Akashic

county

Douglas 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

German28.2%23.3%12.5%

English15.3%12.4%9.5%

Irish14.3%11.3%9.4%

American3.6%5.6%5.3%

Italian3.1%2.0%4.8%

Scottish3.0%1.9%1.3%

French2.6%1.8%1.6%

Swedish2.1%1.1%—

Mexican4.8%10.4%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.7%0.6%1.8%

Spaniard0.4%——

Chinese1.4%0.4%1.3%

Vietnamese0.7%0.5%0.6%

Asian Indian0.6%0.6%1.4%

Korean0.4%0.2%0.4%

Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%

Pakistani0.2%——

Laotian0.2%——

African American†3.2%4.3%9.9%

African0.4%0.3%0.5%

Senegalese0.3%——

Nigerian0.2%—0.2%

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	Douglas County	Kansas	United States
Median age	31.6	37.5	39.1
Age 18–24	22.8%	10.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	13.9%	16.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Douglas County	Kansas	United States
Median household income	$69,746	$74,275	$84,427
Poverty rate	14.7%	11.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	53.2%	35.6%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Douglas County	Kansas	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	8.8%	12.2%	22.3%
Spanish	2.8%	8.1%	13.6%
Other Indo-European	1.0%	0.6%	2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)	1.3%	0.3%	1.1%

Religious landscape

Measure	Douglas County	Kansas	United States
Catholic	9.2%	14.1%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	8.4%	17.0%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	70.8%	54.0%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	7.5%	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 62.1% of 95,167 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic68.2%39,582TrumpRepublican30.2%17,523KennedyOther1.0%609

D+38.0

Lead: 22,059
Total: 58,041
vs nation: D+39.5
Turnout: 62.1%

BidenDemocratic68.6%40,785TrumpRepublican29.1%17,286JorgensenLibertarian2.4%1,424

D+39.5

Lead: 23,499
Total: 59,495
vs nation: D+35.0
Turnout: 63.9%

ClintonDemocratic61.1%31,195TrumpRepublican28.8%14,688JohnsonLibertarian4.8%2,429

D+32.3

Lead: 16,507
Total: 51,031
vs nation: D+30.3
Turnout: 58.4%

ObamaDemocratic60.4%29,267RomneyRepublican35.9%17,401JohnsonLibertarian2.3%1,131

D+24.5

Lead: 11,866
Total: 48,464
vs nation: D+20.6
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic64.4%34,398McCainRepublican33.6%17,929OtherAll other candidates2.0%1,071

D+30.8

Lead: 16,469
Total: 53,398
vs nation: D+23.6
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic57.1%28,634BushRepublican41.0%20,544OtherAll other candidates1.9%933

D+16.1

Lead: 8,090
Total: 50,111
vs nation: D+18.6
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic45.8%18,249BushRepublican42.8%17,062NaderGreen10.1%4,031

D+3.0

Lead: 1,187
Total: 39,838
vs nation: D+2.5
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic47.9%18,116DoleRepublican42.6%16,116PerotReform7.0%2,630

D+5.3

Lead: 2,000
Total: 37,800
vs nation: R+3.2
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+38.0MIT Election Lab
Population: 120,3022024 5-year
Median household income: $69,7462024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 76.0%2024 5-year
Black: 4.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 7.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+39.5 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+58.4 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Benton County, OR · twin score 98.0

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: 62.1%59,054 participants ÷ 95,167 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +12.1 ptsVolatile
Drop-off versus state: -6.8 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 49.9%–54.6%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	52,164	89,390	58.4%	A/A
2018 · Midterm	50,922	91,581	55.6%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	60,140	94,114	63.9%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	48,406	93,463	51.8%	C/A
2024 · Presidential	59,054	95,167	62.1%	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

