Akashic

county

Meade 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

German25.2%23.3%12.5%

Irish9.7%11.3%9.4%

English8.9%12.4%9.5%

American2.4%5.6%5.3%

Scottish1.8%1.9%1.3%

Dutch1.7%——

French1.6%1.8%1.6%

Russian1.5%——

Mexican23.1%10.4%11.3%

Cuban0.9%0.2%0.7%

Guatemalan0.2%0.4%0.5%

Honduran0.2%0.2%0.3%

Filipino1.4%0.2%0.9%

Vietnamese0.4%0.5%0.6%

Korean0.4%0.2%0.4%

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	Meade County	Kansas	United States
Median age	38.8	37.5	39.1
Age 18–24	8.9%	10.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	18.1%	16.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Meade County	Kansas	United States
Median household income	$71,852	$74,275	$84,427
Poverty rate	11.0%	11.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	26.5%	35.6%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Meade County	Kansas	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	23.2%	12.2%	22.3%
Spanish	18.4%	8.1%	13.6%
German or other West Germanic	3.3%	0.4%	0.5%

Religious landscape

Measure	Meade County	Kansas	United States
Catholic	18.3%	14.1%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	49.1%	17.0%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	12.0%	54.0%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	20.6%	10.0%	5.2%

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 64.1% of 2,675 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic14.6%247TrumpRepublican84.2%1,427KennedyOther0.7%12

R+69.6

Lead: 1,180
Total: 1,695
vs nation: R+68.1
Turnout: 64.1%

BidenDemocratic14.4%263TrumpRepublican83.5%1,523JorgensenLibertarian2.1%39

R+69.0

Lead: 1,260
Total: 1,825
vs nation: R+73.5
Turnout: 66.2%

ClintonDemocratic12.1%210TrumpRepublican81.7%1,415JohnsonLibertarian3.6%62

R+69.6

Lead: 1,205
Total: 1,732
vs nation: R+71.7
Turnout: 59.5%

ObamaDemocratic15.1%258RomneyRepublican83.6%1,428JohnsonLibertarian1.1%18

R+68.5

Lead: 1,170
Total: 1,709
vs nation: R+72.3
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic18.5%357McCainRepublican79.8%1,540OtherAll other candidates1.8%34

R+61.3

Lead: 1,183
Total: 1,931
vs nation: R+68.5
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic16.8%356BushRepublican82.4%1,748OtherAll other candidates0.8%17

R+65.6

Lead: 1,392
Total: 2,121
vs nation: R+63.2
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic19.5%400BushRepublican78.1%1,604NaderGreen1.6%33

R+58.6

Lead: 1,204
Total: 2,053
vs nation: R+59.2
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic20.7%426DoleRepublican70.1%1,443PerotReform8.4%173

R+49.4

Lead: 1,017
Total: 2,059
vs nation: R+57.9
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+69.6MIT Election Lab
Population: 3,9032024 5-year
Median household income: $71,8522024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 69.8%2024 5-year
Black: 0.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 24.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+16.0 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+69.6 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Harper County, OK · twin score 96.2

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: 64.1%1,714 participants ÷ 2,675 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +16.6 ptsVolatile
Drop-off versus state: -2.2 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 47.5%–49.9%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	1,754	2,947	59.5%	A/A
2018 · Midterm	1,394	2,918	47.8%	C/A
2020 · Presidential	1,847	2,790	66.2%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	1,345	2,713	49.6%	C/A
2024 · Presidential	1,714	2,675	64.1%	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 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 150/138.
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 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 154/183.
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

