Akashic

county

Gray 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

German37.4%23.3%12.5%

English7.4%12.4%9.5%

Irish6.0%11.3%9.4%

American3.9%5.6%5.3%

Russian3.1%——

Swedish2.5%1.1%—

Dutch2.0%——

Polish1.4%—2.2%

Mexican13.9%10.4%11.3%

Dominican1.6%—0.7%

Nicaraguan0.2%——

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	Gray County	Kansas	United States
Median age	37.9	37.5	39.1
Age 18–24	8.7%	10.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	16.8%	16.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Gray County	Kansas	United States
Median household income	$79,122	$74,275	$84,427
Poverty rate	8.5%	11.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	25.9%	35.6%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Gray County	Kansas	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	19.0%	12.2%	22.3%
Spanish	10.4%	8.1%	13.6%
German or other West Germanic	7.7%	0.4%	0.5%

Religious landscape

Measure	Gray County	Kansas	United States
Catholic	8.9%	14.1%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	38.7%	17.0%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	30.9%	54.0%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	15.7%	10.0%	5.2%
Black Protestant	5.8%	2.0%	2.2%

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 61.2% of 3,624 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic14.8%324TrumpRepublican83.8%1,837KennedyOther1.3%29

R+69.0

Lead: 1,513
Total: 2,193
vs nation: R+67.5
Turnout: 61.2%

BidenDemocratic14.9%341TrumpRepublican83.5%1,911JorgensenLibertarian1.6%36

R+68.6

Lead: 1,570
Total: 2,288
vs nation: R+73.1
Turnout: 60.7%

ClintonDemocratic12.7%263TrumpRepublican82.2%1,698JohnsonLibertarian3.6%75

R+69.5

Lead: 1,435
Total: 2,066
vs nation: R+71.5
Turnout: 54.1%

ObamaDemocratic16.5%324RomneyRepublican81.9%1,603JohnsonLibertarian1.2%23

R+65.3

Lead: 1,279
Total: 1,958
vs nation: R+69.2
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic20.6%436McCainRepublican77.5%1,643OtherAll other candidates1.9%40

R+57.0

Lead: 1,207
Total: 2,119
vs nation: R+64.2
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic18.2%408BushRepublican80.9%1,816OtherAll other candidates0.9%21

R+62.7

Lead: 1,408
Total: 2,245
vs nation: R+60.3
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic22.3%482BushRepublican75.5%1,631NaderGreen1.3%27

R+53.2

Lead: 1,149
Total: 2,160
vs nation: R+53.7
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic19.8%404DoleRepublican71.5%1,457PerotReform8.1%164

R+51.7

Lead: 1,053
Total: 2,037
vs nation: R+60.2
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+69.0MIT Election Lab
Population: 5,7012024 5-year
Median household income: $79,1222024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 79.4%2024 5-year
Black: 0.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 16.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+31.2 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+69.5 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Cheyenne County, KS · twin score 93.6

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: 61.2%2,217 participants ÷ 3,624 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +10.8 ptsVolatile
Drop-off versus state: -8.1 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 50.4%–52.2%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	2,121	3,923	54.1%	A/A
2018 · Midterm	1,817	3,876	46.9%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	2,316	3,816	60.7%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	1,771	3,547	49.9%	A/A
2024 · Presidential	2,217	3,624	61.2%	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 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
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