196 precincts · 58,041 votes

Election

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

Douglas County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -KS045000700KS045000700	1,450	610	43	2,103	68.9%	29.0%	D+39.9
Precinct -KS045000430KS045000430	1,181	513	16	1,710	69.1%	30.0%	D+39.1
Precinct -KS045000690KS045000690	1,069	445	21	1,535	69.6%	29.0%	D+40.7
Precinct -KS045000450KS045000450	985	427	11	1,423	69.2%	30.0%	D+39.2
Precinct -KS045000490KS045000490	926	430	20	1,376	67.3%	31.3%	D+36.0
Precinct -KS045000180KS045000180	1,008	347	20	1,375	73.3%	25.2%	D+48.1
Precinct -KS045000200KS045000200	990	321	27	1,338	74.0%	24.0%	D+50.0
Precinct -KS045000910KS045000910	996	250	23	1,269	78.5%	19.7%	D+58.8
Precinct -KS045000380KS045000380	877	331	20	1,228	71.4%	27.0%	D+44.5
Precinct -KS045001110KS045001110	486	698	24	1,208	40.2%	57.8%	R+17.5
Precinct -KS045000480KS045000480	859	255	17	1,131	76.0%	22.5%	D+53.4
Precinct -KS045000170KS045000170	818	279	16	1,113	73.5%	25.1%	D+48.4
Precinct -KS045000120KS045000120	816	259	13	1,088	75.0%	23.8%	D+51.2
Precinct -KS045000620KS045000620	425	632	18	1,075	39.5%	58.8%	R+19.3
Precinct -KS045000610KS045000610	461	563	22	1,046	44.1%	53.8%	R+9.8
Precinct -KS045000600KS045000600	486	536	18	1,040	46.7%	51.5%	R+4.8
Precinct -KS045000190KS045000190	728	289	7	1,024	71.1%	28.2%	D+42.9
Precinct -KS045000140KS045000140	685	275	16	976	70.2%	28.2%	D+42.0
Precinct -KS045000150KS045000150	788	148	9	945	83.4%	15.7%	D+67.7
Precinct -KS045000560KS045000560	476	442	26	944	50.4%	46.8%	D+3.6
Precinct -KS045000220KS045000220	676	230	22	928	72.8%	24.8%	D+48.1
Precinct -KS045000660KS045000660	380	495	17	892	42.6%	55.5%	R+12.9
Precinct -KS045000370KS045000370	621	259	10	890	69.8%	29.1%	D+40.7
Precinct -KS045000130KS045000130	727	142	12	881	82.5%	16.1%	D+66.4
Precinct -KS045000540KS045000540	374	449	19	842	44.4%	53.3%	R+8.9
Precinct -KS045000950KS045000950	591	220	13	824	71.7%	26.7%	D+45.0
Precinct -KS045000310KS045000310	620	190	11	821	75.5%	23.1%	D+52.4
Precinct -KS045000060KS045000060	578	226	11	815	70.9%	27.7%	D+43.2
Precinct -KS045000530KS045000530	300	471	11	782	38.4%	60.2%	R+21.9
Precinct -KS045000360KS045000360	563	198	18	779	72.3%	25.4%	D+46.9
Precinct -KS045000460KS045000460	547	186	18	751	72.8%	24.8%	D+48.1
Precinct -KS045000160KS045000160	588	146	13	747	78.7%	19.5%	D+59.2
Precinct -KS045000030KS045000030	642	90	8	740	86.8%	12.2%	D+74.6
Precinct -KS045000320KS045000320	525	178	18	721	72.8%	24.7%	D+48.1
Precinct -KS045000400KS045000400	650	53	15	718	90.5%	7.4%	D+83.1
Precinct -KS045000670KS045000670	356	344	14	714	49.9%	48.2%	D+1.7
Precinct -KS045000390KS045000390	637	57	7	701	90.9%	8.1%	D+82.7
Precinct -KS045000330KS045000330	591	71	7	669	88.3%	10.6%	D+77.7
Precinct -KS045000110KS045000110	509	108	6	623	81.7%	17.3%	D+64.4
Precinct -KS045000240KS045000240	470	142	8	620	75.8%	22.9%	D+52.9
Precinct -KS045000050KS045000050	452	160	7	619	73.0%	25.8%	D+47.2
Precinct -KS045000270KS045000270	500	100	8	608	82.2%	16.4%	D+65.8
Precinct -KS045000280KS045000280	494	93	10	597	82.7%	15.6%	D+67.2
Precinct -KS045000020KS045000020	524	58	6	588	89.1%	9.9%	D+79.3
Precinct -KS045000290KS045000290	455	113	7	575	79.1%	19.7%	D+59.5
Precinct -KS045001060KS045001060	261	295	8	564	46.3%	52.3%	R+6.0
Precinct -KS045000440KS045000440	361	173	10	544	66.4%	31.8%	D+34.6
Precinct -KS045000590KS045000590	247	276	20	543	45.5%	50.8%	R+5.3
Precinct -KS045000010KS045000010	450	78	6	534	84.3%	14.6%	D+69.7
Precinct -KS045000040KS045000040	418	95	12	525	79.6%	18.1%	D+61.5
Precinct -KS045000470KS045000470	345	171	8	524	65.8%	32.6%	D+33.2
Precinct -KS045000230KS045000230	419	98	6	523	80.1%	18.7%	D+61.4
Precinct -KS045000340KS045000340	452	54	7	513	88.1%	10.5%	D+77.6
Precinct -KS045000570KS045000570	203	281	6	490	41.4%	57.3%	R+15.9
Precinct -KS045000510KS045000510	233	244	7	484	48.1%	50.4%	R+2.3
Precinct -KS045001030KS045001030	207	249	8	464	44.6%	53.7%	R+9.1
Precinct -KS045001090KS045001090	196	230	13	439	44.6%	52.4%	R+7.7
Precinct -KS045000730KS045000730	296	137	3	436	67.9%	31.4%	D+36.5
Precinct -KS045000260KS045000260	377	49	7	433	87.1%	11.3%	D+75.8
Precinct -KS045000210KS045000210	378	51	2	431	87.7%	11.8%	D+75.9
Precinct -KS045000890KS045000890	323	99	5	427	75.6%	23.2%	D+52.5
Precinct -KS045000300KS045000300	303	90	7	400	75.8%	22.5%	D+53.3
Precinct -KS045000080KS045000080	320	62	6	388	82.5%	16.0%	D+66.5
Precinct -KS045000420KS045000420	268	107	10	385	69.6%	27.8%	D+41.8
Precinct -KS045000090KS045000090	305	50	8	363	84.0%	13.8%	D+70.2
Precinct -KS045000350KS045000350	307	42	2	351	87.5%	12.0%	D+75.5
Precinct -KS045000940KS045000940	280	64	6	350	80.0%	18.3%	D+61.7
Precinct -KS045001130KS045001130	170	135	8	313	54.3%	43.1%	D+11.2
Precinct -KS045000250KS045000250	257	49	4	310	82.9%	15.8%	D+67.1
Precinct -KS045000820KS045000820	232	68	5	305	76.1%	22.3%	D+53.8
Precinct -KS045000920KS045000920	206	58	6	270	76.3%	21.5%	D+54.8
Precinct -KS045000070KS045000070	219	35	4	258	84.9%	13.6%	D+71.3
Precinct -KS045000900KS045000900	169	81	8	258	65.5%	31.4%	D+34.1
Precinct -KS045000630KS045000630	114	133	1	248	46.0%	53.6%	R+7.7
Precinct -KS045000580KS045000580	114	124	4	242	47.1%	51.2%	R+4.1
Precinct -KS045001050KS045001050	60	170	3	233	25.8%	73.0%	R+47.2
Precinct -KS045000650KS045000650	116	108	2	226	51.3%	47.8%	D+3.5
Precinct -KS045000640KS045000640	148	67	4	219	67.6%	30.6%	D+37.0
Precinct -KS045000960KS045000960	141	72	4	217	65.0%	33.2%	D+31.8
Precinct -KS045000550KS045000550	89	83	4	176	50.6%	47.2%	D+3.4
Precinct -KS045001000KS045001000	62	108	5	175	35.4%	61.7%	R+26.3
Precinct -KS045000100KS045000100	125	36	4	165	75.8%	21.8%	D+53.9
Precinct -KS045000850KS045000850	113	18	3	134	84.3%	13.4%	D+70.9
Precinct -KS045000720KS045000720	89	37	1	127	70.1%	29.1%	D+40.9
Precinct -KS045001100KS045001100	39	53	4	96	40.6%	55.2%	R+14.6
Precinct -KS045001150KS045001150	21	62	1	84	25.0%	73.8%	R+48.8
Precinct -KS045000990KS045000990	46	29	2	77	59.7%	37.7%	D+22.1
Precinct -KS045000810KS045000810	39	26	3	68	57.4%	38.2%	D+19.1
Precinct -KS045000520KS045000520	16	47	1	64	25.0%	73.4%	R+48.4
Precinct -KS045000800KS045000800	42	20	2	64	65.6%	31.3%	D+34.4
Precinct -KS045000500KS045000500	20	28	0	48	41.7%	58.3%	R+16.7
Precinct -KS045000840KS045000840	40	3	1	44	90.9%	6.8%	D+84.1
Precinct -KS045000750KS045000750	24	7	0	31	77.4%	22.6%	D+54.8
Precinct -KS045000780KS045000780	11	12	0	23	47.8%	52.2%	R+4.3
Precinct -KS045001140KS045001140	10	7	1	18	55.6%	38.9%	D+16.7
Precinct -KS045000970KS045000970	0	17	0	17	0.0%	100.0%	R+100.0
Precinct -KS045000760KS045000760	10	4	1	15	66.7%	26.7%	D+40.0
Precinct -KS045000770KS045000770	6	0	0	6	100.0%	0.0%	D+100.0
Precinct -KS045000790KS045000790	1	2	0	3	33.3%	66.7%	R+33.3
Precinct -KS045001120KS045001120	3	0	0	3	100.0%	0.0%	D+100.0
Precinct -KS045001040KS045001040	1	0	0	1	100.0%	0.0%	D+100.0
Big Springs Township Voting District20_20045000010	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Central Eudora Voting District20_20045000020	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Clinton Township Voting District20_20045000030	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
East Wakarusa H10 Precinct 6520_20045200010	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
East Wakarusa H10 Precinct 65 Part 220_20045900100	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
East Wakarusa H38 Precinct 65 Part 120_20045900110	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
