Akashic

county

Mitchell 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

German36.7%23.3%12.5%

Irish12.2%11.3%9.4%

English11.7%12.4%9.5%

American6.7%5.6%5.3%

Czech1.7%——

Swedish1.5%1.1%—

Scottish1.4%1.9%1.3%

Dutch1.4%——

Mexican3.1%10.4%11.3%

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	Mitchell County	Kansas	United States
Median age	43.1	37.5	39.1
Age 18–24	8.3%	10.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	22.7%	16.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Mitchell County	Kansas	United States
Median household income	$64,246	$74,275	$84,427
Poverty rate	12.2%	11.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	26.2%	35.6%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Mitchell County	Kansas	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	3.7%	12.2%	22.3%
Spanish	3.5%	8.1%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	Mitchell County	Kansas	United States
Catholic	35.9%	14.1%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	9.4%	17.0%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	35.2%	54.0%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	19.5%	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 72.7% of 4,389 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic16.6%528TrumpRepublican82.2%2,608KennedyOther0.8%25

R+65.6

Lead: 2,080
Total: 3,172
vs nation: R+64.1
Turnout: 72.7%

BidenDemocratic18.0%558TrumpRepublican80.7%2,504JorgensenLibertarian1.3%39

R+62.8

Lead: 1,946
Total: 3,101
vs nation: R+67.2
Turnout: 64.8%

ClintonDemocratic16.2%477TrumpRepublican78.5%2,308JohnsonLibertarian3.0%89

R+62.2

Lead: 1,831
Total: 2,942
vs nation: R+64.3
Turnout: 60.7%

ObamaDemocratic19.7%584RomneyRepublican78.5%2,327BaldwinReform1.3%38

R+58.8

Lead: 1,743
Total: 2,965
vs nation: R+62.6
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic21.9%701McCainRepublican76.2%2,440OtherAll other candidates1.9%62

R+54.3

Lead: 1,739
Total: 3,203
vs nation: R+61.6
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic20.7%693BushRepublican77.9%2,609OtherAll other candidates1.4%47

R+57.2

Lead: 1,916
Total: 3,349
vs nation: R+54.8
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic23.0%751BushRepublican72.0%2,350NaderGreen3.5%115

R+49.0

Lead: 1,599
Total: 3,266
vs nation: R+49.5
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic23.5%833DoleRepublican68.7%2,435PerotReform6.9%246

R+45.2

Lead: 1,602
Total: 3,544
vs nation: R+53.7
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+65.6MIT Election Lab
Population: 5,7792024 5-year
Median household income: $64,2462024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 93.0%2024 5-year
Black: 0.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+21.1 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+65.6 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Kingman County, KS · twin score 97.4

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: 72.7%3,189 participants ÷ 4,389 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +10.4 ptsVolatile
Drop-off versus state: -8.4 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 62.2%–63.4%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	2,942	4,844	60.7%	C/A
2018 · Midterm	2,516	4,775	52.7%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	3,040	4,694	64.8%	C/A
2022 · Midterm	2,430	4,473	54.3%	C/A
2024 · Presidential	3,189	4,389	72.7%	A/A

Sources and methods

2016: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 148/111.
2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
2020: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 152/2.
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