16 precincts · 2,193 votes

Election

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

Gray County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -KS069500020KS069500020	138	618	10	766	18.0%	80.7%	R+62.7
Precinct -KS069000070KS069000070	57	369	4	430	13.3%	85.8%	R+72.6
Precinct -KS069500010KS069500010	41	261	3	305	13.4%	85.6%	R+72.1
Precinct -KS069000050KS069000050	41	199	3	243	16.9%	81.9%	R+65.0
Precinct -KS069000020KS069000020	14	130	6	150	9.3%	86.7%	R+77.3
Precinct -KS069000030KS069000030	25	119	3	147	17.0%	81.0%	R+63.9
Precinct -KS069000060KS069000060	3	100	3	106	2.8%	94.3%	R+91.5
Precinct -KS069000040KS069000040	5	41	0	46	10.9%	89.1%	R+78.3
Cimarron Township Precinct 120_20069500010	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Cimarron Township Precinct 220_20069500020	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Copeland Township Voting District20_20069000020	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
East Hess Township Voting District20_20069000030	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Foote Township Voting District20_20069000040	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Ingalls Township Voting District20_20069000050	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Logan Township Voting District20_20069000060	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Montezuma Township Voting District20_20069000070	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	−54.4%
1896	−7.0%
1900	−12.8%
1904	−38.9%
1908	−4.3%
1912	+18.7%
1916	+13.4%
1920	−29.4%
1924	−30.7%
1928	−35.9%
1932	+18.9%
1936	+31.2%
1940	−4.6%
1944	−15.2%
1948	−8.6%
1952	−47.5%
1956	−34.0%
1960	−21.4%
1964	+27.5%
1968	−19.7%
1972	−40.5%
1976	+13.8%
1980	−35.3%
1984	−50.1%
1988	−25.2%
1992	−27.4%
1996	−51.7%
2000	−53.2%
2004	−62.7%
2008	−57.0%
2012	−65.3%
2016	−69.5%
2020	−68.6%
2024	−69.0%

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	R	14.8%Harris324	83.8%Trump1,837	1.3%Kennedy29	R+69.0	R+0.4	R+67.5	2,193
2020	R	14.9%Biden341	83.5%Trump1,911	1.6%Jorgensen36	R+68.6	D+0.8	R+73.1	2,288
2016	R	12.7%Clinton263	82.2%Trump1,698	3.6%Johnson75	R+69.5	R+4.1	R+71.5	2,066
2012	R	16.5%Obama324	81.9%Romney1,603	1.2%Johnson23	R+65.3	R+8.4	R+69.2	1,958
2008	R	20.6%Obama436	77.5%McCain1,643	1.9%	R+57.0	D+5.8	R+64.2	2,119
2004	R	18.2%Kerry408	80.9%Bush1,816	0.9%	R+62.7	R+9.5	R+60.3	2,245
2000	R	22.3%Gore482	75.5%Bush1,631	1.3%Nader27	R+53.2	R+1.5	R+53.7	2,160
1996	R	19.8%Clinton404	71.5%Dole1,457	8.1%Perot164	R+51.7	R+24.3	R+60.2	2,037
1992	R	20.4%Clinton443	47.8%Bush1,039	31.6%Perot686	R+27.4	R+2.2	R+33.0	2,173
1988	R	36.3%Dukakis696	61.6%Bush1,180	2.1%	R+25.2	D+24.9	R+17.5	1,917
1984	R	24.2%Mondale514	74.3%Reagan1,580	1.5%	R+50.1	R+14.8	R+31.9	2,126
1980	R	28.3%Carter583	63.7%Reagan1,310	8.0%	R+35.3	R+49.1	R+25.6	2,057
1976	D	55.9%Carter1,111	42.1%Ford837	2.1%	D+13.8	D+54.3	D+11.7	1,989
1972	R	28.6%McGovern511	69.1%Nixon1,235	2.2%	R+40.5	R+20.8	R+17.4	1,786
1968	R	35.5%Humphrey612	55.3%Nixon952	9.2%	R+19.7	R+47.2	R+19.0	1,723
1964	D	63.4%Johnson1,136	35.9%Goldwater643	0.8%	D+27.5	D+48.9	D+4.9	1,793
1960	R	39.2%Kennedy744	60.6%Nixon1,150	0.3%	R+21.4	D+12.6	R+21.5	1,899
1956	R	32.8%Stevenson627	66.8%Eisenhower1,278	0.5%	R+34.0	D+13.4	R+18.6	1,914
1952	R	26.1%Stevenson537	73.5%Eisenhower1,515	0.4%	R+47.5	R+38.8	R+36.7	2,061
1948	R	45.1%Truman869	53.7%Dewey1,035	1.2%	R+8.6	D+6.6	R+13.1	1,928
1944	R	41.8%Roosevelt775	57.0%Dewey1,057	1.2%	R+15.2	R+10.6	R+22.7	1,854
1940	R	47.2%Roosevelt962	51.9%Willkie1,056	0.9%	R+4.6	R+35.9	R+14.6	2,036
1936	D	65.6%Roosevelt1,459	34.3%Landon764	0.1%	D+31.2	D+12.3	D+7.0	2,225
1932	D	58.2%Roosevelt1,348	39.3%Hoover910	2.5%	D+18.9	D+54.8	D+1.1	2,317
1928	R	31.6%Smith606	67.5%Hoover1,294	0.9%	R+35.9	R+5.2	R+18.4	1,918
1924	R	28.7%Davis463	59.3%Coolidge959	12.0%La Follette194	R+30.7	R+1.3	R+5.5	1,616
1920	R	32.8%Cox507	62.2%Harding962	5.0%	R+29.4	R+42.8	R+3.2	1,547
1916	D	52.1%Wilson889	38.7%Hughes660	9.3%	D+13.4	R+5.2	D+10.3	1,707
1912	O	34.6%Wilson243	16.0%Taft112	49.4%	Roosevelt +14.8	D+22.9	R+0.9	702
1908	R	42.5%Bryan338	46.8%Taft372	10.7%	R+4.3	D+34.6	D+5.3	795
1904	R	25.6%Parker113	64.5%Roosevelt285	10.0%	R+38.9	R+26.2	R+19.2	442
1900	R	43.0%Bryan145	55.8%McKinley188	1.2%	R+12.8	R+5.8	R+5.2	337
1896	R	46.5%Bryan133	53.5%McKinley153	0.0%	R+7.0	D+47.4	R+0.9	286
1892	R	0.0%Cleveland0	54.4%Harrison274	45.6%	R+54.4	—	R+56.0	504
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—