East Wakarusa H38 Precinct 65 Part 220_20045900120	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
East Wakarusa H38 Precinct 65 Part 320_20045200020	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
East Wakarusa H38 Precinct 65 Part 420_20045900130	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
East Wakarusa H38 Precinct 65 Part 520_20045900140	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Grant Township Voting District20_20045000050	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Kawaka Township Voting District20_2004500006A	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 0120_2004500007A	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 0220_20045000080	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 0320_20045000090	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 0420_2004500010A	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 0520_20045000110	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 0620_2004500012A	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 0720_20045000130	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 0820_20045000140	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 0920_20045000150	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 1020_20045000160	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 1120_20045000170	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 1220_20045000180	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 1320_20045000190	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 1420_20045000200	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 1520_20045000210	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 1620_20045000220	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 1720_20045000230	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 1820_20045000240	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 1920_20045000250	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 2020_20045000260	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 2120_20045000270	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 2220_20045000280	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 2320_20045000290	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 2420_20045000300	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 2520_20045000310	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 2620_20045000320	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 2720_20045000330	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 2820_20045000340	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 2920_20045000350	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 3020_20045000360	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 3120_20045000370	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 3220_20045000380	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 3320_20045000400	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 3420_20045000410	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 3520_20045000420	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 3620_20045000430	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 3720_2004500044A	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 3820_20045000450	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 38 Part 220_20045400070	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 38 Part 320_20045900160	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 3920_20045000460	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 4020_20045000470	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 4120_2004500048A	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 41 Exclave A20_2004500048B	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 41 Exclave B20_2004500048C	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 41 Exclave C20_2004500048D	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 42 Part 120_20045400060	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 42 Part 220_20045400010	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 42 Part 320_20045400080	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 42 Part 420_20045900150	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 42 Part 520_20045900170	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 43 Part 120_2004500050A	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 43 Part 220_20045900090	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 43 Part 320_2004500050C	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 4420_20045400020	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 4520_2004500052A	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 4620_2004500053A	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 4720_20045400030	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 4820_20045400040	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 4920_20045000560	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 6820_20045900010	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 6920_20045900020	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 7020_20045900040	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 7120_20045900050	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 7220_20045900060	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 7320_20045900070	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Precinct 7420_20045900080	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lecompton Township Precinct 5720_20045000580	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Marion Township Precinct 5920_20045000590	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
North Eudora Precinct 5220_20045000600	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
North Wakarusa Precinct 6420_2004500061A	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Northeast Baldwin Precinct 6120_20045000620	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Northwest Baldwin Precinct 6020_20045000630	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
South Baldwin Precinct 6220_20045000640	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
South Eudora Precinct 5320_20045000650	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Vinland Precinct 6320_20045000660	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Wakarusa Precinct 66 Part 220_20045400110	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
West Eudora Precinct 50 Part 120_20045400050	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
West Eudora Precinct 50 Part 220_20045400090	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
West Eudora Precinct 50 Part 320_20045400100	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
West Wakarusa Precinct 66 Part 120_2004500067A	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
West Wakarusa Precinct 66 Part 320_2004500067B	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Willow Springs Township Voting District20_20045000680	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	−57.3%
1896	−16.2%
1900	−19.0%
1904	−53.7%
1908	−23.5%
1912	+14.5%
1916	−12.4%
1920	−47.6%
1924	−57.3%
1928	−58.4%
1932	−20.1%
1936	−25.1%
1940	−41.6%
1944	−35.6%
1948	−31.2%
1952	−49.1%
1956	−43.9%
1960	−33.1%
1964	+9.2%
1968	−18.4%
1972	−13.3%
1976	−8.5%
1980	−16.5%
1984	−18.9%
1988	−1.2%
1992	+15.4%
1996	+5.3%
2000	+3.0%
2004	+16.1%
2008	+30.8%
2012	+24.5%
2016	+32.3%
2020	+39.5%
2024	+38.0%

