HarrisDemocratic31.8%3,425TrumpRepublican66.5%7,166KennedyOther1.2%132
R+34.7- Lead
- 3,741
- Total
- 10,782
- vs nation
- R+33.2
- Turnout
- 49.3%
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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 49.3% of 22,094 citizens 18+
BidenDemocratic36.7%4,325TrumpRepublican61.3%7,236JorgensenLibertarian2.0%239
R+24.7- Lead
- 2,911
- Total
- 11,800
- vs nation
- R+29.1
- Turnout
- 56.0%
ClintonDemocratic31.1%3,195TrumpRepublican61.7%6,350JohnsonLibertarian4.1%424
R+30.7- Lead
- 3,155
- Total
- 10,285
- vs nation
- R+32.8
- Turnout
- 51.2%
ObamaDemocratic29.5%2,682RomneyRepublican68.5%6,219JohnsonLibertarian1.5%138
R+38.9- Lead
- 3,537
- Total
- 9,084
- vs nation
- R+42.8
- Turnout
- —
ObamaDemocratic31.6%3,275McCainRepublican66.9%6,926OtherAll other candidates1.5%153
R+35.3- Lead
- 3,651
- Total
- 10,354
- vs nation
- R+42.5
- Turnout
- —
KerryDemocratic23.7%2,351BushRepublican75.3%7,479OtherAll other candidates1.0%103
R+51.6- Lead
- 5,128
- Total
- 9,933
- vs nation
- R+49.2
- Turnout
- —
GoreDemocratic26.6%2,431BushRepublican70.4%6,442NaderGreen2.0%182
R+43.8- Lead
- 4,011
- Total
- 9,150
- vs nation
- R+44.4
- Turnout
- —
ClintonDemocratic25.6%2,420DoleRepublican65.4%6,188PerotReform8.5%805
R+39.8- Lead
- 3,768
- Total
- 9,457
- vs nation
- R+48.4
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+34.7MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 38,0842024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,0092024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 37.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 53.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24.4 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58.3 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Ford County, KS · twin score 96.6
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
- 49.3%10,888 participants ÷ 22,094 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +23.0 ptsPresidential-dependent
- Drop-off versus state
- +4.1 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026 scenario
- 26.3%–33.4%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
| Election | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 · Presidential | 10,543 | 20,601 | 51.2% | A/A |
| 2018 · Midterm | 8,862 | 20,869 | 42.5% | A/A |
| 2020 · Presidential | 11,893 | 21,225 | 56.0% | A/A |
| 2022 · Midterm | 7,365 | 22,284 | 33.1% | C/A |
| 2024 · Presidential | 10,888 | 22,094 | 49.3% | 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
74 precincts · 10,782 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -KS055000010KS055000010 | 206 | 779 | 17 | 1,002 | 20.6% | 77.7% | R+57.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -KS055000220KS055000220 | 123 | 485 | 9 | 617 | 19.9% | 78.6% | R+58.7 |
| Precinct -KS055000100KS055000100 | 283 | 314 | 9 | 606 | 46.7% | 51.8% | R+5.1 |
| Precinct -KS055000190KS055000190 | 156 | 433 | 11 | 600 | 26.0% | 72.2% | R+46.2 |
| Precinct -KS055000140KS055000140 | 150 | 371 | 12 | 533 | 28.1% | 69.6% | R+41.5 |
| Precinct -KS055000030KS055000030 | 195 | 322 | 11 | 528 | 36.9% | 61.0% | R+24.1 |
| Precinct -KS055000070KS055000070 | 178 | 335 | 9 | 522 | 34.1% | 64.2% | R+30.1 |
| Precinct -KS055000270KS055000270 | 110 | 377 | 7 | 494 | 22.3% | 76.3% | R+54.0 |
| Precinct -KS055000130KS055000130 | 128 | 344 | 10 | 482 | 26.6% | 71.4% | R+44.8 |
| Precinct -KS055000160KS055000160 | 116 | 343 | 4 | 463 | 25.1% | 74.1% | R+49.0 |
| Precinct -KS055000040KS055000040 | 202 | 204 | 5 | 411 | 49.1% | 49.6% | R+0.5 |
| Precinct -KS055000120KS055000120 | 142 | 215 | 11 | 368 | 38.6% | 58.4% | R+19.8 |
| Precinct -KS055000090KS055000090 | 168 | 190 | 9 | 367 | 45.8% | 51.8% | R+6.0 |
| Precinct -KS055000080KS055000080 | 148 | 192 | 9 | 349 | 42.4% | 55.0% | R+12.6 |
| Precinct -KS055000150KS055000150 | 130 | 208 | 6 | 344 | 37.8% | 60.5% | R+22.7 |
| Precinct -KS055000200KS055000200 | 99 | 226 | 6 | 331 | 29.9% | 68.3% | R+38.4 |
| Precinct -KS055000060KS055000060 | 124 | 184 | 8 | 316 | 39.2% | 58.2% | R+19.0 |
| Precinct -KS055000170KS055000170 | 132 | 168 | 5 | 305 | 43.3% | 55.1% | R+11.8 |
| Precinct -KS055000050KS055000050 | 95 | 199 | 10 | 304 | 31.3% | 65.5% | R+34.2 |
| Precinct -KS055000110KS055000110 | 80 | 203 | 5 | 288 | 27.8% | 70.5% | R+42.7 |
| Precinct -KS055000310KS055000310 | 73 | 122 | 3 | 198 | 36.9% | 61.6% | R+24.7 |