Federal and statewide elections · 3 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	R	13.0%274	87.0%1,841	2,115
2020	R	17.4%389	82.6%1,842	2,231
2018	R	17.0%18	83.0%88	106

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	R	10.5%179	86.7%1,476	1,702
2020Class II	R	15.6%Barbara Bollier355	79.4%Roger Marshall1,811	2,280
2016Class III	R	10.8%Patrick Wiesner222	85.2%Jerry Moran1,756	2,060
2014Class II	R	0.0%None0	73.8%Pat Roberts1,210	1,639
2010Class III	R	7.2%Lisa Johnston114	89.3%Jerry Moran1,406	1,574
2008Class II	R	14.5%Jim Slattery304	83.8%Pat Roberts1,762	2,102
2004Class III	R	10.4%Lee Jones229	87.7%Sam Brownback1,929	2,200
2002Class II	R	0.0%None0	95.2%Pat Roberts1,592	1,672
1998Class III	R	16.8%Paul Feleciano Jr.253	81.7%Sam Brownback1,227	1,502
1996Class II	R	16.8%Sally Thompson341	81.4%Pat Roberts1,655	2,034
1992Class III	R	23.9%Gloria O'Dell515	71.0%Bob Dole1,527	2,152
1990Class II	R	16.7%Dick Williams292	83.3%Nancy L. Kassebaum1,453	1,745
1986Class III	R	31.9%Guy MacDonald612	68.1%Bob Dole1,308	1,920
1984Class II	R	13.9%James R. Maher298	84.9%Nancy L. Kassebaum1,821	2,146
1980Class III	R	32.5%John Simpson652	67.5%Bob Dole1,355	2,007
1978Class II	R	37.1%William R. Roy640	59.6%Nancy L. Kassebaum1,028	1,725
1974Class III	D	51.3%William R. Roy864	48.7%Bob Dole821	1,685
1972Class II	R	19.7%Arch Tetzlaff346	78.3%James B. Pearson1,377	1,758
1968Class III	R	43.7%William I. Robinson739	55.4%Bob Dole937	1,691
1966Class II	D	51.7%J. Floyd Breeding757	47.0%James Pearson689	1,465
1962Class III	R	36.2%K.L. Smith518	62.3%Frank Carlson891	1,431
1960Class II	R	44.2%Frank Theis801	55.0%Andrew Schoeppel997	1,813
1956Class III	R	36.8%George Hart667	61.9%Frank Carlson1,121	1,811
1954Class II	R	43.1%George McGill726	53.9%Andrew Schoeppel909	1,685
1950Class III	R	47.7%Paul Aiken802	51.0%Frank Carlson857	1,682
1948Class II	R	40.0%George McGill723	57.0%Andrew Schoeppel1,031	1,809
1944Class III	R	42.9%Thuman Hill656	55.0%Clyde M. Reed842	1,530
1942Class II	R	43.4%George McGill621	54.3%Arthur Capper777	1,430
1938Class III	D	53.6%George McGill1,001	46.4%Clyde M. Reed866	1,867
1936Class II	D	54.7%Omar B. Ketchum1,176	44.5%Arthur Capper957	2,149
1932Class III	D	48.6%George McGill1,025	36.3%Ben S. Paulen765	2,108
1930Class II	R	35.3%Jonathan M. Davis611	64.7%Arthur Capper1,120	1,731
1926Class III	R	35.8%Charles Stephens471	61.6%Charles Curtis811	1,316
1924Class II	R	25.5%James Malone361	69.7%Arthur Capper988	1,417
1920Class III	R	32.4%George H. Hodges432	64.0%Charles Curtis855	1,335
1918Class II	R	29.2%William H. Thompson333	67.9%Arthur Capper773	1,139
1914Class III	D	38.8%George A. Neeley426	22.0%Charles Curtis241	1,097
1912Class II	R	39.9%William H. Thompson274	49.3%W.R. Stubbs338	686