55 precincts · 3,172 votes

Election

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

Mitchell County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -KS123000160KS123000160	112	479	6	597	18.8%	80.2%	R+61.5
Precinct -KS123000110KS123000110	94	405	8	507	18.5%	79.9%	R+61.3
Precinct -KS123000210KS123000210	32	295	6	333	9.6%	88.6%	R+79.0
Precinct -KS12300006AKS12300006A	38	261	4	303	12.5%	86.1%	R+73.6
Precinct -KS123000220KS123000220	29	171	0	200	14.5%	85.5%	R+71.0
Precinct -KS123000290KS123000290	24	122	0	146	16.4%	83.6%	R+67.1
Precinct -KS123000010KS123000010	35	110	0	145	24.1%	75.9%	R+51.7
Precinct -KS123000130KS123000130	15	104	0	119	12.6%	87.4%	R+74.8
Precinct -KS123000270KS123000270	35	74	2	111	31.5%	66.7%	R+35.1
Precinct -KS123000200KS123000200	18	88	2	108	16.7%	81.5%	R+64.8
Precinct -KS123000190KS123000190	24	83	0	107	22.4%	77.6%	R+55.1
Precinct -KS123000070KS123000070	12	88	2	102	11.8%	86.3%	R+74.5
Precinct -KS123000300KS123000300	12	56	0	68	17.6%	82.4%	R+64.7
Precinct -KS123000111KS123000111	3	63	0	66	4.5%	95.5%	R+90.9
Precinct -KS123000080KS123000080	3	50	2	55	5.5%	90.9%	R+85.5
Precinct -KS123000170KS123000170	6	32	2	40	15.0%	80.0%	R+65.0
Precinct -KS123000120KS123000120	9	27	0	36	25.0%	75.0%	R+50.0
Precinct -KS123000230KS123000230	0	34	2	36	0.0%	94.4%	R+94.4
Precinct -KS123000090KS123000090	3	32	0	35	8.6%	91.4%	R+82.9
Precinct -KS123000240KS123000240	12	20	0	32	37.5%	62.5%	R+25.0
Precinct -KS123000140KS123000140	12	14	0	26	46.2%	53.8%	R+7.7
Asherville Township Voting District20_20123000010	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Beloit City Ward 120_20123000020	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Beloit City Ward 220_20123000030	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Beloit City Ward 320_20123000040	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Beloit City Ward 420_20123000050	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Beloit Township Enclave A Voting District20_2012300006B	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Beloit Township Enclave B Voting District20_2012300006C	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Beloit Township Enclave C Voting District20_2012300006D	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Beloit Township Voting District20_2012300006A	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bloomfield Township Voting District20_20123000070	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Blue Hill Township Voting District20_20123000080	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Carr Creek Township Voting District20_20123000090	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Cawker City Voting District20_20123000100	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Cawker Township Voting District20_20123000110	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Center Township Voting District20_20123000120	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Custer Township Voting District20_20123000130	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Eureka Township Voting District20_20123000140	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Glen Elder City Voting District20_20123000150	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Glen Elder Township Voting District20_20123000160	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Hayes Township Voting District20_20123000170	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Hunter City Voting District20_20123000180	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Logan Township Voting District20_20123000190	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lulu Township Voting District20_20123000200	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Pittsburg Township Voting District20_20123000210	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Plum Creek Township Voting District20_20123000220	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Precinct -KS123000020KS123000020	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Round Springs Township Voting District20_20123000230	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Salt Creek Township Voting District20_20123000240	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Scottsville City Voting District20_20123000250	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Simpson City Voting District20_20123000260	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Solomon Rapids Township Voting District20_20123000270	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Tipton City Voting District20_20123000280	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Turkey Creek Township Voting District20_20123000290	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Walnut Creek Township Voting District20_20123000300	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	−43.5%
1896	+13.8%
1900	−1.7%
1904	−36.7%
1908	−5.6%
1912	+21.1%
1916	+13.5%
1920	−39.2%
1924	−32.0%
1928	−26.9%
1932	+11.5%
1936	+8.3%
1940	−28.0%
1944	−34.2%
1948	−25.9%
1952	−62.3%
1956	−44.8%
1960	−24.2%
1964	−1.4%
1968	−33.3%
1972	−45.5%
1976	−10.2%
1980	−49.2%
1984	−53.0%
1988	−32.1%
1992	−18.2%
1996	−45.2%
2000	−49.0%
2004	−57.2%
2008	−54.3%
2012	−58.8%
2016	−62.2%
2020	−62.8%
2024	−65.6%