18 precincts · 1,695 votes

Election

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

Meade County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -KS119000050KS119000050	103	716	12	831	12.4%	86.2%	R+73.8
Precinct -KS119000090KS119000090	72	302	5	379	19.0%	79.7%	R+60.7
Precinct -KS119000030KS119000030	43	215	2	260	16.5%	82.7%	R+66.2
Precinct -KS119000060KS119000060	9	45	1	55	16.4%	81.8%	R+65.5
Precinct -KS119000040KS119000040	9	42	1	52	17.3%	80.8%	R+63.5
Precinct -KS119000020KS119000020	4	42	0	46	8.7%	91.3%	R+82.6
Precinct -KS119000010KS119000010	6	30	0	36	16.7%	83.3%	R+66.7
Precinct -KS119000070KS119000070	0	20	0	20	0.0%	100.0%	R+100.0
Precinct -KS119000080KS119000080	1	15	0	16	6.3%	93.8%	R+87.5
Cimarron Township Voting District20_20119000010	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Crooked Creek Township Voting District20_20119000020	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Fowler Township Voting District20_20119000030	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Logan Township Voting District20_20119000040	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Meade Center Township Voting District20_20119000050	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Mertilla Township Voting District20_20119000060	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Odee Township Voting District20_20119000070	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Sand Creek Township Voting District20_20119000080	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
West Plains Township Voting District20_20119000090	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	−54.8%
1896	−2.0%
1900	−6.5%
1904	−37.6%
1908	−17.5%
1912	+16.0%
1916	+0.2%
1920	−43.2%
1924	−42.4%
1928	−46.7%
1932	−0.7%
1936	+6.7%
1940	−24.5%
1944	−38.0%
1948	−24.5%
1952	−55.7%
1956	−49.5%
1960	−41.4%
1964	−4.5%
1968	−41.2%
1972	−51.7%
1976	−5.9%
1980	−50.3%
1984	−56.2%
1988	−32.4%
1992	−32.6%
1996	−49.4%
2000	−58.6%
2004	−65.6%
2008	−61.3%
2012	−68.5%
2016	−69.6%
2020	−69.0%
2024	−69.6%

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	14.6%Harris247	84.2%Trump1,427	0.7%Kennedy12	R+69.6	R+0.6	R+68.1	1,695
2020	R	14.4%Biden263	83.5%Trump1,523	2.1%Jorgensen39	R+69.0	D+0.5	R+73.5	1,825
2016	R	12.1%Clinton210	81.7%Trump1,415	3.6%Johnson62	R+69.6	R+1.1	R+71.7	1,732
2012	R	15.1%Obama258	83.6%Romney1,428	1.1%Johnson18	R+68.5	R+7.2	R+72.3	1,709
2008	R	18.5%Obama357	79.8%McCain1,540	1.8%	R+61.3	D+4.4	R+68.5	1,931
2004	R	16.8%Kerry356	82.4%Bush1,748	0.8%	R+65.6	R+7.0	R+63.2	2,121
2000	R	19.5%Gore400	78.1%Bush1,604	1.6%Nader33	R+58.6	R+9.3	R+59.2	2,053
1996	R	20.7%Clinton426	70.1%Dole1,443	8.4%Perot173	R+49.4	R+16.8	R+57.9	2,059
1992	R	19.9%Clinton430	52.4%Bush1,135	27.4%Perot592	R+32.6	R+0.1	R+38.1	2,164
1988	R	32.7%Dukakis664	65.2%Bush1,322	2.1%	R+32.4	D+23.7	R+24.7	2,028
1984	R	21.0%Mondale491	77.2%Reagan1,804	1.8%	R+56.2	R+5.8	R+37.9	2,338
1980	R	21.3%Carter482	71.7%Reagan1,618	7.0%	R+50.3	R+44.5	R+40.6	2,258
1976	R	45.7%Carter983	51.5%Ford1,109	2.8%	R+5.9	D+45.8	R+7.9	2,152
1972	R	22.9%McGovern526	74.6%Nixon1,712	2.5%	R+51.7	R+10.5	R+28.5	2,296
1968	R	25.1%Humphrey572	66.2%Nixon1,511	8.7%	R+41.2	R+36.7	R+40.5	2,281
1964	R	47.3%Johnson1,179	51.8%Goldwater1,290	0.9%	R+4.5	D+36.9	R+27.0	2,492
1960	R	29.1%Kennedy754	70.5%Nixon1,826	0.4%	R+41.4	D+8.1	R+41.5	2,591
1956	R	24.8%Stevenson575	74.3%Eisenhower1,720	0.9%	R+49.5	D+6.2	R+34.1	2,315
1952	R	21.2%Stevenson568	76.9%Eisenhower2,061	1.9%	R+55.7	R+31.2	R+45.0	2,680
1948	R	35.7%Truman834	60.2%Dewey1,406	4.1%	R+24.5	D+13.5	R+29.0	2,336
1944	R	30.2%Roosevelt631	68.2%Dewey1,424	1.5%	R+38.0	R+13.5	R+45.5	2,087
1940	R	36.6%Roosevelt970	61.1%Willkie1,618	2.2%	R+24.5	R+31.2	R+34.4	2,647
1936	D	53.3%Roosevelt1,394	46.6%Landon1,218	0.1%	D+6.7	D+7.4	R+17.5	2,615
1932	R	48.8%Roosevelt1,231	49.5%Hoover1,248	1.7%	R+0.7	D+46.0	R+18.5	2,521
1928	R	26.5%Smith618	73.2%Hoover1,709	0.4%	R+46.7	R+4.3	R+29.2	2,336
1924	R	24.5%Davis472	66.9%Coolidge1,290	8.6%La Follette165	R+42.4	D+0.8	R+17.3	1,927
1920	R	27.7%Cox483	71.0%Harding1,236	1.3%	R+43.2	R+43.4	R+17.0	1,742
1916	D	45.1%Wilson977	45.0%Hughes973	9.9%	D+0.2	R+15.8	R+3.0	2,164
1912	O	34.3%Wilson383	18.3%Taft204	47.4%	Roosevelt +13.2	D+33.5	R+3.5	1,117
1908	R	38.8%Bryan386	56.2%Taft560	5.0%	R+17.5	D+20.1	R+7.9	996
1904	R	28.8%Parker166	66.4%Roosevelt383	4.9%	R+37.6	R+31.1	R+17.9	577
1900	R	46.8%Bryan209	53.2%McKinley238	0.0%	R+6.5	R+4.5	D+1.1	447
1896	R	48.5%Bryan195	50.5%McKinley203	1.0%	R+2.0	D+52.8	D+4.1	402
1892	R	0.0%Cleveland0	54.8%Harrison261	45.2%	R+54.8	—	R+56.5	476
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	12.9%213	87.1%1,435	1,648
2020	R	22.1%392	77.9%1,381	1,773
2018	R	13.0%14	87.0%94	108