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	R	35.5%Jill Docking723	62.2%Sam Brownback1,267	2,036
1962Special · Class II	R	45.0%Paul L. Aylward619	54.0%James B. Pearson743	1,375
1930Special · Class III	R	46.4%George McGill762	51.9%Henry J. Allen854	1,644

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	R	24.9%Laura Kelly428	71.1%Derek Schmidt1,222	1,718
2018	R	19.4%Laura Kelly/Lynn Rogers347	63.5%Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman1,138	1,791
2014	R	27.6%Paul Davis452	67.9%Sam Brownback1,113	1,639
2010	R	14.0%Tom Holland221	82.1%Sam Brownback1,293	1,575
2006	R	41.2%Kathleen Sebelius645	57.2%Jim Barnett895	1,566
2002	R	41.7%Kathleen Sebelius710	56.5%Tim Shallenburger962	1,704
1998	R	16.1%Tom Sawyer242	81.4%Bill Graves1,227	1,507
1994	R	24.2%Jim Slattery419	75.8%Bill Graves1,310	1,729
1990	R	34.6%Joan Finney603	57.3%Mike Hayden998	1,741
1986	R	40.3%Thomas Docking783	59.7%Mike Hayden1,162	1,945
1982	R	44.8%John W. Carlin766	52.1%Sam Hardage890	1,709
1978	D	50.5%John W. Carlin858	47.9%Robert F. Bennett813	1,699

voter registration

Registered voters

By party of registration, over time

Party registration · 2025R+55.1

Presidential vote · 2024R+69.0

Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 14 points more Democratic.

3,395 registered voters · 2025

Democratic11.3%Republican66.3%Unaffiliated21.0%Other1.4%

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

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

−62 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net −643 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $49,620 in average income, against $90,829 for residents who stayed — 45% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean R+38.4 on average — 31 points more Democratic-leaning than Gray County, KS itself (R+69.0).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Ford County, KS26R+38.4

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 Gray County, KS in Gray County, KS: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	+21
2012	−178
2013	−21
2014	+27
2015	−39
2016	−103
2017	−54
2018	−5
2019	−159
2021	0
2022	+17
2023	+5
2024	−92
2025	−62

Gray County's sparse, agriculture-driven population on the High Plains has delivered Republican presidential margins above 60 points for over a decade, making it a reliable anchor of southwest Kansas's deeply conservative voting bloc.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.2 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 69.5 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 69.0 points.

A population of 5,701, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,122 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cheyenne County and Sioux County.

Political twins — counties

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

Cheyenne County

Kansas

93.6twin score

2000–2012 trajectory≠ median income

Sioux County

Iowa

93.2twin score

2000–2012 trajectory≠ population scale

Meade County

Kansas

92.5twin score

2000–2012 trajectory≠ % unaffiliated

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 Gray County, Kansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Gray County, Kansas voted Republican by 69.0 points (R+69.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,193 votes cast, 324 went Democratic and 1,837 went Republican.

When did Gray County, Kansas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Gray County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1976.

How many people live in Gray County, Kansas?

Gray County, Kansas has a population of 5,701 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Gray County, Kansas is $79,122 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of Gray County, Kansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Gray County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.

