HarrisDemocratic19.0%767TrumpRepublican79.5%3,218KennedyOther1.0%42
R+60.6- Lead
- 2,451
- Total
- 4,047
- vs nation
- R+59.1
- Turnout
- 60.8%
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
President results by year
2024 turnout 60.8% of 6,723 citizens 18+
BidenDemocratic21.6%920TrumpRepublican76.0%3,242JorgensenLibertarian2.4%101
R+54.5- Lead
- 2,322
- Total
- 4,263
- vs nation
- R+58.9
- Turnout
- 64.6%
ClintonDemocratic19.2%761TrumpRepublican73.8%2,919JohnsonLibertarian4.1%161
R+54.6- Lead
- 2,158
- Total
- 3,955
- vs nation
- R+56.7
- Turnout
- 55.9%
ObamaDemocratic24.0%974RomneyRepublican72.8%2,954JohnsonLibertarian2.6%106
R+48.8- Lead
- 1,980
- Total
- 4,058
- vs nation
- R+52.6
- Turnout
- —
ObamaDemocratic27.7%1,233McCainRepublican70.1%3,121OtherAll other candidates2.2%97
R+42.4- Lead
- 1,888
- Total
- 4,451
- vs nation
- R+49.7
- Turnout
- —
KerryDemocratic26.9%1,210BushRepublican71.5%3,221OtherAll other candidates1.6%72
R+44.7- Lead
- 2,011
- Total
- 4,503
- vs nation
- R+42.2
- Turnout
- —
GoreDemocratic29.2%1,314BushRepublican64.8%2,918NaderGreen4.7%210
R+35.6- Lead
- 1,604
- Total
- 4,503
- vs nation
- R+36.1
- Turnout
- —
ClintonDemocratic32.2%1,615DoleRepublican54.7%2,743PerotReform12.1%609
R+22.5- Lead
- 1,128
- Total
- 5,018
- vs nation
- R+31.0
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+60.6MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 8,8982024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,7702024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+18.4 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+60.6 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Dickinson County, KS · twin score 83.4
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
- 60.8%4,086 participants ÷ 6,723 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +15.1 ptsVolatile
- Drop-off versus state
- -3.7 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026 scenario
- 45.6%–49.3%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
| Election | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 · Presidential | 3,992 | 7,135 | 55.9% | A/A |
| 2018 · Midterm | 3,304 | 6,874 | 48.1% | A/A |
| 2020 · Presidential | 4,279 | 6,621 | 64.6% | A/A |
| 2022 · Midterm | 3,313 | 6,695 | 49.5% | C/A |
| 2024 · Presidential | 4,086 | 6,723 | 60.8% | 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
58 precincts · 4,047 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -KS029000090KS029000090 | 137 | 469 | 7 | 613 | 22.3% | 76.5% | R+54.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -KS02900008AKS02900008A | 125 | 309 | 11 | 445 | 28.1% | 69.4% | R+41.3 |
| Precinct -KS029000130KS029000130 | 61 | 322 | 5 | 388 | 15.7% | 83.0% | R+67.3 |
| Precinct -KS029000070KS029000070 | 86 | 253 | 4 | 343 | 25.1% | 73.8% | R+48.7 |
| Precinct -KS02900006AKS02900006A | 92 | 210 | 5 | 307 | 30.0% | 68.4% | R+38.4 |
| Precinct -KS029000100KS029000100 | 51 | 219 | 5 | 275 | 18.5% | 79.6% | R+61.1 |
| Precinct -KS029000230KS029000230 | 29 | 200 | 7 | 236 | 12.3% | 84.7% | R+72.5 |
| Precinct -KS029000210KS029000210 | 33 | 198 | 3 | 234 | 14.1% | 84.6% | R+70.5 |
| Precinct -KS029000140KS029000140 | 22 | 148 | 1 | 171 | 12.9% | 86.5% | R+73.7 |
| Precinct -KS02900011CKS02900011C | 19 | 103 | 0 | 122 | 15.6% | 84.4% | R+68.9 |
| Precinct -KS029000250KS029000250 | 14 | 79 | 0 | 93 | 15.1% | 84.9% | R+69.9 |
| Precinct -KS029000160KS029000160 | 9 | 65 | 2 | 76 | 11.8% | 85.5% | R+73.7 |
| Precinct -KS029000190KS029000190 | 8 | 67 | 0 | 75 | 10.7% | 89.3% | R+78.7 |
| Precinct -KS029000040KS029000040 | 9 | 60 | 0 | 69 | 13.0% | 87.0% | R+73.9 |
| Precinct -KS029000020KS029000020 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 68 | 8.8% | 91.2% | R+82.4 |
| Precinct -KS02900004WKS02900004W | 7 | 49 | 0 | 56 | 12.5% | 87.5% | R+75.0 |
| Precinct -KS02900020WKS02900020W | 9 | 45 | 2 | 56 | 16.1% | 80.4% | R+64.3 |
| Precinct -KS029000030KS029000030 | 6 | 48 | 1 | 55 | 10.9% | 87.3% | R+76.4 |
| Precinct -KS029000150KS029000150 | 6 | 43 | 2 | 51 | 11.8% | 84.3% | R+72.5 |
| Precinct -KS02900020EKS02900020E | 3 | 48 | 0 | 51 | 5.9% | 94.1% | R+88.2 |
| Precinct -KS029000010KS029000010 | 12 | 36 | 1 | 49 | 24.5% | 73.5% | R+49.0 |
| Precinct -KS029000220KS029000220 | 8 | 31 | 1 | 40 | 20.0% | 77.5% | R+57.5 |
| Precinct -KS029000170KS029000170 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 38 | 10.5% | 86.8% | R+76.3 |
| Precinct -KS029000240KS029000240 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 35 | 8.6% | 85.7% | R+77.1 |
| Precinct -KS029000120KS029000120 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 29 | 13.8% | 82.8% | R+69.0 |
| Precinct -KS02900011AKS02900011A | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
| Precinct -KS029000050KS029000050 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 21 | 9.5% | 90.5% | R+81.0 |
| Precinct -KS029000180KS029000180 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 21 | 0.0% | 95.2% | R+95.2 |
| Precinct -KS029000260KS029000260 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 25.0% | 75.0% | R+50.0 |
