Clark County, Kansas: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+73%. Republican peak: R+73 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+73MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,9742024 5-year
- Median household income
- $63,0432024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+29 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+73 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Harlan County, NE · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Clark CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Clark County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 129 | 867 | 1,014 | ||
| R | 143 | 904 | 1,067 | ||
| R | 120 | 825 | 1,012 | ||
| R | 174 | 805 | 1,017 | ||
| R | 245 | 897 | 1,159 | ||
| R | 257 | 1,014 | 1,291 | ||
| R | 292 | 926 | 1,261 | ||
| R | 334 | 855 | 1,315 | ||
| R | 293 | 676 | 1,313 | ||
| R | 409 | 876 | 1,315 | ||
| R | 324 | 1,075 | 1,426 | ||
| R | 430 | 901 | 1,417 | ||
| R | 680 | 761 | 1,469 | ||
| R | 311 | 1,142 | 1,502 | ||
| R | 446 | 920 | 1,579 | ||
| D | 881 | 777 | 1,665 | ||
| R | 538 | 1,286 | 1,830 | ||
| R | 529 | 1,243 | 1,780 | ||
| R | 479 | 1,410 | 1,924 | ||
| R | 777 | 999 | 1,807 | ||
| R | 741 | 950 | 1,706 | ||
| D | 1,079 | 1,072 | 2,167 | ||
| D | 1,457 | 899 | 2,358 | ||
| D | 1,152 | 938 | 2,106 | ||
| R | 419 | 1,383 | 1,810 | ||
| R | 410 | 969 | 1,638 | ||
| R | 610 | 923 | 1,592 | ||
| D | 1,102 | 653 | 1,899 | ||
| D | 485 | 162 | 1,114 | ||
| R | 350 | 386 | 774 | ||
| R | 131 | 246 | 405 | ||
| R | 199 | 201 | 409 | ||
| D | 191 | 182 | 374 | ||
| R | 0 | 305 | 533 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
29.1%
English
14.5%
Irish
11.3%
American
4.9%
French
2.7%
Scottish
1.6%
Italian
1.5%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 43.7 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$63,043
Clark County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Clark County$63,043
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.2%
Working age (18–64)10.8%
Seniors (65+)5.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.9%
speak English only
Spanish3.2%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Clark County's sparse, ranch-dominated High Plains landscape anchors one of the most lopsided Republican presidential margins in Kansas, with the 2024 result exceeding 70 points in a county home to fewer than 2,400 residents.
The Republican margin in Clark County reached its widest at seventy-three points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was seventy-three points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $63,043, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 1,974 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Harlan County and Red Willow County.
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Clark County, Kansas — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://akashic.app/county/20025/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Clark County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Clark County, Kansas voted Republican by 72.8 points (R+73), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,014 votes cast, 129 went Democratic and 867 went Republican.
What is Clark County, Kansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Clark County, Kansas as a "Republican loyalist" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.
When did Clark County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Clark County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Clark County, Kansas?
Clark County, Kansas has a population of 1,974 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Clark County, Kansas?
Median household income in Clark County, Kansas is $63,043 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Clark County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Clark County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.