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	D	68.2%Harris39,582	30.2%Trump17,523	1.0%Kennedy609	D+38.0	R+1.5	D+39.5	58,041
2020	D	68.6%Biden40,785	29.1%Trump17,286	2.4%Jorgensen1,424	D+39.5	D+7.2	D+35.0	59,495
2016	D	61.1%Clinton31,195	28.8%Trump14,688	4.8%Johnson2,429	D+32.3	D+7.9	D+30.3	51,031
2012	D	60.4%Obama29,267	35.9%Romney17,401	2.3%Johnson1,131	D+24.5	R+6.4	D+20.6	48,464
2008	D	64.4%Obama34,398	33.6%McCain17,929	2.0%	D+30.8	D+14.7	D+23.6	53,398
2004	D	57.1%Kerry28,634	41.0%Bush20,544	1.9%	D+16.1	D+13.2	D+18.6	50,111
2000	D	45.8%Gore18,249	42.8%Bush17,062	10.1%Nader4,031	D+3.0	R+2.3	D+2.5	39,838
1996	D	47.9%Clinton18,116	42.6%Dole16,116	7.0%Perot2,630	D+5.3	R+10.1	R+3.2	37,800
1992	D	46.0%Clinton19,439	30.6%Bush12,949	22.8%Perot9,630	D+15.4	D+16.6	D+9.8	42,265
1988	R	48.7%Dukakis15,752	49.9%Bush16,149	1.4%	R+1.2	D+17.7	D+6.5	32,361
1984	R	40.0%Mondale12,880	58.9%Reagan18,975	1.2%	R+18.9	R+2.4	R+0.7	32,233
1980	R	32.5%Carter9,360	49.0%Reagan14,106	18.5%	R+16.5	R+8.0	R+6.8	28,784
1976	R	42.8%Carter11,922	51.3%Ford14,277	5.9%	R+8.5	D+4.9	R+10.5	27,842
1972	R	42.3%McGovern11,646	55.6%Nixon15,316	2.1%	R+13.3	D+5.0	D+9.8	27,527
1968	R	35.4%Humphrey6,936	53.8%Nixon10,533	10.8%	R+18.4	R+27.5	R+17.7	19,583
1964	D	54.3%Johnson9,416	45.1%Goldwater7,825	0.6%	D+9.2	D+42.3	R+13.4	17,353
1960	R	33.3%Kennedy5,690	66.4%Nixon11,337	0.2%	R+33.1	D+10.9	R+33.3	17,065
1956	R	27.9%Stevenson4,283	71.8%Eisenhower11,029	0.3%	R+43.9	D+5.2	R+28.5	15,351
1952	R	25.2%Stevenson3,765	74.3%Eisenhower11,095	0.4%	R+49.1	R+17.9	R+38.4	14,924
1948	R	33.1%Truman4,778	64.3%Dewey9,287	2.7%	R+31.2	D+4.4	R+35.7	14,454
1944	R	31.9%Roosevelt3,886	67.5%Dewey8,224	0.6%	R+35.6	D+6.1	R+43.1	12,189
1940	R	28.6%Roosevelt3,727	70.3%Willkie9,146	1.1%	R+41.6	R+16.5	R+51.6	13,014
1936	R	37.1%Roosevelt4,961	62.2%Landon8,324	0.7%	R+25.1	R+5.1	R+49.4	13,381
1932	R	38.6%Roosevelt4,833	58.7%Hoover7,346	2.7%	R+20.1	D+38.3	R+37.9	12,521
1928	R	20.3%Smith2,297	78.7%Hoover8,887	1.0%	R+58.4	R+1.1	R+40.9	11,292
1924	R	18.0%Davis1,922	75.3%Coolidge8,052	6.8%La Follette726	R+57.3	R+9.7	R+32.1	10,700
1920	R	25.7%Cox2,197	73.2%Harding6,266	1.1%	R+47.6	R+35.2	R+21.4	8,557
1916	R	41.5%Wilson3,834	53.9%Hughes4,975	4.6%	R+12.4	R+26.9	R+15.5	9,235
1912	O	36.3%Wilson1,888	21.8%Taft1,133	41.9%	Roosevelt +5.7	D+38.0	R+5.0	5,203
1908	R	37.2%Bryan2,010	60.6%Taft3,279	2.2%	R+23.5	D+30.3	R+13.9	5,408
1904	R	20.6%Parker989	74.3%Roosevelt3,574	5.2%	R+53.7	R+34.7	R+34.1	4,812
1900	R	39.6%Bryan2,333	58.6%McKinley3,453	1.9%	R+19.0	R+2.8	R+11.4	5,897
1896	R	41.2%Bryan2,573	57.4%McKinley3,582	1.4%	R+16.2	D+41.1	R+10.1	6,240
1892	R	0.0%Cleveland0	57.3%Harrison3,114	42.7%	R+57.3	—	R+59.0	5,434
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	D	69.2%39,190	30.8%17,426	56,616
2018	D	52.2%471	47.8%431	902