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	9.4%123	88.0%1,154	1,311
2020Class II	R	16.0%Barbara Bollier290	79.4%Roger Marshall1,434	1,807
2016Class III	R	9.2%Patrick Wiesner158	87.1%Jerry Moran1,491	1,712
2014Class II	R	0.0%None0	73.9%Pat Roberts1,035	1,401
2010Class III	R	7.1%Lisa Johnston105	91.2%Jerry Moran1,350	1,480
2008Class II	R	14.9%Jim Slattery287	83.1%Pat Roberts1,598	1,922
2004Class III	R	10.8%Lee Jones225	87.9%Sam Brownback1,839	2,092
2002Class II	R	0.0%None0	93.6%Pat Roberts1,467	1,568
1998Class III	R	17.9%Paul Feleciano Jr.299	79.6%Sam Brownback1,326	1,666
1996Class II	R	18.7%Sally Thompson379	79.6%Pat Roberts1,610	2,022
1992Class III	R	26.4%Gloria O'Dell560	67.7%Bob Dole1,434	2,119
1990Class II	R	19.4%Dick Williams320	80.6%Nancy L. Kassebaum1,329	1,649
1986Class III	R	30.1%Guy MacDonald579	69.9%Bob Dole1,344	1,923
1984Class II	R	13.2%James R. Maher296	83.8%Nancy L. Kassebaum1,878	2,242
1980Class III	R	26.9%John Simpson584	73.1%Bob Dole1,588	2,172
1978Class II	R	29.1%William R. Roy464	67.1%Nancy L. Kassebaum1,070	1,594
1974Class III	R	42.8%William R. Roy806	57.2%Bob Dole1,079	1,885
1972Class II	R	16.1%Arch Tetzlaff352	80.7%James B. Pearson1,764	2,185
1968Class III	R	32.1%William I. Robinson692	66.7%Bob Dole1,439	2,156
1966Class II	R	45.8%J. Floyd Breeding882	52.4%James Pearson1,008	1,925
1962Class III	R	28.0%K.L. Smith512	69.3%Frank Carlson1,266	1,828
1960Class II	R	34.2%Frank Theis838	64.8%Andrew Schoeppel1,587	2,450
1956Class III	R	32.1%George Hart629	63.5%Frank Carlson1,245	1,962
1954Class II	R	35.2%George McGill742	60.9%Andrew Schoeppel1,285	2,110
1950Class III	R	39.2%Paul Aiken757	55.2%Frank Carlson1,066	1,931
1948Class II	R	31.9%George McGill698	62.8%Andrew Schoeppel1,373	2,188
1944Class III	R	31.0%Thuman Hill581	66.8%Clyde M. Reed1,251	1,873
1942Class II	R	31.6%George McGill441	64.2%Arthur Capper896	1,395
1938Class III	R	42.8%George McGill938	57.2%Clyde M. Reed1,254	2,192
1936Class II	R	42.0%Omar B. Ketchum1,024	57.3%Arthur Capper1,395	2,436
1932Class III	R	43.4%George McGill987	46.0%Ben S. Paulen1,044	2,272
1930Class II	R	30.7%Jonathan M. Davis479	69.3%Arthur Capper1,080	1,559
1926Class III	R	26.6%Charles Stephens442	71.8%Charles Curtis1,194	1,664
1924Class II	R	28.5%James Malone492	68.9%Arthur Capper1,191	1,729
1920Class III	R	30.3%George H. Hodges415	68.4%Charles Curtis937	1,369
1918Class II	R	29.7%William H. Thompson439	68.0%Arthur Capper1,006	1,479
1914Class III	R	30.7%George A. Neeley447	32.9%Charles Curtis479	1,455
1912Class II	R	38.8%William H. Thompson419	51.7%W.R. Stubbs558	1,080

