Chautauqua County, Kansas
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 85.1% | 1,299 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 13.8% | 211 |
| Robert F KennedyOther | 1.0% | 16 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −52.0% |
| 1896 | −2.5% |
| 1900 | −11.6% |
| 1904 | −44.9% |
| 1908 | −26.1% |
| 1912 | −2.5% |
| 1916 | −8.3% |
| 1920 | −43.3% |
| 1924 | −33.3% |
| 1928 | −54.3% |
| 1932 | +8.5% |
| 1936 | −9.3% |
| 1940 | −26.2% |
| 1944 | −35.0% |
| 1948 | −20.5% |
| 1952 | −50.1% |
| 1956 | −42.0% |
| 1960 | −41.6% |
| 1964 | −11.4% |
| 1968 | −45.1% |
| 1972 | −58.9% |
| 1976 | −14.1% |
| 1980 | −46.8% |
| 1984 | −54.0% |
| 1988 | −30.3% |
| 1992 | −12.3% |
| 1996 | −29.3% |
| 2000 | −48.1% |
| 2004 | −57.4% |
| 2008 | −54.9% |
| 2012 | −62.8% |
| 2016 | −70.2% |
| 2020 | −72.6% |
| 2024 | −71.3% |
With roughly 4,300 residents spread across the Flint Hills borderlands, Chautauqua County recorded an R+71.3 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most one-sided counties in a state already dominated by wide rural gaps.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 8.5 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 72.6 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.4 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 71.3 points.
A population of 3,370, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,438 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Garrard County and Cloud County.
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Chautauqua County, Kansas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/20019/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.