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	D	66.6%31,415	30.7%14,501	47,161
2020Class II	D	67.7%Barbara Bollier40,262	27.9%Roger Marshall16,594	59,479
2016Class III	D	60.5%Patrick Wiesner30,436	34.9%Jerry Moran17,563	50,329
2014Class II	R	0.0%None0	29.4%Pat Roberts11,116	37,758
2010Class III	D	50.0%Lisa Johnston16,365	45.4%Jerry Moran14,872	32,760
2008Class II	D	55.6%Jim Slattery28,908	40.1%Pat Roberts20,861	52,011
2004Class III	R	45.1%Lee Jones21,759	50.8%Sam Brownback24,488	48,229
2002Class II	R	0.0%None0	71.4%Pat Roberts19,825	27,778
1998Class III	R	43.5%Paul Feleciano Jr.11,051	53.1%Sam Brownback13,489	25,405
1996Class II	R	46.8%Sally Thompson17,481	47.9%Pat Roberts17,900	37,358
1992Class III	R	34.5%Gloria O'Dell14,380	59.4%Bob Dole24,740	41,625
1990Class II	R	26.1%Dick Williams6,579	73.9%Nancy L. Kassebaum18,609	25,188
1986Class III	R	27.9%Guy MacDonald6,371	72.1%Bob Dole16,428	22,799
1984Class II	R	20.8%James R. Maher6,580	77.0%Nancy L. Kassebaum24,361	31,633
1980Class III	R	42.5%John Simpson11,993	57.5%Bob Dole16,203	28,196
1978Class II	R	48.2%William R. Roy9,857	49.2%Nancy L. Kassebaum10,065	20,467
1974Class III	D	57.1%William R. Roy13,013	42.9%Bob Dole9,781	22,794
1972Class II	R	29.5%Arch Tetzlaff7,971	63.6%James B. Pearson17,179	27,020
1968Class III	R	38.7%William I. Robinson7,247	60.7%Bob Dole11,369	18,721
1966Class II	R	41.8%J. Floyd Breeding5,524	54.2%James Pearson7,170	13,226
1962Class III	R	28.1%K.L. Smith2,611	70.9%Frank Carlson6,591	9,299
1960Class II	R	38.8%Frank Theis6,440	59.9%Andrew Schoeppel9,946	16,618
1956Class III	R	31.7%George Hart4,753	67.4%Frank Carlson10,111	14,998
1954Class II	R	34.4%George McGill3,508	64.1%Andrew Schoeppel6,537	10,200
1950Class III	R	34.4%Paul Aiken3,156	63.4%Frank Carlson5,812	9,167
1948Class II	R	33.1%George McGill4,519	64.6%Andrew Schoeppel8,822	13,658
1944Class III	R	32.9%Thuman Hill3,624	65.6%Clyde M. Reed7,215	11,003
1942Class II	R	29.3%George McGill1,890	66.8%Arthur Capper4,303	6,445
1938Class III	R	31.7%George McGill3,543	68.3%Clyde M. Reed7,650	11,193
1936Class II	R	33.3%Omar B. Ketchum4,201	65.7%Arthur Capper8,297	12,625
1932Class III	R	35.5%George McGill3,937	59.0%Ben S. Paulen6,552	11,103
1930Class II	R	26.0%Jonathan M. Davis2,164	74.0%Arthur Capper6,150	8,314
1926Class III	R	20.1%Charles Stephens1,389	78.6%Charles Curtis5,441	6,918
1924Class II	R	16.9%James Malone1,630	74.6%Arthur Capper7,175	9,619
1920Class III	R	25.0%George H. Hodges1,945	73.9%Charles Curtis5,758	7,787
1918Class II	R	23.1%William H. Thompson1,402	75.0%Arthur Capper4,544	6,060
1914Class III	R	28.5%George A. Neeley2,179	34.8%Charles Curtis2,660	7,636
1912Class II	R	47.2%William H. Thompson2,410	50.2%W.R. Stubbs2,562	5,105

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	D	54.5%Jill Docking20,530	42.4%Sam Brownback15,973	37,676
1962Special · Class II	R	36.3%Paul L. Aylward3,360	62.4%James B. Pearson5,779	9,256
1930Special · Class III	R	37.3%George McGill2,973	61.3%Henry J. Allen4,884	7,967

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	D	75.5%Laura Kelly35,796	22.4%Derek Schmidt10,634	47,396
2018	D	74.1%Laura Kelly/Lynn Rogers36,678	20.5%Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman10,154	49,518
2014	D	72.3%Paul Davis27,424	25.2%Sam Brownback9,545	37,943
2010	D	60.2%Tom Holland19,966	36.4%Sam Brownback12,066	33,151
2006	D	76.8%Kathleen Sebelius26,784	21.6%Jim Barnett7,544	34,872
2002	D	69.3%Kathleen Sebelius21,594	28.8%Tim Shallenburger8,973	31,139
1998	R	28.7%Tom Sawyer7,313	68.7%Bill Graves17,502	25,475
1994	R	45.3%Jim Slattery12,281	54.7%Bill Graves14,814	27,095
1990	R	36.5%Joan Finney8,993	51.1%Mike Hayden12,579	24,635
1986	D	57.1%Thomas Docking13,155	42.9%Mike Hayden9,895	23,050
1982	D	66.4%John W. Carlin14,630	31.7%Sam Hardage6,996	22,043
1978	D	49.3%John W. Carlin10,050	48.6%Robert F. Bennett9,909	20,397

voter registration

Registered voters

By party of registration, over time

Party registration · 2025D+19.6

Presidential vote · 2024D+38.0

Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 18 points more Republican.