Measure

Gray County

Kansas

United States

Median age

37.9

37.5

39.1

Age 18–24

8.7%

10.2%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

16.8%

16.9%

17.2%

Measure

Gray County

Kansas

United States

Median household income

$79,122

$74,275

$84,427

Poverty rate

8.5%

11.3%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

25.9%

35.6%

Measure

Gray County

Kansas

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

19.0%

12.2%

22.3%

Spanish

10.4%

8.1%

13.6%

German or other West Germanic

7.7%

0.4%

0.5%

Measure

Gray County

Kansas

United States

Catholic

8.9%

14.1%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

38.7%

17.0%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

30.9%

54.0%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

15.7%

10.0%

5.2%

Black Protestant

5.8%

2.0%

2.2%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+69.0MIT Election Lab

Population

5,7012024 5-year

Median household income

$79,1222024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

79.4%2024 5-year

Black

0.0%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

16.6%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+31.2 in 1936MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+69.5 in 2016MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Cheyenne County, KS · twin score 93.6

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

2,121

3,923

54.1%

A/A

2018 · Midterm

1,817

3,876

46.9%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

2,316

3,816

60.7%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

1,771

3,547

49.9%

A/A

2024 · Presidential

2,217

3,624

61.2%

A/A

Gray County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -KS069500020KS069500020

138

618

766

18.0%

80.7%

R+62.7

Precinct -KS069000070KS069000070

369

430

13.3%

85.8%

R+72.6

Precinct -KS069500010KS069500010

261

305

13.4%

85.6%

R+72.1

Precinct -KS069000050KS069000050

199

243

16.9%

81.9%

R+65.0

Precinct -KS069000020KS069000020

130

150

9.3%

86.7%

R+77.3

Precinct -KS069000030KS069000030

119

147

17.0%

81.0%

R+63.9

Precinct -KS069000060KS069000060

100

106

2.8%

94.3%

R+91.5

Precinct -KS069000040KS069000040

10.9%

89.1%

R+78.3

Cimarron Township Precinct 120_20069500010

—

No votes

Cimarron Township Precinct 220_20069500020

—

No votes

Copeland Township Voting District20_20069000020

—

No votes

East Hess Township Voting District20_20069000030

—

No votes

Foote Township Voting District20_20069000040

—

No votes

Ingalls Township Voting District20_20069000050

—

No votes

Logan Township Voting District20_20069000060

—

No votes

Montezuma Township Voting District20_20069000070

—

No votes

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−54.4%
1896	−7.0%
1900	−12.8%
1904	−38.9%
1908	−4.3%
1912	+18.7%
1916	+13.4%
1920	−29.4%
1924	−30.7%
1928	−35.9%
1932	+18.9%
1936	+31.2%
1940	−4.6%
1944	−15.2%
1948	−8.6%
1952	−47.5%
1956	−34.0%
1960	−21.4%
1964	+27.5%
1968	−19.7%
1972	−40.5%
1976	+13.8%
1980	−35.3%
1984	−50.1%
1988	−25.2%
1992	−27.4%
1996	−51.7%
2000	−53.2%
2004	−62.7%
2008	−57.0%
2012	−65.3%
2016	−69.5%
2020	−68.6%
2024	−69.0%