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	16.6%Harris528	82.2%Trump2,608	0.8%Kennedy25	R+65.6	R+2.8	R+64.1	3,172
2020	R	18.0%Biden558	80.7%Trump2,504	1.3%Jorgensen39	R+62.8	R+0.5	R+67.2	3,101
2016	R	16.2%Clinton477	78.5%Trump2,308	3.0%Johnson89	R+62.2	R+3.5	R+64.3	2,942
2012	R	19.7%Obama584	78.5%Romney2,327	1.3%Baldwin38	R+58.8	R+4.5	R+62.6	2,965
2008	R	21.9%Obama701	76.2%McCain2,440	1.9%	R+54.3	D+2.9	R+61.6	3,203
2004	R	20.7%Kerry693	77.9%Bush2,609	1.4%	R+57.2	R+8.3	R+54.8	3,349
2000	R	23.0%Gore751	72.0%Bush2,350	3.5%Nader115	R+49.0	R+3.8	R+49.5	3,266
1996	R	23.5%Clinton833	68.7%Dole2,435	6.9%Perot246	R+45.2	R+27.0	R+53.7	3,544
1992	R	25.7%Clinton938	43.9%Bush1,601	30.1%Perot1,098	R+18.2	D+14.0	R+23.7	3,650
1988	R	33.1%Dukakis1,145	65.2%Bush2,257	1.7%	R+32.1	D+20.9	R+24.4	3,462
1984	R	23.0%Mondale919	76.0%Reagan3,036	1.0%	R+53.0	R+3.8	R+34.8	3,996
1980	R	22.2%Carter876	71.4%Reagan2,821	6.5%	R+49.2	R+39.0	R+39.5	3,953
1976	R	43.8%Carter1,700	54.0%Ford2,095	2.2%	R+10.2	D+35.4	R+12.2	3,880
1972	R	26.1%McGovern1,030	71.6%Nixon2,830	2.4%	R+45.5	R+12.3	R+22.4	3,953
1968	R	29.6%Humphrey1,144	62.9%Nixon2,428	7.5%	R+33.3	R+31.9	R+32.6	3,861
1964	R	48.9%Johnson1,898	50.3%Goldwater1,951	0.8%	R+1.4	D+22.8	R+23.9	3,880
1960	R	37.6%Kennedy1,692	61.8%Nixon2,779	0.6%	R+24.2	D+20.6	R+24.3	4,497
1956	R	27.4%Stevenson1,214	72.2%Eisenhower3,198	0.5%	R+44.8	D+17.5	R+29.4	4,432
1952	R	18.7%Stevenson961	81.0%Eisenhower4,167	0.3%	R+62.3	R+36.4	R+51.5	5,146
1948	R	36.3%Truman1,750	62.2%Dewey2,998	1.6%	R+25.9	D+8.3	R+30.4	4,823
1944	R	32.5%Roosevelt1,579	66.7%Dewey3,238	0.8%	R+34.2	R+6.2	R+41.7	4,857
1940	R	35.6%Roosevelt2,060	63.6%Willkie3,681	0.9%	R+28.0	R+36.3	R+37.9	5,792
1936	D	53.8%Roosevelt3,289	45.5%Landon2,781	0.7%	D+8.3	R+3.2	R+15.9	6,111
1932	D	54.2%Roosevelt3,176	42.7%Hoover2,502	3.1%	D+11.5	D+38.4	R+6.3	5,859
1928	R	35.9%Smith1,855	62.8%Hoover3,245	1.2%	R+26.9	D+5.1	R+9.5	5,164
1924	R	27.8%Davis1,470	59.8%Coolidge3,161	12.4%La Follette656	R+32.0	D+7.3	R+6.8	5,287
1920	R	29.1%Cox1,409	68.3%Harding3,310	2.6%	R+39.2	R+52.7	R+13.0	4,845
1916	D	54.9%Wilson3,197	41.4%Hughes2,413	3.7%	D+13.5	R+7.6	D+10.3	5,825
1912	D	43.1%Wilson1,441	22.1%Taft737	34.8%	D+21.1	D+26.7	D+1.5	3,341
1908	R	44.9%Bryan1,570	50.5%Taft1,765	4.6%	R+5.6	D+31.1	D+4.0	3,495
1904	R	27.2%Parker867	63.9%Roosevelt2,037	8.9%	R+36.7	R+34.9	R+17.0	3,189
1900	R	47.9%Bryan1,702	49.6%McKinley1,764	2.4%	R+1.7	R+15.5	D+5.8	3,553
1896	D	56.4%Bryan1,889	42.7%McKinley1,428	0.9%	D+13.8	D+57.3	D+19.9	3,347
1892	O	0.0%Cleveland0	43.5%Harrison1,467	56.5%	Weaver +13.0	—	R+45.2	3,372
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	12.5%393	87.5%2,744	3,137
2020	R	18.7%575	81.3%2,494	3,069
2018	R	15.4%39	84.6%215	254