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	32.2%Jill Docking660	65.1%Sam Brownback1,333	2,048
1962Special · Class II	R	32.0%Paul L. Aylward568	66.6%James B. Pearson1,181	1,773
1930Special · Class III	D	51.9%George McGill787	47.1%Henry J. Allen714	1,517

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	23.6%Laura Kelly309	72.5%Derek Schmidt951	1,312
2018	R	22.3%Laura Kelly/Lynn Rogers311	65.6%Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman914	1,394
2014	R	26.6%Paul Davis381	69.5%Sam Brownback994	1,430
2010	R	12.4%Tom Holland185	84.6%Sam Brownback1,267	1,497
2006	R	40.2%Kathleen Sebelius619	56.3%Jim Barnett866	1,539
2002	R	39.9%Kathleen Sebelius639	58.9%Tim Shallenburger944	1,603
1998	R	18.3%Tom Sawyer305	76.7%Bill Graves1,277	1,664
1994	R	22.7%Jim Slattery398	77.3%Bill Graves1,357	1,755
1990	R	38.1%Joan Finney628	57.2%Mike Hayden942	1,648
1986	R	28.9%Thomas Docking571	71.1%Mike Hayden1,408	1,979
1982	R	37.4%John W. Carlin590	59.9%Sam Hardage946	1,578
1978	R	46.3%John W. Carlin738	51.0%Robert F. Bennett813	1,595

voter registration

Registered voters

By party of registration, over time

Party registration · 2025R+58.4

Presidential vote · 2024R+69.6

Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 11 points more Democratic.

3,247 registered voters · 2025

Democratic9.0%Republican67.4%Unaffiliated22.9%Other0.8%

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

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

−59 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net −940 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $36,509 in average income, against $92,811 for residents who stayed — 61% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

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 Meade County, KS in Meade County, KS: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	−82
2012	−151
2013	−127
2014	+49
2015	−85
2016	−87
2017	+3
2018	−142
2019	−78
2021	−53
2022	−85
2023	+3
2024	−46
2025	−59

Meade County sits in the shortgrass prairie of southwestern Kansas, where a ranching and agricultural economy anchors a small, stable population that has delivered Republican presidential margins above 60 points in every cycle this decade.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 16.0 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 69.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 0.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 69.6 points.

A population of 3,903, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,852 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Harper County and Lipscomb County.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Meade County, Kansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Meade County, Kansas voted Republican by 69.6 points (R+69.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,695 votes cast, 247 went Democratic and 1,427 went Republican.

When did Meade County, Kansas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Meade County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1936.

How many people live in Meade County, Kansas?

Meade County, Kansas has a population of 3,903 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Meade County, Kansas is $71,852 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of Meade County, Kansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Meade County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 31 went Republican.

