akashic
1876–2024
Harper County, Kansas
Harper County·Kansas

Harper County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

One of Kansas's most lopsided presidential counties in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Harper County, Kansas · Halisdarkstone · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+64
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
5,400
2024 ACS
Most similar
Decatur County
KS · similarity 1.00
15 precincts · 2,565 votes cast
Trump · R+64
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−63.7%
4372,0722,565
2020R
−63.7%
4612,1682,678
2016R
−62.0%
3931,9962,587
2012R
−50.6%
5501,7592,389
2008R
−45.2%
7361,9992,796
2004R
−48.7%
7272,1542,930
2000R
−39.5%
8692,0763,055
1996R
−35.0%
8361,9413,159
1992R
−15.6%
8451,3713,378
1988R
−21.6%
1,2351,9413,268
1984R
−47.2%
8932,5213,449
1980R
−36.0%
9902,2543,512
1976R
−2.7%
1,6811,7773,554
1972R
−54.7%
7292,6283,471
1968R
−36.4%
1,0152,3513,674
1964R
−4.1%
1,8131,9693,810
1960R
−37.2%
1,4393,1584,622
1956R
−40.5%
1,3113,1114,445
1952R
−58.2%
9273,5754,547
1948R
−20.8%
1,7522,7024,560
1944R
−28.6%
1,5732,8494,468
1940R
−12.6%
2,4783,2055,751
1936D
+16.2%
3,3912,4415,854
1932D
+14.5%
2,8602,1165,145
1928R
−56.8%
1,0053,7124,768
1924R
−22.4%
1,3212,2804,282
1920R
−26.3%
1,4862,5934,206
1916D
+17.4%
2,6481,7974,884
1912D
+29.0%
1,2743653,138
1908R
−2.8%
1,4041,4903,075
1904R
−36.5%
5971,4592,364
1900D
+2.8%
1,2611,1902,530
1896D
+23.9%
1,3328122,173
1892R
−59.5%
01,9863,339
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
22.2%
Methodist
9.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
8.6%
Mainline Protestant
5.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.0%
Baptist
1.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Harper County's R+64 margin in 2024 places it among the most uniformly Republican counties in Kansas, a pattern consistent with its sparse, agriculturally dependent population on the Oklahoma border.

The Republican margin in Harper County reached its widest at sixty-four points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was sixty-four points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Harper County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $53,488, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 5,400 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 Decatur County and Wabaunsee County.