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	12.3%291	85.3%2,023	2,372
2020Class II	R	19.0%Barbara Bollier587	77.4%Roger Marshall2,392	3,090
2016Class III	R	11.5%Patrick Wiesner336	84.6%Jerry Moran2,463	2,913
2014Class II	R	0.0%None0	72.5%Pat Roberts1,635	2,256
2010Class III	R	9.2%Lisa Johnston205	88.5%Jerry Moran1,977	2,234
2008Class II	R	17.1%Jim Slattery541	80.7%Pat Roberts2,558	3,170
2004Class III	R	14.4%Lee Jones474	83.7%Sam Brownback2,757	3,294
2002Class II	R	0.0%None0	93.3%Pat Roberts2,369	2,540
1998Class III	R	23.8%Paul Feleciano Jr.564	73.5%Sam Brownback1,740	2,367
1996Class II	R	22.1%Sally Thompson740	75.6%Pat Roberts2,535	3,355
1992Class III	R	28.6%Gloria O'Dell1,027	65.3%Bob Dole2,345	3,590
1990Class II	R	16.6%Dick Williams510	83.4%Nancy L. Kassebaum2,568	3,078
1986Class III	R	26.8%Guy MacDonald917	73.2%Bob Dole2,511	3,428
1984Class II	R	17.4%James R. Maher673	80.1%Nancy L. Kassebaum3,108	3,878
1980Class III	R	30.5%John Simpson1,185	69.5%Bob Dole2,706	3,891
1978Class II	R	33.8%William R. Roy1,096	62.1%Nancy L. Kassebaum2,015	3,245
1974Class III	R	41.2%William R. Roy1,533	58.8%Bob Dole2,187	3,720
1972Class II	R	18.5%Arch Tetzlaff687	77.9%James B. Pearson2,889	3,708
1968Class III	R	34.1%William I. Robinson1,282	65.0%Bob Dole2,445	3,760
1966Class II	R	44.9%J. Floyd Breeding1,435	53.3%James Pearson1,704	3,198
1962Class III	R	31.5%K.L. Smith1,054	67.1%Frank Carlson2,244	3,343
1960Class II	R	42.0%Frank Theis1,854	57.0%Andrew Schoeppel2,513	4,410
1956Class III	R	35.2%George Hart1,541	61.0%Frank Carlson2,670	4,375
1954Class II	R	37.1%George McGill1,387	60.3%Andrew Schoeppel2,257	3,740
1950Class III	R	41.0%Paul Aiken1,686	56.5%Frank Carlson2,324	4,115
1948Class II	R	37.0%George McGill1,697	60.4%Andrew Schoeppel2,770	4,583
1944Class III	R	36.6%Thuman Hill1,578	61.8%Clyde M. Reed2,663	4,312
1942Class II	R	39.7%George McGill1,557	56.5%Arthur Capper2,213	3,917
1938Class III	R	41.6%George McGill2,281	58.4%Clyde M. Reed3,202	5,483
1936Class II	D	51.4%Omar B. Ketchum3,031	47.8%Arthur Capper2,818	5,895
1932Class III	D	49.0%George McGill2,705	42.1%Ben S. Paulen2,326	5,523
1930Class II	R	46.2%Jonathan M. Davis2,214	53.8%Arthur Capper2,575	4,789
1926Class III	R	42.2%Charles Stephens1,736	56.2%Charles Curtis2,315	4,117
1924Class II	R	37.3%James Malone1,830	58.2%Arthur Capper2,856	4,904
1920Class III	R	31.5%George H. Hodges1,410	66.7%Charles Curtis2,986	4,479
1918Class II	R	39.6%William H. Thompson1,529	57.9%Arthur Capper2,237	3,864
1914Class III	D	38.5%George A. Neeley1,806	32.3%Charles Curtis1,513	4,686
1912Class II	D	51.7%William H. Thompson1,689	42.4%W.R. Stubbs1,383	3,265

