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1876–2024
Jewell County, Kansas
Jewell County·Kansas

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

One of Kansas's most lopsided presidential margins in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Jewell County, Kansas · David Benbennick · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+76
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
2,916
2024 ACS
Most similar
Washington County
KS · similarity 1.00
25 precincts · 1,577 votes cast
Trump · R+76
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−75.7%
1761,3701,577
2020R
−72.2%
2121,3871,628
2016R
−69.8%
1801,2231,494
2012R
−67.2%
2291,2351,497
2008R
−58.0%
3131,2311,584
2004R
−58.0%
3851,4951,915
2000R
−54.3%
3801,4001,877
1996R
−48.1%
4171,3741,991
1992R
−21.9%
5461,0502,300
1988R
−37.9%
6841,5462,274
1984R
−54.1%
5831,9922,604
1980R
−52.5%
5782,0742,849
1976R
−17.4%
1,1111,5922,770
1972R
−50.4%
7162,2423,028
1968R
−40.5%
8422,1723,282
1964R
−8.3%
1,6011,8953,535
1960R
−45.1%
1,0952,9144,033
1956R
−52.5%
1,0343,3954,496
1952R
−63.7%
8854,1625,147
1948R
−31.5%
1,5743,1434,975
1944R
−50.2%
1,2163,7545,059
1940R
−44.8%
1,7194,5916,415
1936R
−16.0%
2,7803,8496,664
1932D
+0.6%
3,3673,3246,896
1928R
−55.3%
1,2894,5835,960
1924R
−37.0%
1,8614,3426,698
1920R
−34.1%
1,8993,9255,950
1916D
+15.3%
4,1803,0227,585
1912D
+21.8%
1,8719064,417
1908R
−10.6%
1,9322,4104,506
1904R
−44.9%
9272,7203,995
1900R
−5.4%
2,1922,4484,711
1896D
+10.3%
2,3421,9024,283
1892R
−51.7%
02,2254,306
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
Methodist
19.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
11.0%
Mainline Protestant
8.9%
Other Christian
8.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Jewell County's sparse, aging population and deep agricultural roots make it among the most one-sided presidential counties in Kansas, where the 2024 margin exceeded 75 points and fewer than 2,000 votes were cast total.

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

Jewell County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $52,634, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 2,916 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 Washington County and Mitchell County.