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

14.8%Harris324

83.8%Trump1,837

1.3%Kennedy29

R+69.0

R+0.4

R+67.5

2,193

2020

14.9%Biden341

83.5%Trump1,911

1.6%Jorgensen36

R+68.6

D+0.8

R+73.1

2,288

2016

12.7%Clinton263

82.2%Trump1,698

3.6%Johnson75

R+69.5

R+4.1

R+71.5

2,066

2012

16.5%Obama324

81.9%Romney1,603

1.2%Johnson23

R+65.3

R+8.4

R+69.2

1,958

2008

20.6%Obama436

77.5%McCain1,643

1.9%

R+57.0

D+5.8

R+64.2

2,119

2004

18.2%Kerry408

80.9%Bush1,816

0.9%

R+62.7

R+9.5

R+60.3

2,245

2000

22.3%Gore482

75.5%Bush1,631

1.3%Nader27

R+53.2

R+1.5

R+53.7

2,160

1996

19.8%Clinton404

71.5%Dole1,457

8.1%Perot164

R+51.7

R+24.3

R+60.2

2,037

1992

20.4%Clinton443

47.8%Bush1,039

31.6%Perot686

R+27.4

R+2.2

R+33.0

2,173

1988

36.3%Dukakis696

61.6%Bush1,180

2.1%

R+25.2

D+24.9

R+17.5

1,917

1984

24.2%Mondale514

74.3%Reagan1,580

1.5%

R+50.1

R+14.8

R+31.9

2,126

1980

28.3%Carter583

63.7%Reagan1,310

8.0%

R+35.3

R+49.1

R+25.6

2,057

1976

55.9%Carter1,111

42.1%Ford837

2.1%

D+13.8

D+54.3

D+11.7

1,989

1972

28.6%McGovern511

69.1%Nixon1,235

2.2%

R+40.5

R+20.8

R+17.4

1,786

1968

35.5%Humphrey612

55.3%Nixon952

9.2%

R+19.7

R+47.2

R+19.0

1,723

1964

63.4%Johnson1,136

35.9%Goldwater643

0.8%

D+27.5

D+48.9

D+4.9

1,793

1960

39.2%Kennedy744

60.6%Nixon1,150

0.3%

R+21.4

D+12.6

R+21.5

1,899

1956

32.8%Stevenson627

66.8%Eisenhower1,278

0.5%

R+34.0

D+13.4

R+18.6

1,914

1952

26.1%Stevenson537

73.5%Eisenhower1,515

0.4%

R+47.5

R+38.8

R+36.7

2,061

1948

45.1%Truman869

53.7%Dewey1,035

1.2%

R+8.6

D+6.6

R+13.1

1,928

1944

41.8%Roosevelt775

57.0%Dewey1,057

1.2%

R+15.2

R+10.6

R+22.7

1,854

1940

47.2%Roosevelt962

51.9%Willkie1,056

0.9%

R+4.6

R+35.9

R+14.6

2,036

1936

65.6%Roosevelt1,459

34.3%Landon764

0.1%

D+31.2

D+12.3

D+7.0

2,225

1932

58.2%Roosevelt1,348

39.3%Hoover910

2.5%

D+18.9

D+54.8

D+1.1

2,317

1928

31.6%Smith606

67.5%Hoover1,294

0.9%

R+35.9

R+5.2

R+18.4

1,918

1924

28.7%Davis463

59.3%Coolidge959

12.0%La Follette194

R+30.7

R+1.3

R+5.5

1,616

1920

32.8%Cox507

62.2%Harding962

5.0%

R+29.4

R+42.8

R+3.2

1,547

1916

52.1%Wilson889

38.7%Hughes660

9.3%

D+13.4

R+5.2

D+10.3

1,707

1912

34.6%Wilson243

16.0%Taft112

49.4%

Roosevelt +14.8

D+22.9

R+0.9

702

1908

42.5%Bryan338

46.8%Taft372

10.7%

R+4.3

D+34.6

D+5.3

795

1904

25.6%Parker113

64.5%Roosevelt285

10.0%

R+38.9

R+26.2

R+19.2

442

1900

43.0%Bryan145

55.8%McKinley188

1.2%

R+12.8

R+5.8

R+5.2

337

1896

46.5%Bryan133

53.5%McKinley153

0.0%

R+7.0

D+47.4

R+0.9

286

1892

0.0%Cleveland0

54.4%Harrison274

45.6%

R+54.4

—

R+56.0

504

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

13.0%274

87.0%1,841

2,115

2020

17.4%389

82.6%1,842

2,231

2018

17.0%18

83.0%88

106

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

10.5%179

86.7%1,476

1,702

2020Class II

15.6%Barbara Bollier355

79.4%Roger Marshall1,811

2,280

2016Class III

10.8%Patrick Wiesner222

85.2%Jerry Moran1,756

2,060

2014Class II

0.0%None0

73.8%Pat Roberts1,210

1,639

2010Class III

7.2%Lisa Johnston114

89.3%Jerry Moran1,406

1,574

2008Class II

14.5%Jim Slattery304

83.8%Pat Roberts1,762

2,102

2004Class III

10.4%Lee Jones229

87.7%Sam Brownback1,929

2,200

2002Class II

0.0%None0

95.2%Pat Roberts1,592

1,672

1998Class III

16.8%Paul Feleciano Jr.253

81.7%Sam Brownback1,227

1,502

1996Class II

16.8%Sally Thompson341

81.4%Pat Roberts1,655

2,034

1992Class III

23.9%Gloria O'Dell515

71.0%Bob Dole1,527

2,152

1990Class II

16.7%Dick Williams292

83.3%Nancy L. Kassebaum1,453

1,745

1986Class III