| Precinct -KS055000250KS055000250 | 24 | 166 | 0 | 190 | 12.6% | 87.4% | R+74.7 |
| Precinct -KS055000290KS055000290 | 66 | 110 | 3 | 179 | 36.9% | 61.5% | R+24.6 |
| Precinct -KS055000210KS055000210 | 29 | 113 | 2 | 144 | 20.1% | 78.5% | R+58.3 |
| Precinct -KS055000340KS055000340 | 76 | 68 | 0 | 144 | 52.8% | 47.2% | D+5.6 |
| Precinct -KS055000440KS055000440 | 33 | 109 | 0 | 142 | 23.2% | 76.8% | R+53.5 |
| Precinct -KS055000020KS055000020 | 68 | 59 | 5 | 132 | 51.5% | 44.7% | D+6.8 |
| Precinct -KS055000660KS055000660 | 47 | 42 | 3 | 92 | 51.1% | 45.7% | D+5.4 |
| Precinct -KS055000260KS055000260 | 6 | 71 | 1 | 78 | 7.7% | 91.0% | R+83.3 |
| Precinct -KS055000240KS055000240 | 4 | 68 | 0 | 72 | 5.6% | 94.4% | R+88.9 |
| Precinct -KS055000000KS055000000 | 8 | 49 | 1 | 58 | 13.8% | 84.5% | R+70.7 |
| Precinct -KS055000230KS055000230 | 6 | 48 | 0 | 54 | 11.1% | 88.9% | R+77.8 |
| Precinct -KS055000490KS055000490 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 63.2% | 36.8% | D+26.3 |
| Precinct -KS055000650KS055000650 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 35.3% | 64.7% | R+29.4 |
| Precinct -KS055000180KS055000180 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 8.3% | 91.7% | R+83.3 |
| Precinct -KS055000690KS055000690 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
| Precinct -KS055000430KS055000430 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
| Precinct -KS055000460KS055000460 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
| Precinct -KS055000610KS055000610 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | R+33.3 |
| Precinct -KS055000300KS055000300 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
| Precinct -KS055000320KS055000320 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
| Precinct -KS055000620KS055000620 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
| Friend Township Voting District20_20055000010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Garden City Ward 120_2005500002A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Garden City Ward 1020_20055000110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Garden City Ward 1120_20055000120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Garden City Ward 1220_20055000130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Garden City Ward 1320_20055000140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Garden City Ward 1420_20055000150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Garden City Ward 1520_20055000160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Garden City Ward 1620_20055000170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Garden City Ward 1720_2005500018A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Garden City Ward 220_20055000030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Garden City Ward 320_20055000040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Garden City Ward 4 H11720_20055200010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Garden City Ward 4 H12320_20055200020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Garden City Ward 520_20055000060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Garden City Ward 620_20055000070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Garden City Ward 720_20055000080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Garden City Ward 820_2005500009A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Garden City Ward 8 Exclave20_2005500009B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Garden City Ward 920_20055000100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Holcomb Township Voting District20_20055000190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Huffman Township Voting District20_20055000200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Jennie Barker Township Voting District20_2005500021A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Kalvesta Township Voting District20_20055000220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Mack Township Voting District20_20055000230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Pierceville Precinct H11720_20055200030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Pierceville Precinct H12220_20055200040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Pleasant Valley Township Voting District20_20055000250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Plymell Township Voting District20_20055000260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Riverside Precinct H11720_20055200050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Riverside Precinct H12220_20055200060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Theoni Township Voting District20_20055000280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −58.3% |