Measure

Meade County

Kansas

United States

Median age

38.8

37.5

39.1

Age 18–24

8.9%

10.2%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

18.1%

16.9%

17.2%

Measure

Meade County

Kansas

United States

Median household income

$71,852

$74,275

$84,427

Poverty rate

11.0%

11.3%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

26.5%

35.6%

Measure

Meade County

Kansas

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

23.2%

12.2%

22.3%

Spanish

18.4%

8.1%

13.6%

German or other West Germanic

3.3%

0.4%

0.5%

Measure

Meade County

Kansas

United States

Catholic

18.3%

14.1%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

49.1%

17.0%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

12.0%

54.0%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

20.6%

10.0%

5.2%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+69.6MIT Election Lab

Population

3,9032024 5-year

Median household income

$71,8522024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

69.8%2024 5-year

Black

0.4%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

24.3%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+16.0 in 1912MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+69.6 in 2024MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Harper County, OK · twin score 96.2

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

1,754

2,947

59.5%

A/A

2018 · Midterm

1,394

2,918

47.8%

C/A

2020 · Presidential

1,847

2,790

66.2%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

1,345

2,713

49.6%

C/A

2024 · Presidential

1,714

2,675

64.1%

A/A

Meade County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -KS119000050KS119000050

103

716

831

12.4%

86.2%

R+73.8

Precinct -KS119000090KS119000090

302

379

19.0%

79.7%

R+60.7

Precinct -KS119000030KS119000030

215

260

16.5%

82.7%

R+66.2

Precinct -KS119000060KS119000060

16.4%

81.8%

R+65.5

Precinct -KS119000040KS119000040

17.3%

80.8%

R+63.5

Precinct -KS119000020KS119000020

8.7%

91.3%

R+82.6

Precinct -KS119000010KS119000010

16.7%

83.3%

R+66.7

Precinct -KS119000070KS119000070

0.0%

100.0%

R+100.0

Precinct -KS119000080KS119000080

6.3%

93.8%

R+87.5

Cimarron Township Voting District20_20119000010

—

No votes

Crooked Creek Township Voting District20_20119000020

—

No votes

Fowler Township Voting District20_20119000030

—

No votes

Logan Township Voting District20_20119000040

—

No votes

Meade Center Township Voting District20_20119000050

—

No votes

Mertilla Township Voting District20_20119000060

—

No votes

Odee Township Voting District20_20119000070

—

No votes

Sand Creek Township Voting District20_20119000080

—

No votes

West Plains Township Voting District20_20119000090

—

No votes

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−54.8%
1896	−2.0%
1900	−6.5%
1904	−37.6%
1908	−17.5%
1912	+16.0%
1916	+0.2%
1920	−43.2%
1924	−42.4%
1928	−46.7%
1932	−0.7%
1936	+6.7%
1940	−24.5%
1944	−38.0%
1948	−24.5%
1952	−55.7%
1956	−49.5%
1960	−41.4%
1964	−4.5%
1968	−41.2%
1972	−51.7%
1976	−5.9%
1980	−50.3%
1984	−56.2%
1988	−32.4%
1992	−32.6%
1996	−49.4%
2000	−58.6%
2004	−65.6%
2008	−61.3%
2012	−68.5%
2016	−69.6%
2020	−69.0%
2024	−69.6%