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	35.1%Jill Docking1,231	62.6%Sam Brownback2,194	3,503
1962Special · Class II	R	39.4%Paul L. Aylward1,281	59.7%James B. Pearson1,942	3,255
1930Special · Class III	R	47.4%George McGill2,215	51.1%Henry J. Allen2,392	4,677

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	30.2%Laura Kelly718	66.4%Derek Schmidt1,577	2,375
2018	R	35.1%Laura Kelly/Lynn Rogers876	55.0%Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman1,375	2,499
2014	R	32.9%Paul Davis765	62.9%Sam Brownback1,464	2,328
2010	R	18.3%Tom Holland413	77.4%Sam Brownback1,742	2,251
2006	D	53.2%Kathleen Sebelius1,335	45.1%Jim Barnett1,132	2,509
2002	R	48.7%Kathleen Sebelius1,279	49.9%Tim Shallenburger1,309	2,624
1998	R	15.2%Tom Sawyer355	82.2%Bill Graves1,921	2,337
1994	R	24.2%Jim Slattery670	75.8%Bill Graves2,097	2,767
1990	R	40.4%Joan Finney1,237	51.3%Mike Hayden1,570	3,059
1986	R	38.2%Thomas Docking1,327	61.8%Mike Hayden2,147	3,474
1982	D	51.9%John W. Carlin1,687	46.6%Sam Hardage1,516	3,253
1978	R	46.5%John W. Carlin1,511	51.9%Robert F. Bennett1,686	3,247

voter registration

Registered voters

By party of registration, over time

Party registration · 2025R+62.4

Presidential vote · 2024R+65.6

Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 3.1 points more Democratic.

4,200 registered voters · 2025

Democratic10.0%Republican72.5%Unaffiliated16.7%Other0.7%

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

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

−128 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net −373 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $49,353 in average income, against $74,870 for residents who stayed — 34% 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 Mitchell County, KS in Mitchell County, KS: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	−41
2012	+36
2013	+13
2014	−64
2015	+16
2016	−84
2017	−44
2018	−31
2019	−103
2021	+10
2022	+20
2023	+15
2024	+12
2025	−128

Mitchell County's 2024 presidential margin of R+65.6 reflects a pattern common to sparsely populated High Plains counties, where rural agricultural communities have shifted sharply toward Republican candidates over the past two decades.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.1 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 65.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 65.6 points.

A population of 5,779, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,246 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kingman County and Sheridan County.

Political twins — counties

The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Kingman County

Kansas

97.4twin score

2000–2012 trajectory≠ French ancestry

Sheridan County

Kansas

95.8twin score

2000–2008 trajectory% Catholic≠ English ancestry

Ness County

Kansas

92.7twin score

2000–2012 trajectory≠ elasticity

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Cities & towns in Mitchell County

Beloit

R+61

3K residents

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Frequently asked questions

How did Mitchell County, Kansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Mitchell County, Kansas voted Republican by 65.6 points (R+65.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,172 votes cast, 528 went Democratic and 2,608 went Republican.

When did Mitchell County, Kansas last vote Democratic?

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

How many people live in Mitchell County, Kansas?

Mitchell County, Kansas has a population of 5,779 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Mitchell County, Kansas is $64,246 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of Mitchell County, Kansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mitchell County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.

