	−38.9%
1976	+0.9%
1980	−18.1%
1984	−33.8%
1988	−17.2%
1992	−9.0%
1996	−28.1%
2000	−31.5%
2004	−41.6%
2008	−32.3%
2012	−41.7%
2016	−45.2%
2020	−41.4%
2024	−41.2%

DemocraticRepublican

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.

Year

Won

Democratic

Republican

Other

Margin

Swing

vs U.S.

Total

2024

28.4%Harris9,150

69.6%Trump22,426

1.4%Kennedy451

R+41.2

D+0.2

R+39.7

32,236

2020

28.2%Biden9,181

69.6%Trump22,634

2.2%Jorgensen705

R+41.4

D+3.8

R+45.8

32,520

2016

23.8%Clinton6,573

69.0%Trump19,073

5.1%Johnson1,415

R+45.2

R+3.5

R+47.3

27,657

2012

27.9%Obama7,282

69.6%Romney18,157

1.8%Johnson459

R+41.7

R+9.4

R+45.5

26,085

2008

32.9%Obama9,159

65.1%McCain18,155

2.0%

R+32.3

D+9.4

R+39.5

27,873

2004

28.5%Kerry7,495

70.2%Bush18,438

1.3%

R+41.6

R+10.1

R+39.2

26,280

2000

32.2%Gore6,755

63.7%Bush13,377

2.4%Nader497

R+31.5

R+3.5

R+32.0

21,002

1996

30.6%Clinton7,294

58.7%Dole13,979

9.5%Perot2,274

R+28.1

R+19.0

R+36.6

23,816

1992

29.7%Clinton7,029

38.8%Bush9,166

31.1%Perot7,355

R+9.0

D+8.2

R+14.6

23,629

1988

40.4%Dukakis7,690

57.6%Bush10,976

2.0%

R+17.2

D+16.5

R+9.5

19,056

1984

32.6%Mondale6,371

66.3%Reagan12,976

1.1%

R+33.8

R+15.7

R+15.5

19,564

1980

37.3%Carter6,875

55.3%Reagan10,210

7.4%

R+18.1

R+18.9

R+8.3

18,453

1976

49.3%Carter8,540

48.5%Ford8,390

2.2%

D+0.9

D+39.8

R+1.2

17,316

1972

28.5%McGovern4,669

67.4%Nixon11,045

4.1%

R+38.9

R+26.4

R+15.8

16,389

1968

38.3%Humphrey5,952

50.8%Nixon7,893

10.9%

R+12.5

R+29.9

R+11.8

15,541

1964

58.3%Johnson9,061

41.0%Goldwater6,364

0.7%

D+17.4

D+34.5

R+5.2

15,532

1960

41.3%Kennedy7,112

58.4%Nixon10,059

0.4%

R+17.1

D+4.6

R+17.3

17,232

1956

39.0%Stevenson6,158

60.7%Eisenhower9,591

0.3%

R+21.7

D+9.1

R+6.3

15,794

1952

34.2%Stevenson5,359

65.0%Eisenhower10,179

0.7%

R+30.8

R+28.6

R+20.0

15,651

1948

48.4%Truman6,269

50.6%Dewey6,551

1.0%

R+2.2

D+5.2

R+6.7

12,952

1944

46.1%Roosevelt6,084

53.5%Dewey7,064

0.4%

R+7.4

R+14.9

13,203

1940

49.6%Roosevelt7,615

49.6%Willkie7,619

0.8%

R+0.03

R+19.9

R+10.0

15,360

1936

59.8%Roosevelt9,283

40.0%Landon6,204

0.2%

D+19.8

D+10.3

R+4.4

15,514

1932

53.2%Roosevelt7,447

43.7%Hoover6,116

3.1%

D+9.5

D+69.2

R+8.3

13,994

1928

19.8%Smith2,533

79.4%Hoover10,168

0.8%

R+59.6

R+30.3

R+42.2

12,802

1924

28.6%Davis3,642

57.9%Coolidge7,367

13.4%La Follette1,707

R+29.3

R+5.2

R+4.1

12,716

1920

36.5%Cox4,112

60.6%Harding6,821

2.9%

R+24.1

R+31.6

D+2.1

11,264

1916

50.7%Wilson4,248

43.2%Hughes3,614

6.1%

D+7.6

R+11.9

D+4.4

8,373

1912

37.8%Wilson2,005

18.3%Taft971

43.9%

Roosevelt +6.1

D+32.9

R+0.1

5,306

1908

40.5%Bryan2,290

54.0%Taft3,049

5.5%

R+13.4

D+19.6

R+3.9

5,649

1904

28.8%Parker1,540

61.9%Roosevelt3,306

9.3%

R+33.1

R+29.7

R+13.4

5,341

1900

47.3%Bryan2,752

50.6%McKinley2,947

2.1%

R+3.4

R+12.9

D+4.2

5,819

1896

54.4%Bryan2,926

44.9%McKinley2,414

0.7%

D+9.5

D+58.1

D+15.6

5,375

1892

0.0%Cleveland0

48.6%Harrison2,650

51.4%

Weaver +2.8

—

R+50.3

5,450

1888

—

No data

—

1884

—

No data

—

1880

—

No data

—

1876

—

No data

—

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

25.9%8,255

74.1%23,638

31,893

2018

23.7%60

76.3%193

253

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2022

25.3%5,987

71.6%16,962

23,675

2020Class II

29.4%Barbara Bollier9,554

65.7%Roger Marshall21,312

32,450

2016Class III

21.5%Patrick Wiesner5,915

71.6%Jerry Moran19,705

27,528

2014Class II

0.0%None0

59.7%Pat Roberts12,387

20,737

2010Class III

19.7%Lisa Johnston4,106

76.8%Jerry Moran16,017