80,376 registered voters · 2025

Democratic44.9%Republican25.3%Unaffiliated28.2%Other1.6%

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

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

−729 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net +284 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $54,238 in average income, against $89,539 for residents who stayed — 39% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean R+3.2 on average — 41 points more Republican-leaning than Douglas County, KS itself (D+38.0).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Johnson County, KS618D+8.5
Shawnee County, KS321D+0.5
Jackson County, MO178D+19.3
Leavenworth County, KS128R+22.8
Franklin County, KS125R+40.1
Sedgwick County, KS117R+13.8

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Johnson County, KS745
Shawnee County, KS331
Jackson County, MO299
Wyandotte County, KS119
Franklin County, KS112
Leavenworth County, KS106

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 Douglas County, KS in Douglas County, KS: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	+24
2012	−446
2013	+273
2014	+560
2015	+284
2016	+301
2017	−39
2018	+33
2019	+342
2021	+334
2022	+33
2023	−55
2024	−631
2025	−729

Douglas County's lopsided margins trace directly to Lawrence, a college town anchored by the University of Kansas. That campus concentration makes it a consistent outlier in an otherwise reliably Republican state.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 39.5 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 58.4 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 38.0 points.

A population of 120,302, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,746 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Benton County and Boone County.

Political twins — counties

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

Benton County

Oregon

98.0twin score

2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend≠ Swedish ancestry

Boone County

Missouri

95.6twin score

college share12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectory≠ Swedish ancestry

Johnson County

Iowa

95.2twin score

2016–2024 trajectorycollege share≠ Scottish 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 Douglas County, Kansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Douglas County, Kansas voted Democratic by 38.0 points (D+38.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 58,041 votes cast, 39,582 went Democratic and 17,523 went Republican.

When did Douglas County, Kansas last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Douglas County, Kansas voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in Douglas County, Kansas?

Douglas County, Kansas has a population of 120,302 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Douglas County, Kansas is $69,746 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of Douglas County, Kansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Douglas County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.

Measure

Douglas County

Kansas

United States

Median age

31.6

37.5

39.1

Age 18–24

22.8%

10.2%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

13.9%

16.9%

17.2%

Measure

Douglas County

Kansas

United States

Median household income

$69,746

$74,275

$84,427

Poverty rate

14.7%

11.3%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

53.2%

35.6%

Measure

Douglas County

Kansas

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

8.8%

12.2%

22.3%

Spanish

2.8%

8.1%

13.6%

Other Indo-European

1.0%

0.6%

2.0%

Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)

1.3%

0.3%

1.1%

Measure

Douglas County

Kansas

United States

Catholic

9.2%

14.1%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

8.4%

17.0%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

70.8%

54.0%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

7.5%

10.0%

5.2%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

D+38.0MIT Election Lab

Population

120,3022024 5-year

Median household income

$69,7462024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

76.0%2024 5-year

Black

4.2%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

7.2%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+39.5 in 2020MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+58.4 in 1928MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Benton County, OR · twin score 98.0

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

52,164

89,390

58.4%

A/A

2018 · Midterm

50,922

91,581

55.6%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

60,140

94,114

63.9%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

48,406

93,463

51.8%

C/A

2024 · Presidential

59,054

95,167

62.1%

A/A

Douglas County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -KS045000700KS045000700