Measure

Mitchell County

Kansas

United States

Median age

43.1

37.5

39.1

Age 18–24

8.3%

10.2%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

22.7%

16.9%

17.2%

Measure

Mitchell County

Kansas

United States

Median household income

$64,246

$74,275

$84,427

Poverty rate

12.2%

11.3%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

26.2%

35.6%

Measure

Mitchell County

Kansas

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

3.7%

12.2%

22.3%

Spanish

3.5%

8.1%

13.6%

Measure

Mitchell County

Kansas

United States

Catholic

35.9%

14.1%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

9.4%

17.0%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

35.2%

54.0%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

19.5%

10.0%

5.2%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+65.6MIT Election Lab

Population

5,7792024 5-year

Median household income

$64,2462024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

93.0%2024 5-year

Black

0.1%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

3.2%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+21.1 in 1912MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+65.6 in 2024MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Kingman County, KS · twin score 97.4

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

2,942

4,844

60.7%

C/A

2018 · Midterm

2,516

4,775

52.7%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

3,040

4,694

64.8%

C/A

2022 · Midterm

2,430

4,473

54.3%

C/A

2024 · Presidential

3,189

4,389

72.7%

A/A

Mitchell County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -KS123000160KS123000160

112

479

597

18.8%

80.2%

R+61.5

Precinct -KS123000110KS123000110

405

507

18.5%

79.9%

R+61.3

Precinct -KS123000210KS123000210

295

333

9.6%

88.6%

R+79.0

Precinct -KS12300006AKS12300006A

261

303

12.5%

86.1%

R+73.6

Precinct -KS123000220KS123000220

171

200

14.5%

85.5%

R+71.0

Precinct -KS123000290KS123000290

122

146

16.4%

83.6%

R+67.1

Precinct -KS123000010KS123000010

110

145

24.1%

75.9%

R+51.7

Precinct -KS123000130KS123000130

104

119

12.6%

87.4%

R+74.8

Precinct -KS123000270KS123000270

111

31.5%

66.7%

R+35.1

Precinct -KS123000200KS123000200

108

16.7%

81.5%

R+64.8

Precinct -KS123000190KS123000190

107

22.4%

77.6%

R+55.1

Precinct -KS123000070KS123000070

102

11.8%

86.3%

R+74.5

Precinct -KS123000300KS123000300

17.6%

82.4%

R+64.7

Precinct -KS123000111KS123000111

4.5%

95.5%

R+90.9

Precinct -KS123000080KS123000080

5.5%

90.9%

R+85.5

Precinct -KS123000170KS123000170

15.0%

80.0%

R+65.0

Precinct -KS123000120KS123000120

25.0%

75.0%

R+50.0

Precinct -KS123000230KS123000230

0.0%

94.4%

R+94.4

Precinct -KS123000090KS123000090

8.6%

91.4%

R+82.9

Precinct -KS123000240KS123000240

37.5%

62.5%

R+25.0

Precinct -KS123000140KS123000140

46.2%

53.8%

R+7.7

Asherville Township Voting District20_20123000010

—

No votes

Beloit City Ward 120_20123000020

—

No votes

Beloit City Ward 220_20123000030

—

No votes

Beloit City Ward 320_20123000040

—

No votes

Beloit City Ward 420_20123000050

—

No votes

Beloit Township Enclave A Voting District20_2012300006B

—

No votes

Beloit Township Enclave B Voting District20_2012300006C

—

No votes

Beloit Township Enclave C Voting District20_2012300006D

—

No votes

Beloit Township Voting District20_2012300006A

—

No votes

Bloomfield Township Voting District20_20123000070