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

14.6%Harris247

84.2%Trump1,427

0.7%Kennedy12

R+69.6

R+0.6

R+68.1

1,695

2020

14.4%Biden263

83.5%Trump1,523

2.1%Jorgensen39

R+69.0

D+0.5

R+73.5

1,825

2016

12.1%Clinton210

81.7%Trump1,415

3.6%Johnson62

R+69.6

R+1.1

R+71.7

1,732

2012

15.1%Obama258

83.6%Romney1,428

1.1%Johnson18

R+68.5

R+7.2

R+72.3

1,709

2008

18.5%Obama357

79.8%McCain1,540

1.8%

R+61.3

D+4.4

R+68.5

1,931

2004

16.8%Kerry356

82.4%Bush1,748

0.8%

R+65.6

R+7.0

R+63.2

2,121

2000

19.5%Gore400

78.1%Bush1,604

1.6%Nader33

R+58.6

R+9.3

R+59.2

2,053

1996

20.7%Clinton426

70.1%Dole1,443

8.4%Perot173

R+49.4

R+16.8

R+57.9

2,059

1992

19.9%Clinton430

52.4%Bush1,135

27.4%Perot592

R+32.6

R+0.1

R+38.1

2,164

1988

32.7%Dukakis664

65.2%Bush1,322

2.1%

R+32.4

D+23.7

R+24.7

2,028

1984

21.0%Mondale491

77.2%Reagan1,804

1.8%

R+56.2

R+5.8

R+37.9

2,338

1980

21.3%Carter482

71.7%Reagan1,618

7.0%

R+50.3

R+44.5

R+40.6

2,258

1976

45.7%Carter983

51.5%Ford1,109

2.8%

R+5.9

D+45.8

R+7.9

2,152

1972

22.9%McGovern526

74.6%Nixon1,712

2.5%

R+51.7

R+10.5

R+28.5

2,296

1968

25.1%Humphrey572

66.2%Nixon1,511

8.7%

R+41.2

R+36.7

R+40.5

2,281

1964

47.3%Johnson1,179

51.8%Goldwater1,290

0.9%

R+4.5

D+36.9

R+27.0

2,492

1960

29.1%Kennedy754

70.5%Nixon1,826

0.4%

R+41.4

D+8.1

R+41.5

2,591

1956

24.8%Stevenson575

74.3%Eisenhower1,720

0.9%

R+49.5

D+6.2

R+34.1

2,315

1952

21.2%Stevenson568

76.9%Eisenhower2,061

1.9%

R+55.7

R+31.2

R+45.0

2,680

1948

35.7%Truman834

60.2%Dewey1,406

4.1%

R+24.5

D+13.5

R+29.0

2,336

1944

30.2%Roosevelt631

68.2%Dewey1,424

1.5%

R+38.0

R+13.5

R+45.5

2,087

1940

36.6%Roosevelt970

61.1%Willkie1,618

2.2%

R+24.5

R+31.2

R+34.4

2,647

1936

53.3%Roosevelt1,394

46.6%Landon1,218

0.1%

D+6.7

D+7.4

R+17.5

2,615

1932

48.8%Roosevelt1,231

49.5%Hoover1,248

1.7%

R+0.7

D+46.0

R+18.5

2,521

1928

26.5%Smith618

73.2%Hoover1,709

0.4%

R+46.7

R+4.3

R+29.2

2,336

1924

24.5%Davis472

66.9%Coolidge1,290

8.6%La Follette165

R+42.4

D+0.8

R+17.3

1,927

1920

27.7%Cox483

71.0%Harding1,236

1.3%

R+43.2

R+43.4

R+17.0

1,742

1916

45.1%Wilson977

45.0%Hughes973

9.9%

D+0.2

R+15.8

R+3.0

2,164

1912

34.3%Wilson383

18.3%Taft204

47.4%

Roosevelt +13.2

D+33.5

R+3.5

1,117

1908

38.8%Bryan386

56.2%Taft560

5.0%

R+17.5

D+20.1

R+7.9

996

1904

28.8%Parker166

66.4%Roosevelt383

4.9%

R+37.6

R+31.1

R+17.9

577

1900

46.8%Bryan209

53.2%McKinley238

0.0%

R+6.5

R+4.5

D+1.1

447

1896

48.5%Bryan195

50.5%McKinley203

1.0%

R+2.0

D+52.8

D+4.1

402

1892

0.0%Cleveland0

54.8%Harrison261

45.2%

R+54.8

—

R+56.5

476

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

12.9%213

87.1%1,435

1,648

2020

22.1%392

77.9%1,381

1,773

2018

13.0%14

87.0%94

108

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

9.4%123

88.0%1,154

1,311

2020Class II

16.0%Barbara Bollier290

79.4%Roger Marshall1,434

1,807

2016Class III

9.2%Patrick Wiesner158

87.1%Jerry Moran1,491

1,712

2014Class II

0.0%None0

73.9%Pat Roberts1,035

1,401

2010Class III

7.1%Lisa Johnston105

91.2%Jerry Moran1,350

1,480

2008Class II

14.9%Jim Slattery287

83.1%Pat Roberts1,598

1,922

2004Class III

10.8%Lee Jones225

87.9%Sam Brownback1,839

2,092

2002Class II

0.0%None0

93.6%Pat Roberts1,467

1,568

1998Class III

17.9%Paul Feleciano Jr.299

79.6%Sam Brownback1,326

1,666

1996Class II

18.7%Sally Thompson379

79.6%Pat Roberts1,610

2,022

1992Class III

26.4%Gloria O'Dell560

67.7%Bob Dole1,434

2,119

1990Class II

19.4%Dick Williams320

80.6%Nancy L. Kassebaum1,329

1,649

1986Class III

30.1%Guy MacDonald579

