Ellis County, Kansas: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+46%. Republican peak: R+66 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+46MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 28,9202024 5-year
- Median household income
- $63,0842024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+57 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+66 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Trego County, KS · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Ellis CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Ellis County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,511 | 9,743 | 13,568 | ||
| R | 3,737 | 9,758 | 13,800 | ||
| R | 2,742 | 8,466 | 12,062 | ||
| R | 3,057 | 8,399 | 11,714 | ||
| R | 4,010 | 8,207 | 12,447 | ||
| R | 4,033 | 7,891 | 12,187 | ||
| R | 3,926 | 6,516 | 11,160 | ||
| R | 4,142 | 6,809 | 11,952 | ||
| D | 4,544 | 3,985 | 12,453 | ||
| D | 5,289 | 5,194 | 10,672 | ||
| R | 3,457 | 7,509 | 11,099 | ||
| R | 3,940 | 5,634 | 10,724 | ||
| D | 6,280 | 4,719 | 11,240 | ||
| R | 4,113 | 5,463 | 9,813 | ||
| R | 3,809 | 3,944 | 8,441 | ||
| D | 5,553 | 2,440 | 8,020 | ||
| D | 5,815 | 3,156 | 8,977 | ||
| R | 3,058 | 4,466 | 7,528 | ||
| R | 2,528 | 4,882 | 7,413 | ||
| D | 3,863 | 2,676 | 6,606 | ||
| R | 2,218 | 3,369 | 5,603 | ||
| R | 3,299 | 3,622 | 6,946 | ||
| D | 4,834 | 1,622 | 6,469 | ||
| D | 4,449 | 1,465 | 5,970 | ||
| D | 3,364 | 1,700 | 5,075 | ||
| R | 842 | 1,763 | 3,802 | ||
| R | 740 | 2,385 | 3,173 | ||
| D | 2,335 | 1,186 | 3,608 | ||
| D | 1,381 | 175 | 2,129 | ||
| D | 1,421 | 768 | 2,226 | ||
| R | 928 | 1,009 | 1,976 | ||
| D | 1,228 | 627 | 1,869 | ||
| D | 1,051 | 460 | 1,533 | ||
| R | 0 | 1,069 | 1,629 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
46.1%
Irish
12.0%
English
8.8%
Italian
3.7%
American
3.0%
French
1.6%
Scottish
1.4%
African American
1.4%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 33.2 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
$63,084
Ellis County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Ellis County$63,084
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.4%
Working age (18–64)19.9%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.8%
speak English only
Spanish4.1%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 30.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Ellis County, anchored by Hays and Fort Hays State University, posts presidential margins above R+45 despite a modest college-town presence — a sign that regional identity outweighs the usual campus-driven moderation seen elsewhere.
The Republican margin in Ellis County reached its widest at sixty-six points in 1892. The margin in 2024 was forty-six points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $63,084, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 28,920 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 Trego County and Rush County.
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Ellis County, Kansas — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://akashic.app/county/20051/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Ellis County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ellis County, Kansas voted Republican by 45.9 points (R+46), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,568 votes cast, 3,511 went Democratic and 9,743 went Republican.
What is Ellis County, Kansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Ellis 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 14 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did Ellis County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ellis County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Ellis County, Kansas?
Ellis County, Kansas has a population of 28,920 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ellis County, Kansas?
Median household income in Ellis County, Kansas is $63,084 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Ellis County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ellis County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.