| Arion Township Voting District20_20029000010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Aurora Township Voting District20_20029000020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Buffalo Township Voting District20_20029000030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Center Township Voting District20_20029000040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Colfax Township Voting District20_20029000050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Concordia Ward 120_2002900006A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Concordia Ward 1 Exclave A20_2002900006B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Concordia Ward 2 Precinct 120_20029000070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Concordia Ward 2 Precinct 220_2002900008A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Concordia Ward 2 Precinct 2 Exclave20_2002900008B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Concordia Ward 320_20029000090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Concordia Ward 420_20029000100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| East Lincoln Enclave Voting District20_2002900011B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| East Lincoln Voting District20_2002900011A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| East Meredith Voting District20_20029000120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Elk Township Voting District20_20029000130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Grant Township Voting District20_20029000140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Lyon Township Voting District20_20029000150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Nelson Township Voting District20_20029000160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| North Lawrence Voting District20_20029000170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Oakland Township Voting District20_20029000180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Shirley Township Voting District20_20029000190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Sibley Township Voting District20_20029000200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Solomon Township Voting District20_20029000210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| South Lawrence Voting District20_20029000220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Starr Township Voting District20_20029000230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Summit Township Voting District20_20029000240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| West Lincoln Voting District20_20029000250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| West Meredith Voting District20_20029000260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −45.0% |
| 1896 | +10.6% |
| 1900 | −6.0% |
| 1904 | −50.4% |
| 1908 | −12.2% |
| 1912 | +18.4% |
| 1916 | +13.4% |
| 1920 | −43.6% |
| 1924 | −44.7% |
| 1928 | −37.6% |
| 1932 | +17.1% |
| 1936 | +3.8% |
| 1940 | −22.3% |
| 1944 | −28.9% |
| 1948 | −15.8% |
| 1952 | −51.1% |
| 1956 | −37.8% |
| 1960 | −21.5% |
| 1964 | +10.5% |
| 1968 | −19.7% |
| 1972 | −35.1% |
| 1976 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | −30.7% |
| 1984 | −34.1% |
| 1988 | −19.9% |
| 1992 | −7.5% |
| 1996 | −22.5% |
| 2000 | −35.6% |
| 2004 | −44.7% |
| 2008 | −42.4% |
| 2012 | −48.8% |
| 2016 | −54.6% |
| 2020 | −54.5% |
| 2024 | −60.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
Federal and statewide elections · 3 House · 38 Senate · 3 Senate special · 12 governor
U.S. House
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U.S. Senate
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U.S. Senate special elections
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Governor
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voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2025R+54.4
Presidential vote · 2024R+60.6
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 6.2 points more Democratic.
5,756 registered voters · 2025
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+137 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −588 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $35,645 in average income, against $64,099 for residents who stayed — 44% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+65.7 on average — 5.1 points more Republican-leaning than Cloud County, KS itself (R+60.6).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Republic County, KS29R+65.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Saline County, KS26
- Republic County, KS25
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.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −117 |
| 2012 | −11 |
| 2013 | −71 |
| 2014 | −7 |
| 2015 | −107 |
| 2016 | −98 |
| 2017 | −110 |
| 2018 | −170 |
| 2019 | +74 |
| 2021 | −23 |
| 2022 | +35 |
| 2023 | −42 |
| 2024 | −78 |
| 2025 | +137 |
Cloud County's farm-driven economy and sparse population anchor a decades-long pattern of lopsided Republican presidential margins, with 2024's R+60.6 result continuing a trend that has held since at least the 1970s.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 18.4 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 60.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 6.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 60.6 points.
A population of 8,898, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,770 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Dickinson County and Custer County.
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Dickinson County
Kansas
83.4twin score
2000–2012 trajectory≠ French ancestry
Custer County
Nebraska
82.8twin score
2004–2024 trajectory≠ 2000 margin
Ottawa County
Kansas
81.9twin score
2004–2024 trajectory≠ French ancestry
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 Cloud County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cloud County, Kansas voted Republican by 60.6 points (R+60.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,047 votes cast, 767 went Democratic and 3,218 went Republican.
When did Cloud County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cloud County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Cloud County, Kansas?
Cloud County, Kansas has a population of 8,898 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cloud County, Kansas?
Median household income in Cloud County, Kansas is $58,770 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Cloud County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cloud County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.