69.9%Bob Dole1,344

1,923

1984Class II

13.2%James R. Maher296

83.8%Nancy L. Kassebaum1,878

2,242

1980Class III

26.9%John Simpson584

73.1%Bob Dole1,588

2,172

1978Class II

29.1%William R. Roy464

67.1%Nancy L. Kassebaum1,070

1,594

1974Class III

42.8%William R. Roy806

57.2%Bob Dole1,079

1,885

1972Class II

16.1%Arch Tetzlaff352

80.7%James B. Pearson1,764

2,185

1968Class III

32.1%William I. Robinson692

66.7%Bob Dole1,439

2,156

1966Class II

45.8%J. Floyd Breeding882

52.4%James Pearson1,008

1,925

1962Class III

28.0%K.L. Smith512

69.3%Frank Carlson1,266

1,828

1960Class II

34.2%Frank Theis838

64.8%Andrew Schoeppel1,587

2,450

1956Class III

32.1%George Hart629

63.5%Frank Carlson1,245

1,962

1954Class II

35.2%George McGill742

60.9%Andrew Schoeppel1,285

2,110

1950Class III

39.2%Paul Aiken757

55.2%Frank Carlson1,066

1,931

1948Class II

31.9%George McGill698

62.8%Andrew Schoeppel1,373

2,188

1944Class III

31.0%Thuman Hill581

66.8%Clyde M. Reed1,251

1,873

1942Class II

31.6%George McGill441

64.2%Arthur Capper896

1,395

1938Class III

42.8%George McGill938

57.2%Clyde M. Reed1,254

2,192

1936Class II

42.0%Omar B. Ketchum1,024

57.3%Arthur Capper1,395

2,436

1932Class III

43.4%George McGill987

46.0%Ben S. Paulen1,044

2,272

1930Class II

30.7%Jonathan M. Davis479

69.3%Arthur Capper1,080

1,559

1926Class III

26.6%Charles Stephens442

71.8%Charles Curtis1,194

1,664

1924Class II

28.5%James Malone492

68.9%Arthur Capper1,191

1,729

1920Class III

30.3%George H. Hodges415

68.4%Charles Curtis937

1,369

1918Class II

29.7%William H. Thompson439

68.0%Arthur Capper1,006

1,479

1914Class III

30.7%George A. Neeley447

32.9%Charles Curtis479

1,455

1912Class II

38.8%William H. Thompson419

51.7%W.R. Stubbs558

1,080

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

32.2%Jill Docking660

65.1%Sam Brownback1,333

2,048

1962Special · Class II

32.0%Paul L. Aylward568

66.6%James B. Pearson1,181

1,773

1930Special · Class III

51.9%George McGill787

47.1%Henry J. Allen714

1,517

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

23.6%Laura Kelly309

72.5%Derek Schmidt951

1,312

2018

22.3%Laura Kelly/Lynn Rogers311

65.6%Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman914

1,394

2014

26.6%Paul Davis381

69.5%Sam Brownback994

1,430

2010

12.4%Tom Holland185

84.6%Sam Brownback1,267

1,497

2006

40.2%Kathleen Sebelius619

56.3%Jim Barnett866

1,539

2002

39.9%Kathleen Sebelius639

58.9%Tim Shallenburger944

1,603

1998

18.3%Tom Sawyer305

76.7%Bill Graves1,277

1,664

1994

22.7%Jim Slattery398

77.3%Bill Graves1,357

1,755

1990

38.1%Joan Finney628

57.2%Mike Hayden942

1,648

1986

28.9%Thomas Docking571

71.1%Mike Hayden1,408

1,979

1982

37.4%John W. Carlin590

59.9%Sam Hardage946

1,578

1978

46.3%John W. Carlin738

51.0%Robert F. Bennett813

1,595

Frequently asked questions

How did Meade County, Kansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Meade County, Kansas voted Republican by 69.6 points (R+69.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,695 votes cast, 247 went Democratic and 1,427 went Republican.

When did Meade County, Kansas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Meade County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1936.

How many people live in Meade County, Kansas?

Meade County, Kansas has a population of 3,903 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Meade County, Kansas is $71,852 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of Meade County, Kansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Meade County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 31 went Republican.