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1876–2024
Marion County, Kansas
Marion County·Kansas

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

One of Kansas's most reliably Republican counties by raw margin

18762024·38 elections
Marion County, Kansas · Spacini (talk) · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+49
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
11,754
2024 ACS
Most similar
Garfield County
MT · similarity 1.00
31 precincts · 5,879 votes cast
Trump · R+49
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−49.0%
1,4294,3125,879
2020R
−48.3%
1,5164,4656,111
2016R
−49.4%
1,2044,0035,670
2012R
−46.3%
1,3853,8895,409
2008R
−38.9%
1,8014,1596,059
2004R
−48.4%
1,5364,5166,159
2000R
−45.4%
1,4754,1565,903
1996R
−39.1%
1,6734,1736,389
1992R
−23.9%
1,6273,1426,351
1988R
−28.4%
2,0243,6855,850
1984R
−45.4%
1,6324,4076,116
1980R
−38.9%
1,5693,9606,150
1976R
−3.5%
3,0043,2266,360
1972R
−47.8%
1,4784,3736,059
1968R
−45.8%
1,4944,2876,092
1964R
−10.9%
2,7923,4816,341
1960R
−46.7%
1,9045,2507,172
1956R
−52.5%
1,6445,3186,998
1952R
−62.7%
1,3616,2287,767
1948R
−31.6%
2,4214,7247,285
1944R
−45.8%
1,9255,2197,185
1940R
−35.6%
2,7245,7648,547
1936D
+0.3%
4,2074,1858,426
1932D
+14.9%
4,3663,2207,715
1928R
−47.3%
1,9385,4467,410
1924R
−35.0%
1,5204,0087,109
1920R
−36.5%
1,7133,8405,834
1916R
−10.0%
2,7903,4536,622
1912D
+20.1%
1,7328634,319
1908R
−18.0%
1,7472,5464,432
1904R
−46.8%
9282,7053,799
1900R
−20.3%
1,7292,6234,396
1896R
−14.5%
1,6992,2854,037
1892R
−42.3%
01,6823,979
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%
Italian
0.6%
African American
0.8%
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
Mainline Protestant
22.9%
Methodist
9.7%
Baptist
6.6%
Other Christian
6.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Marion County's R+49.1 margin in 2024 reflects a largely rural, agricultural electorate that has swung decisively toward Republican presidential candidates for decades, leaving little competitive ground at the top of the ticket.

The Republican margin in Marion County reached its widest at sixty-three points in 1952. The margin in 2024 was forty-nine points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Marion County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $64,695, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 11,754 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 Garfield County and Hayes County.