1,450

610

2,103

68.9%

29.0%

D+39.9

Precinct -KS045000430KS045000430

1,181

513

1,710

69.1%

30.0%

D+39.1

Precinct -KS045000690KS045000690

1,069

445

1,535

69.6%

29.0%

D+40.7

Precinct -KS045000450KS045000450

985

427

1,423

69.2%

30.0%

D+39.2

Precinct -KS045000490KS045000490

926

430

1,376

67.3%

31.3%

D+36.0

Precinct -KS045000180KS045000180

1,008

347

1,375

73.3%

25.2%

D+48.1

Precinct -KS045000200KS045000200

990

321

1,338

74.0%

24.0%

D+50.0

Precinct -KS045000910KS045000910

996

250

1,269

78.5%

19.7%

D+58.8

Precinct -KS045000380KS045000380

877

331

1,228

71.4%

27.0%

D+44.5

Precinct -KS045001110KS045001110

486

698

1,208

40.2%

57.8%

R+17.5

Precinct -KS045000480KS045000480

859

255

1,131

76.0%

22.5%

D+53.4

Precinct -KS045000170KS045000170

818

279

1,113

73.5%

25.1%

D+48.4

Precinct -KS045000120KS045000120

816

259

1,088

75.0%

23.8%

D+51.2

Precinct -KS045000620KS045000620

425

632

1,075

39.5%

58.8%

R+19.3

Precinct -KS045000610KS045000610

461

563

1,046

44.1%

53.8%

R+9.8

Precinct -KS045000600KS045000600

486

536

1,040

46.7%

51.5%

R+4.8

Precinct -KS045000190KS045000190

728

289

1,024

71.1%

28.2%

D+42.9

Precinct -KS045000140KS045000140

685

275

976

70.2%

28.2%

D+42.0

Precinct -KS045000150KS045000150

788

148

945

83.4%

15.7%

D+67.7

Precinct -KS045000560KS045000560

476

442

944

50.4%

46.8%

D+3.6

Precinct -KS045000220KS045000220

676

230

928

72.8%

24.8%

D+48.1

Precinct -KS045000660KS045000660

380

495

892

42.6%

55.5%

R+12.9

Precinct -KS045000370KS045000370

621

259

890

69.8%

29.1%

D+40.7

Precinct -KS045000130KS045000130

727

142

881

82.5%

16.1%

D+66.4

Precinct -KS045000540KS045000540

374

449

842

44.4%

53.3%

R+8.9

Precinct -KS045000950KS045000950

591

220

824

71.7%

26.7%

D+45.0

Precinct -KS045000310KS045000310

620

190

821

75.5%

23.1%

D+52.4

Precinct -KS045000060KS045000060

578

226

815

70.9%

27.7%

D+43.2

Precinct -KS045000530KS045000530

300

471

782

38.4%

60.2%

R+21.9

Precinct -KS045000360KS045000360

563

198

779

72.3%

25.4%

D+46.9

Precinct -KS045000460KS045000460

547

186

751

72.8%

24.8%

D+48.1

Precinct -KS045000160KS045000160

588

146

747

78.7%

19.5%

D+59.2

Precinct -KS045000030KS045000030

642

740

86.8%

12.2%

D+74.6

Precinct -KS045000320KS045000320

525

178

721

72.8%

24.7%

D+48.1

Precinct -KS045000400KS045000400

650

718

90.5%

7.4%

D+83.1

Precinct -KS045000670KS045000670

356

344

714

49.9%

48.2%

D+1.7

Precinct -KS045000390KS045000390

637

701

90.9%

8.1%

D+82.7

Precinct -KS045000330KS045000330

591

669

88.3%

10.6%

D+77.7

Precinct -KS045000110KS045000110

509

108

623

81.7%

17.3%

D+64.4

Precinct -KS045000240KS045000240

470

142

620

75.8%

22.9%

D+52.9

Precinct -KS045000050KS045000050

452

160

619

73.0%

25.8%

D+47.2

Precinct -KS045000270KS045000270

500

100

608

82.2%

16.4%

D+65.8

Precinct -KS045000280KS045000280

494

597

82.7%

15.6%

D+67.2

Precinct -KS045000020KS045000020

524

588

89.1%

9.9%

D+79.3

Precinct -KS045000290KS045000290

455

113

575

79.1%

19.7%

D+59.5

Precinct -KS045001060KS045001060

261

295

564

46.3%

52.3%

R+6.0

Precinct -KS045000440KS045000440

361

173

544

66.4%

31.8%

D+34.6

Precinct -KS045000590KS045000590

247

276

543

45.5%

50.8%

R+5.3

Precinct -KS045000010KS045000010

450

534

84.3%

14.6%

D+69.7

Precinct -KS045000040KS045000040

418

525

79.6%

18.1%

D+61.5

Precinct -KS045000470KS045000470

345

171

524

65.8%

32.6%

D+33.2

Precinct -KS045000230KS045000230

419

523

80.1%

18.7%

D+61.4

Precinct -KS045000340KS045000340

452

513

88.1%

10.5%

D+77.6

Precinct -KS045000570KS045000570

203

281

490

41.4%

57.3%

R+15.9

Precinct -KS045000510KS045000510

233

244

484

48.1%

50.4%

R+2.3

Precinct -KS045001030KS045001030

207

249

464

44.6%

53.7%

R+9.1

Precinct -KS045001090KS045001090

196

230

439

44.6%

52.4%

R+7.7

Precinct -KS045000730KS045000730

296

137

436

67.9%

31.4%

D+36.5

Precinct -KS045000260KS045000260

377

433

87.1%

11.3%

D+75.8

Precinct -KS045000210KS045000210

378

431

87.7%

11.8%

D+75.9

Precinct -KS045000890KS045000890

323

427

75.6%

23.2%

D+52.5

Precinct -KS045000300KS045000300

303

400

75.8%

22.5%

D+53.3

Precinct -KS045000080KS045000080

320

388

82.5%

16.0%

D+66.5

Precinct -KS045000420KS045000420

268

107

385

69.6%

27.8%

D+41.8

Precinct -KS045000090KS045000090

305

363

84.0%

13.8%

D+70.2

Precinct -KS045000350KS045000350

307

351

87.5%

12.0%

D+75.5

Precinct -KS045000940KS045000940

280

350

80.0%

18.3%

D+61.7

Precinct -KS045001130KS045001130

170

135

313

54.3%

43.1%

D+11.2

Precinct -KS045000250KS045000250

257

310

82.9%

15.8%

D+67.1

Precinct -KS045000820KS045000820

232

305

76.1%

22.3%

D+53.8

Precinct -KS045000920KS045000920

206

270

76.3%

21.5%

D+54.8

Precinct -KS045000070KS045000070

219

258

84.9%

13.6%

D+71.3

Precinct -KS045000900KS045000900

169

258

65.5%

31.4%

D+34.1

Precinct -KS045000630KS045000630

114

133

248

46.0%

53.6%

R+7.7

Precinct -KS045000580KS045000580

114

124

242

47.1%

51.2%

R+4.1

Precinct -KS045001050KS045001050

170

233

25.8%

73.0%

R+47.2

Precinct -KS045000650KS045000650

116

108

226

51.3%

47.8%

D+3.5

Precinct -KS045000640KS045000640

148

219

67.6%

30.6%

D+37.0

Precinct -KS045000960KS045000960

141

217

65.0%

33.2%

D+31.8

Precinct -KS045000550KS045000550

176

50.6%

47.2%

D+3.4

Precinct -KS045001000KS045001000

108

175

35.4%

61.7%

R+26.3

Precinct -KS045000100KS045000100

125

165

75.8%

21.8%

D+53.9

Precinct -KS045000850KS045000850

113

134

84.3%

13.4%

D+70.9

Precinct -KS045000720KS045000720

127

70.1%

29.1%

D+40.9

Precinct -KS045001100KS045001100

40.6%

55.2%

R+14.6

Precinct -KS045001150KS045001150

25.0%

73.8%

R+48.8

Precinct -KS045000990KS045000990

59.7%

37.7%

D+22.1

Precinct -KS045000810KS045000810

57.4%

38.2%

D+19.1

Precinct -KS045000520KS045000520

25.0%

73.4%

R+48.4

Precinct -KS045000800KS045000800

65.6%

31.3%

D+34.4

Precinct -KS045000500KS045000500

41.7%

58.3%

R+16.7

Precinct -KS045000840KS045000840

90.9%

6.8%

D+84.1

Precinct -KS045000750KS045000750

77.4%

22.6%

D+54.8

Precinct -KS045000780KS045000780

47.8%

52.2%

R+4.3

Precinct -KS045001140KS045001140

55.6%

38.9%

D+16.7

Precinct -KS045000970KS045000970

0.0%

100.0%

R+100.0

Precinct -KS045000760KS045000760

66.7%

26.7%

D+40.0

Precinct -KS045000770KS045000770

100.0%

0.0%

D+100.0

Precinct -KS045000790KS045000790

33.3%

66.7%

R+33.3

Precinct -KS045001120KS045001120

100.0%

0.0%

D+100.0

Precinct -KS045001040KS045001040

100.0%

0.0%

D+100.0

Big Springs Township Voting District20_20045000010

—

No votes

Central Eudora Voting District20_20045000020

—

No votes

Clinton Township Voting District20_20045000030

—

No votes

East Wakarusa H10 Precinct 6520_20045200010

—

No votes

East Wakarusa H10 Precinct 65 Part 220_20045900100

—

No votes

East Wakarusa H38 Precinct 65 Part 120_20045900110

—

No votes

East Wakarusa H38 Precinct 65 Part 220_20045900120

—

No votes

East Wakarusa H38 Precinct 65 Part 320_20045200020

—

No votes

East Wakarusa H38 Precinct 65 Part 420_20045900130

—

No votes

East Wakarusa H38 Precinct 65 Part 520_20045900140

—

No votes

Grant Township Voting District20_20045000050

—

No votes

Kawaka Township Voting District20_2004500006A

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 0120_2004500007A

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 0220_20045000080

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 0320_20045000090

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 0420_2004500010A

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 0520_20045000110

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 0620_2004500012A

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 0720_20045000130

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 0820_20045000140

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 0920_20045000150

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 1020_20045000160

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 1120_20045000170

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 1220_20045000180

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 1320_20045000190

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 1420_20045000200

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 1520_20045000210

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 1620_20045000220

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 1720_20045000230

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 1820_20045000240

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 1920_20045000250

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 2020_20045000260

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 2120_20045000270

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 2220_20045000280

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 2320_20045000290

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 2420_20045000300

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 2520_20045000310

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 2620_20045000320

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 2720_20045000330

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 2820_20045000340

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 2920_20045000350

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 3020_20045000360

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 3120_20045000370

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 3220_20045000380

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 3320_20045000400

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 3420_20045000410

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 3520_20045000420

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 3620_20045000430

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 3720_2004500044A

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 3820_20045000450

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 38 Part 220_20045400070

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 38 Part 320_20045900160

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 3920_20045000460

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 4020_20045000470

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 4120_2004500048A

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 41 Exclave A20_2004500048B

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 41 Exclave B20_2004500048C

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 41 Exclave C20_2004500048D

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 42 Part 120_20045400060

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 42 Part 220_20045400010

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 42 Part 320_20045400080

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 42 Part 420_20045900150

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 42 Part 520_20045900170

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 43 Part 120_2004500050A

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 43 Part 220_20045900090

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 43 Part 320_2004500050C

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 4420_20045400020

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 4520_2004500052A

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 4620_2004500053A

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 4720_20045400030

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 4820_20045400040

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 4920_20045000560

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 6820_20045900010

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 6920_20045900020

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 7020_20045900040

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 7120_20045900050

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 7220_20045900060

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 7320_20045900070

—

No votes

Lawrence Precinct 7420_20045900080

—

No votes

Lecompton Township Precinct 5720_20045000580

—

No votes

Marion Township Precinct 5920_20045000590

—

No votes

North Eudora Precinct 5220_20045000600

—

No votes

North Wakarusa Precinct 6420_2004500061A

—

No votes

Northeast Baldwin Precinct 6120_20045000620

—

No votes

Northwest Baldwin Precinct 6020_20045000630

—

No votes

South Baldwin Precinct 6220_20045000640

—

No votes

South Eudora Precinct 5320_20045000650

—

No votes

Vinland Precinct 6320_20045000660

—

No votes

Wakarusa Precinct 66 Part 220_20045400110

—

No votes

West Eudora Precinct 50 Part 120_20045400050

—

No votes

West Eudora Precinct 50 Part 220_20045400090

—

No votes

West Eudora Precinct 50 Part 320_20045400100

—

No votes

West Wakarusa Precinct 66 Part 120_2004500067A

—

No votes

West Wakarusa Precinct 66 Part 320_2004500067B

—

No votes

Willow Springs Township Voting District20_20045000680

—

No votes

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−57.3%
1896	−16.2%
1900	−19.0%
1904	−53.7%
1908	−23.5%
1912	+14.5%
1916	−12.4%
1920	−47.6%
1924	−57.3%
1928	−58.4%
1932	−20.1%
1936	−25.1%
1940	−41.6%
1944	−35.6%
1948	−31.2%
1952	−49.1%
1956	−43.9%
1960	−33.1%
1964	+9.2%
1968	−18.4%
1972	−13.3%
1976	−8.5%
1980	−16.5%
1984	−18.9%
1988	−1.2%
1992	+15.4%
1996	+5.3%
2000	+3.0%
2004	+16.1%
2008	+30.8%
2012	+24.5%
2016	+32.3%
2020	+39.5%
2024	+38.0%