| 1896 | −15.9% |
| 1900 | −21.6% |
| 1904 | −42.8% |
| 1908 | −27.6% |
| 1912 | +18.4% |
| 1916 | +4.6% |
| 1920 | −41.8% |
| 1924 | −40.1% |
| 1928 | −54.3% |
| 1932 | +4.1% |
| 1936 | +18.0% |
| 1940 | −7.3% |
| 1944 | −17.2% |
| 1948 | −2.8% |
| 1952 | −45.4% |
| 1956 | −34.1% |
| 1960 | −19.7% |
| 1964 | +24.4% |
| 1968 | −12.2% |
| 1972 | −34.4% |
| 1976 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | −26.0% |
| 1984 | −47.2% |
| 1988 | −22.1% |
| 1992 | −24.4% |
| 1996 | −39.8% |
| 2000 | −43.8% |
| 2004 | −51.6% |
| 2008 | −35.3% |
| 2012 | −38.9% |
| 2016 | −30.7% |
| 2020 | −24.7% |
| 2024 | −34.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
Federal and statewide elections · 2 House · 38 Senate · 3 Senate special · 12 governor
U.S. House
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U.S. Senate
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Governor
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voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2025R+21.2
Presidential vote · 2024R+34.7
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 14 points more Democratic.
20,811 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
−634 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −9,123 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $48,492 in average income, against $75,352 for residents who stayed — 36% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+41.9 on average — 7.2 points more Republican-leaning than Finney County, KS itself (R+34.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Ford County, KS46R+38.4
- Sedgwick County, KS41R+13.8
- Kearny County, KS32R+68.4
- Grant County, KS25R+63.0
- Seward County, KS20R+39.0
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Sedgwick County, KS87
- Ford County, KS40
- Kearny County, KS32
- Johnson County, KS26
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 | −554 |
| 2012 | −590 |
| 2013 | −691 |
| 2014 | −608 |
| 2015 | −682 |
| 2016 | −888 |
| 2017 | −607 |
| 2018 | −718 |
| 2019 | −574 |
| 2021 | −502 |
| 2022 | −880 |
| 2023 | −547 |
| 2024 | −648 |
| 2025 | −634 |
Finney County's Garden City anchors one of Kansas's most diverse rural communities, where large meatpacking plants have drawn a substantial Hispanic population that now represents a growing share of the electorate despite the county's wide Republican presidential margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 24.4 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 58.3 points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 10.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 34.7 points.
A population of 38,084, a 37% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,009 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Ford County and Seward County.
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Ford County
Kansas
96.6twin score
% Latinoelasticity2004 margin≠ % Asian
Seward County
Kansas
91.6twin score
% Latino12-yr trend2004 margin≠ % Catholic
Victoria County
Texas
91.2twin score
% Latino% White2000 margin≠ elasticity
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 Finney County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Finney County, Kansas voted Republican by 34.7 points (R+34.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,782 votes cast, 3,425 went Democratic and 7,166 went Republican.
When did Finney County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Finney County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Finney County, Kansas?
Finney County, Kansas has a population of 38,084 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Finney County, Kansas?
Median household income in Finney County, Kansas is $73,009 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Finney County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Finney County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.