20,846

2008Class II

29.0%Jim Slattery7,975

67.5%Pat Roberts18,561

27,495

2004Class III

20.5%Lee Jones5,287

75.8%Sam Brownback19,527

25,771

2002Class II

0.0%None0

84.8%Pat Roberts14,320

16,892

1998Class III

30.7%Paul Feleciano Jr.4,850

66.0%Sam Brownback10,410

15,775

1996Class II

31.4%Sally Thompson7,413

65.4%Pat Roberts15,468

23,642

1992Class III

28.6%Gloria O'Dell6,713

64.9%Bob Dole15,220

23,462

1990Class II

26.1%Dick Williams4,389

73.9%Nancy L. Kassebaum12,425

16,814

1986Class III

30.7%Guy MacDonald5,097

69.3%Bob Dole11,527

16,624

1984Class II

22.9%James R. Maher4,396

74.4%Nancy L. Kassebaum14,301

19,209

1980Class III

39.2%John Simpson6,457

60.8%Bob Dole10,012

16,469

1978Class II

43.0%William R. Roy5,900

53.2%Nancy L. Kassebaum7,292

13,714

1974Class III

51.5%William R. Roy7,474

48.5%Bob Dole7,046

14,520

1972Class II

28.5%Arch Tetzlaff4,599

68.0%James B. Pearson10,960

16,111

1968Class III

45.7%William I. Robinson7,005

53.6%Bob Dole8,228

15,344

1966Class II

50.2%J. Floyd Breeding6,462

47.7%James Pearson6,138

12,862

1962Class III

41.1%K.L. Smith4,734

57.6%Frank Carlson6,629

11,509

1960Class II

47.2%Frank Theis8,042

51.7%Andrew Schoeppel8,797

17,022

1956Class III

45.9%George Hart7,118

53.1%Frank Carlson8,232

15,514

1954Class II

47.0%George McGill5,036

51.0%Andrew Schoeppel5,460

10,706

1950Class III

44.6%Paul Aiken4,710

54.2%Frank Carlson5,729

10,568

1948Class II

47.8%George McGill5,344

50.4%Andrew Schoeppel5,637

11,184

1944Class III

48.1%Thuman Hill5,984

50.8%Clyde M. Reed6,324

12,445

1942Class II

44.4%George McGill3,882

54.0%Arthur Capper4,722

8,749

1938Class III

48.0%George McGill6,324

52.0%Clyde M. Reed6,842

13,166

1936Class II

52.5%Omar B. Ketchum7,680

47.1%Arthur Capper6,881

14,615

1932Class III

43.4%George McGill5,303

38.2%Ben S. Paulen4,672

12,231

1930Class II

39.8%Jonathan M. Davis4,551

60.2%Arthur Capper6,893

11,444

1926Class III

30.8%Charles Stephens2,287

67.1%Charles Curtis4,977

7,417

1924Class II

18.8%James Malone2,304

77.9%Arthur Capper9,526

12,236

1920Class III

35.6%George H. Hodges3,444

61.5%Charles Curtis5,940

9,664

1918Class II

32.7%William H. Thompson2,213

65.3%Arthur Capper4,420

6,764

1914Class III

26.8%George A. Neeley1,869

28.1%Charles Curtis1,964

6,982

1912Class II

48.8%William H. Thompson2,525

47.3%W.R. Stubbs2,446

5,172

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

1996Special · Class III

42.3%Jill Docking10,040

54.9%Sam Brownback13,039

23,744

1962Special · Class II

48.6%Paul L. Aylward5,509

50.0%James B. Pearson5,673

11,341

1930Special · Class III

60.6%George McGill6,765

37.6%Henry J. Allen4,201

11,165

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2022

38.1%Laura Kelly9,042

58.4%Derek Schmidt13,867

23,756

2018

36.1%Laura Kelly/Lynn Rogers8,651

53.5%Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman12,822

23,967

2014

38.5%Paul Davis8,006

56.8%Sam Brownback11,803

20,770

2010

25.4%Tom Holland5,304

69.6%Sam Brownback14,566

20,923

2006

47.4%Kathleen Sebelius9,166

50.5%Jim Barnett9,767

19,335

2002

46.8%Kathleen Sebelius8,320

51.2%Tim Shallenburger9,108

17,781

1998

20.6%Tom Sawyer6,171

73.8%Bill Graves22,133

29,992

1994

34.2%Jim Slattery6,181

65.8%Bill Graves11,893

18,074

1990

49.2%Joan Finney8,230

41.9%Mike Hayden7,005

16,721

1986

47.7%Thomas Docking7,924

52.3%Mike Hayden8,683

16,607

1982

51.4%John W. Carlin7,364

46.0%Sam Hardage6,588

14,314

1978

57.7%John W. Carlin7,856

39.5%Robert F. Bennett5,389

13,626

Frequently asked questions

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