Leavenworth County, Kansas: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+23%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+23MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 83,1232024 5-year
- Median household income
- $89,2182024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+19 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Cowley County, KS · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Leavenworth CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Leavenworth 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 | 13,732 | 22,055 | 36,756 | ||
| R | 13,886 | 21,610 | 36,490 | ||
| R | 10,209 | 17,638 | 30,639 | ||
| R | 11,357 | 17,059 | 29,085 | ||
| R | 13,255 | 16,791 | 30,587 | ||
| R | 11,039 | 15,949 | 27,331 | ||
| R | 9,733 | 12,583 | 23,271 | ||
| R | 9,098 | 10,778 | 22,500 | ||
| D | 8,077 | 7,738 | 23,172 | ||
| R | 8,797 | 9,913 | 18,870 | ||
| R | 6,604 | 11,194 | 17,970 | ||
| R | 6,354 | 9,157 | 16,656 | ||
| R | 8,022 | 8,407 | 16,778 | ||
| R | 4,727 | 10,762 | 15,897 | ||
| R | 5,546 | 7,081 | 14,645 | ||
| D | 7,479 | 5,544 | 13,089 | ||
| R | 6,926 | 7,870 | 14,832 | ||
| R | 5,480 | 8,826 | 14,339 | ||
| R | 5,698 | 9,046 | 14,783 | ||
| D | 6,740 | 6,474 | 13,317 | ||
| R | 5,097 | 7,282 | 12,438 | ||
| R | 6,053 | 8,503 | 14,598 | ||
| R | 7,996 | 8,532 | 16,601 | ||
| D | 9,507 | 6,484 | 16,114 | ||
| R | 6,539 | 8,472 | 15,056 | ||
| R | 2,982 | 9,429 | 13,856 | ||
| R | 3,409 | 6,846 | 10,524 | ||
| D | 6,002 | 5,536 | 12,178 | ||
| D | 3,099 | 2,562 | 7,753 | ||
| R | 3,818 | 4,846 | 8,996 | ||
| R | 2,775 | 5,771 | 8,996 | ||
| R | 4,109 | 4,162 | 8,351 | ||
| D | 4,665 | 4,004 | 8,737 | ||
| R | 0 | 3,869 | 7,392 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.1%
English
15.8%
Irish
12.6%
American
7.0%
Scottish
2.7%
Italian
2.4%
Polish
2.4%
African American
5.6%
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: 38.0 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
$89,218
Leavenworth County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Leavenworth County$89,218
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.2%
Working age (18–64)8.7%
Seniors (65+)11.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.5%
speak English only
Spanish3.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Leavenworth County's large military and correctional-facility workforce shapes its demographics in ways that set it apart from neighboring suburban Kansas counties, even as it trends reliably Republican in federal contests by margins exceeding 20 points.
The Republican margin in Leavenworth County reached its widest at fifty-two points in 1892. The margin in 2024 was twenty-three points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $89,218, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 83,123 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 Cowley County and Cass County.
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Leavenworth County, Kansas — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://akashic.app/county/20103/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Leavenworth County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Leavenworth County, Kansas voted Republican by 22.6 points (R+23), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 36,756 votes cast, 13,732 went Democratic and 22,055 went Republican.
What is Leavenworth County, Kansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Leavenworth 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 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.
When did Leavenworth County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Leavenworth County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Leavenworth County, Kansas?
Leavenworth County, Kansas has a population of 83,123 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Leavenworth County, Kansas?
Median household income in Leavenworth County, Kansas is $89,218 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Leavenworth County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Leavenworth County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.