31.9%Guy MacDonald612

68.1%Bob Dole1,308

1,920

1984Class II

13.9%James R. Maher298

84.9%Nancy L. Kassebaum1,821

2,146

1980Class III

32.5%John Simpson652

67.5%Bob Dole1,355

2,007

1978Class II

37.1%William R. Roy640

59.6%Nancy L. Kassebaum1,028

1,725

1974Class III

51.3%William R. Roy864

48.7%Bob Dole821

1,685

1972Class II

19.7%Arch Tetzlaff346

78.3%James B. Pearson1,377

1,758

1968Class III

43.7%William I. Robinson739

55.4%Bob Dole937

1,691

1966Class II

51.7%J. Floyd Breeding757

47.0%James Pearson689

1,465

1962Class III

36.2%K.L. Smith518

62.3%Frank Carlson891

1,431

1960Class II

44.2%Frank Theis801

55.0%Andrew Schoeppel997

1,813

1956Class III

36.8%George Hart667

61.9%Frank Carlson1,121

1,811

1954Class II

43.1%George McGill726

53.9%Andrew Schoeppel909

1,685

1950Class III

47.7%Paul Aiken802

51.0%Frank Carlson857

1,682

1948Class II

40.0%George McGill723

57.0%Andrew Schoeppel1,031

1,809

1944Class III

42.9%Thuman Hill656

55.0%Clyde M. Reed842

1,530

1942Class II

43.4%George McGill621

54.3%Arthur Capper777

1,430

1938Class III

53.6%George McGill1,001

46.4%Clyde M. Reed866

1,867

1936Class II

54.7%Omar B. Ketchum1,176

44.5%Arthur Capper957

2,149

1932Class III

48.6%George McGill1,025

36.3%Ben S. Paulen765

2,108

1930Class II

35.3%Jonathan M. Davis611

64.7%Arthur Capper1,120

1,731

1926Class III

35.8%Charles Stephens471

61.6%Charles Curtis811

1,316

1924Class II

25.5%James Malone361

69.7%Arthur Capper988

1,417

1920Class III

32.4%George H. Hodges432

64.0%Charles Curtis855

1,335

1918Class II

29.2%William H. Thompson333

67.9%Arthur Capper773

1,139

1914Class III

38.8%George A. Neeley426

22.0%Charles Curtis241

1,097

1912Class II

39.9%William H. Thompson274

49.3%W.R. Stubbs338

686

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

35.5%Jill Docking723

62.2%Sam Brownback1,267

2,036

1962Special · Class II

45.0%Paul L. Aylward619

54.0%James B. Pearson743

1,375

1930Special · Class III

46.4%George McGill762

51.9%Henry J. Allen854

1,644

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

24.9%Laura Kelly428

71.1%Derek Schmidt1,222

1,718

2018

19.4%Laura Kelly/Lynn Rogers347

63.5%Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman1,138

1,791

2014

27.6%Paul Davis452

67.9%Sam Brownback1,113

1,639

2010

14.0%Tom Holland221

82.1%Sam Brownback1,293

1,575

2006

41.2%Kathleen Sebelius645

57.2%Jim Barnett895

1,566

2002

41.7%Kathleen Sebelius710

56.5%Tim Shallenburger962

1,704

1998

16.1%Tom Sawyer242

81.4%Bill Graves1,227

1,507

1994

24.2%Jim Slattery419

75.8%Bill Graves1,310

1,729

1990

34.6%Joan Finney603

57.3%Mike Hayden998

1,741

1986

40.3%Thomas Docking783

59.7%Mike Hayden1,162

1,945

1982

44.8%John W. Carlin766

52.1%Sam Hardage890

1,709

1978

50.5%John W. Carlin858

47.9%Robert F. Bennett813

1,699

Frequently asked questions

How did Gray County, Kansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Gray County, Kansas voted Republican by 69.0 points (R+69.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,193 votes cast, 324 went Democratic and 1,837 went Republican.

When did Gray County, Kansas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Gray County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1976.

How many people live in Gray County, Kansas?

Gray County, Kansas has a population of 5,701 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Gray County, Kansas is $79,122 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of Gray County, Kansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Gray County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.