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

68.2%Harris39,582

30.2%Trump17,523

1.0%Kennedy609

D+38.0

R+1.5

D+39.5

58,041

2020

68.6%Biden40,785

29.1%Trump17,286

2.4%Jorgensen1,424

D+39.5

D+7.2

D+35.0

59,495

2016

61.1%Clinton31,195

28.8%Trump14,688

4.8%Johnson2,429

D+32.3

D+7.9

D+30.3

51,031

2012

60.4%Obama29,267

35.9%Romney17,401

2.3%Johnson1,131

D+24.5

R+6.4

D+20.6

48,464

2008

64.4%Obama34,398

33.6%McCain17,929

2.0%

D+30.8

D+14.7

D+23.6

53,398

2004

57.1%Kerry28,634

41.0%Bush20,544

1.9%

D+16.1

D+13.2

D+18.6

50,111

2000

45.8%Gore18,249

42.8%Bush17,062

10.1%Nader4,031

D+3.0

R+2.3

D+2.5

39,838

1996

47.9%Clinton18,116

42.6%Dole16,116

7.0%Perot2,630

D+5.3

R+10.1

R+3.2

37,800

1992

46.0%Clinton19,439

30.6%Bush12,949

22.8%Perot9,630

D+15.4

D+16.6

D+9.8

42,265

1988

48.7%Dukakis15,752

49.9%Bush16,149

1.4%

R+1.2

D+17.7

D+6.5

32,361

1984

40.0%Mondale12,880

58.9%Reagan18,975

1.2%

R+18.9

R+2.4

R+0.7

32,233

1980

32.5%Carter9,360

49.0%Reagan14,106

18.5%

R+16.5

R+8.0

R+6.8

28,784

1976

42.8%Carter11,922

51.3%Ford14,277

5.9%

R+8.5

D+4.9

R+10.5

27,842

1972

42.3%McGovern11,646

55.6%Nixon15,316

2.1%

R+13.3

D+5.0

D+9.8

27,527

1968

35.4%Humphrey6,936

53.8%Nixon10,533

10.8%

R+18.4

R+27.5

R+17.7

19,583

1964

54.3%Johnson9,416

45.1%Goldwater7,825

0.6%

D+9.2

D+42.3

R+13.4

17,353

1960

33.3%Kennedy5,690

66.4%Nixon11,337

0.2%

R+33.1

D+10.9

R+33.3

17,065

1956

27.9%Stevenson4,283

71.8%Eisenhower11,029

0.3%

R+43.9

D+5.2

R+28.5

15,351

1952

25.2%Stevenson3,765

74.3%Eisenhower11,095

0.4%

R+49.1

R+17.9

R+38.4

14,924

1948

33.1%Truman4,778

64.3%Dewey9,287

2.7%

R+31.2

D+4.4

R+35.7

14,454

1944

31.9%Roosevelt3,886

67.5%Dewey8,224

0.6%

R+35.6

D+6.1

R+43.1

12,189

1940

28.6%Roosevelt3,727

70.3%Willkie9,146

1.1%

R+41.6

R+16.5

R+51.6

13,014

1936

37.1%Roosevelt4,961

62.2%Landon8,324

0.7%

R+25.1

R+5.1

R+49.4

13,381

1932

38.6%Roosevelt4,833

58.7%Hoover7,346

2.7%

R+20.1

D+38.3

R+37.9

12,521

1928

20.3%Smith2,297

78.7%Hoover8,887

1.0%

R+58.4

R+1.1

R+40.9

11,292

1924

18.0%Davis1,922

75.3%Coolidge8,052

6.8%La Follette726

R+57.3

R+9.7

R+32.1

10,700

1920

25.7%Cox2,197

73.2%Harding6,266

1.1%

R+47.6

R+35.2

R+21.4

8,557

1916

41.5%Wilson3,834

53.9%Hughes4,975

4.6%

R+12.4

R+26.9

R+15.5

9,235

1912

36.3%Wilson1,888

21.8%Taft1,133

41.9%

Roosevelt +5.7

D+38.0

R+5.0

5,203

1908

37.2%Bryan2,010

60.6%Taft3,279

2.2%

R+23.5

D+30.3

R+13.9

5,408

1904

20.6%Parker989

74.3%Roosevelt3,574

5.2%

R+53.7

R+34.7

R+34.1

4,812

1900

39.6%Bryan2,333

58.6%McKinley3,453

1.9%

R+19.0

R+2.8

R+11.4

5,897

1896

41.2%Bryan2,573

57.4%McKinley3,582

1.4%

R+16.2

D+41.1

R+10.1

6,240

1892

0.0%Cleveland0

57.3%Harrison3,114

42.7%

R+57.3

—

R+59.0

5,434

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

69.2%39,190

30.8%17,426

56,616

2018

52.2%471

47.8%431

902

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

66.6%31,415

30.7%14,501

47,161

2020Class II

67.7%Barbara Bollier40,262

27.9%Roger Marshall16,594

59,479

2016Class III

60.5%Patrick Wiesner30,436

34.9%Jerry Moran17,563

50,329

2014Class II

0.0%None0

29.4%Pat Roberts11,116

37,758

2010Class III

50.0%Lisa Johnston16,365

45.4%Jerry Moran14,872

32,760

2008Class II

55.6%Jim Slattery28,908

40.1%Pat Roberts20,861

52,011

2004Class III

45.1%Lee Jones21,759

50.8%Sam Brownback24,488

48,229

2002Class II

0.0%None0

71.4%Pat Roberts19,825

27,778

1998Class III

43.5%Paul Feleciano Jr.11,051

53.1%Sam Brownback13,489

25,405

1996Class II

46.8%Sally Thompson17,481

47.9%Pat Roberts17,900

37,358

1992Class III

34.5%Gloria O'Dell14,380

59.4%Bob Dole24,740

41,625

1990Class II

26.1%Dick Williams6,579

73.9%Nancy L. Kassebaum18,609

25,188

1986Class III

27.9%Guy MacDonald6,371

72.1%Bob Dole16,428

22,799

1984Class II

20.8%James R. Maher6,580

77.0%Nancy L. Kassebaum24,361

31,633

1980Class III

42.5%John Simpson11,993

57.5%Bob Dole16,203

28,196

1978Class II

48.2%William R. Roy9,857

49.2%Nancy L. Kassebaum10,065

20,467

1974Class III

57.1%William R. Roy13,013

42.9%Bob Dole9,781

22,794

1972Class II

29.5%Arch Tetzlaff7,971

63.6%James B. Pearson17,179

27,020

1968Class III

38.7%William I. Robinson7,247

60.7%Bob Dole11,369

18,721

1966Class II

41.8%J. Floyd Breeding5,524

54.2%James Pearson7,170

13,226

1962Class III

28.1%K.L. Smith2,611

70.9%Frank Carlson6,591

9,299

1960Class II

38.8%Frank Theis6,440

59.9%Andrew Schoeppel9,946

16,618

1956Class III

31.7%George Hart4,753

67.4%Frank Carlson10,111

14,998

1954Class II

34.4%George McGill3,508

64.1%Andrew Schoeppel6,537

10,200

1950Class III

34.4%Paul Aiken3,156

63.4%Frank Carlson5,812

9,167

1948Class II

33.1%George McGill4,519

64.6%Andrew Schoeppel8,822

13,658

1944Class III

32.9%Thuman Hill3,624

65.6%Clyde M. Reed7,215

11,003

1942Class II

29.3%George McGill1,890

66.8%Arthur Capper4,303

6,445

1938Class III

31.7%George McGill3,543

68.3%Clyde M. Reed7,650

11,193

1936Class II

33.3%Omar B. Ketchum4,201

65.7%Arthur Capper8,297

12,625

1932Class III

35.5%George McGill3,937

59.0%Ben S. Paulen6,552

11,103

1930Class II

26.0%Jonathan M. Davis2,164

74.0%Arthur Capper6,150

8,314

1926Class III

20.1%Charles Stephens1,389

78.6%Charles Curtis5,441

6,918

1924Class II

16.9%James Malone1,630

74.6%Arthur Capper7,175

9,619

1920Class III

25.0%George H. Hodges1,945

73.9%Charles Curtis5,758

7,787

1918Class II

23.1%William H. Thompson1,402

75.0%Arthur Capper4,544

6,060

1914Class III

28.5%George A. Neeley2,179

34.8%Charles Curtis2,660

7,636

1912Class II

47.2%William H. Thompson2,410

50.2%W.R. Stubbs2,562

5,105

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

54.5%Jill Docking20,530

42.4%Sam Brownback15,973

37,676

1962Special · Class II

36.3%Paul L. Aylward3,360

62.4%James B. Pearson5,779

9,256

1930Special · Class III

37.3%George McGill2,973

61.3%Henry J. Allen4,884

7,967

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

75.5%Laura Kelly35,796

22.4%Derek Schmidt10,634

47,396

2018

74.1%Laura Kelly/Lynn Rogers36,678

20.5%Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman10,154

49,518

2014

72.3%Paul Davis27,424

25.2%Sam Brownback9,545

37,943

2010

60.2%Tom Holland19,966

36.4%Sam Brownback12,066

33,151

2006

76.8%Kathleen Sebelius26,784

21.6%Jim Barnett7,544

34,872

2002

69.3%Kathleen Sebelius21,594

28.8%Tim Shallenburger8,973

31,139

1998

28.7%Tom Sawyer7,313

68.7%Bill Graves17,502

25,475

1994

45.3%Jim Slattery12,281

54.7%Bill Graves14,814

27,095

1990

36.5%Joan Finney8,993

51.1%Mike Hayden12,579

24,635

1986

57.1%Thomas Docking13,155

42.9%Mike Hayden9,895

23,050

1982

66.4%John W. Carlin14,630

31.7%Sam Hardage6,996

22,043

1978

49.3%John W. Carlin10,050

48.6%Robert F. Bennett9,909

20,397

Frequently asked questions

How did Douglas County, Kansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Douglas County, Kansas voted Democratic by 38.0 points (D+38.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 58,041 votes cast, 39,582 went Democratic and 17,523 went Republican.

When did Douglas County, Kansas last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Douglas County, Kansas voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in Douglas County, Kansas?

Douglas County, Kansas has a population of 120,302 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Douglas County, Kansas is $69,746 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of Douglas County, Kansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Douglas County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.