—

No votes

Blue Hill Township Voting District20_20123000080

—

No votes

Carr Creek Township Voting District20_20123000090

—

No votes

Cawker City Voting District20_20123000100

—

No votes

Cawker Township Voting District20_20123000110

—

No votes

Center Township Voting District20_20123000120

—

No votes

Custer Township Voting District20_20123000130

—

No votes

Eureka Township Voting District20_20123000140

—

No votes

Glen Elder City Voting District20_20123000150

—

No votes

Glen Elder Township Voting District20_20123000160

—

No votes

Hayes Township Voting District20_20123000170

—

No votes

Hunter City Voting District20_20123000180

—

No votes

Logan Township Voting District20_20123000190

—

No votes

Lulu Township Voting District20_20123000200

—

No votes

Pittsburg Township Voting District20_20123000210

—

No votes

Plum Creek Township Voting District20_20123000220

—

No votes

Precinct -KS123000020KS123000020

—

No votes

Round Springs Township Voting District20_20123000230

—

No votes

Salt Creek Township Voting District20_20123000240

—

No votes

Scottsville City Voting District20_20123000250

—

No votes

Simpson City Voting District20_20123000260

—

No votes

Solomon Rapids Township Voting District20_20123000270

—

No votes

Tipton City Voting District20_20123000280

—

No votes

Turkey Creek Township Voting District20_20123000290

—

No votes

Walnut Creek Township Voting District20_20123000300

—

No votes

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−43.5%
1896	+13.8%
1900	−1.7%
1904	−36.7%
1908	−5.6%
1912	+21.1%
1916	+13.5%
1920	−39.2%
1924	−32.0%
1928	−26.9%
1932	+11.5%
1936	+8.3%
1940	−28.0%
1944	−34.2%
1948	−25.9%
1952	−62.3%
1956	−44.8%
1960	−24.2%
1964	−1.4%
1968	−33.3%
1972	−45.5%
1976	−10.2%
1980	−49.2%
1984	−53.0%
1988	−32.1%
1992	−18.2%
1996	−45.2%
2000	−49.0%
2004	−57.2%
2008	−54.3%
2012	−58.8%
2016	−62.2%
2020	−62.8%
2024	−65.6%

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

16.6%Harris528

82.2%Trump2,608

0.8%Kennedy25

R+65.6

R+2.8

R+64.1

3,172

2020

18.0%Biden558

80.7%Trump2,504

1.3%Jorgensen39

R+62.8

R+0.5

R+67.2

3,101

2016

16.2%Clinton477

78.5%Trump2,308

3.0%Johnson89

R+62.2

R+3.5

R+64.3

2,942

2012

19.7%Obama584

78.5%Romney2,327

1.3%Baldwin38

R+58.8

R+4.5

R+62.6

2,965

2008

21.9%Obama701

76.2%McCain2,440

1.9%

R+54.3

D+2.9

R+61.6

3,203

2004

20.7%Kerry693

77.9%Bush2,609

1.4%

R+57.2

R+8.3

R+54.8

3,349

2000

23.0%Gore751

72.0%Bush2,350

3.5%Nader115

R+49.0

R+3.8

R+49.5

3,266

1996

23.5%Clinton833

68.7%Dole2,435

6.9%Perot246

R+45.2

R+27.0

R+53.7

3,544

1992

25.7%Clinton938

43.9%Bush1,601

30.1%Perot1,098

R+18.2

D+14.0

R+23.7

3,650

1988

33.1%Dukakis1,145

65.2%Bush2,257

1.7%

R+32.1

D+20.9

R+24.4

3,462

1984

23.0%Mondale919

76.0%Reagan3,036

1.0%

R+53.0

R+3.8

R+34.8

3,996

1980

22.2%Carter876

71.4%Reagan2,821

6.5%

R+49.2

R+39.0

R+39.5

3,953

1976

43.8%Carter1,700

54.0%Ford2,095

2.2%

R+10.2

D+35.4

R+12.2

3,880

1972

26.1%McGovern1,030

71.6%Nixon2,830

2.4%

R+45.5

R+12.3

R+22.4

3,953

1968

29.6%Humphrey1,144

62.9%Nixon2,428

7.5%

R+33.3

R+31.9

R+32.6

3,861

1964

48.9%Johnson1,898

50.3%Goldwater1,951

0.8%

R+1.4

D+22.8

R+23.9

3,880

1960

37.6%Kennedy1,692

61.8%Nixon2,779

0.6%

R+24.2

D+20.6

R+24.3

4,497

1956

27.4%Stevenson1,214

72.2%Eisenhower3,198

0.5%

R+44.8

D+17.5

R+29.4

4,432

1952

18.7%Stevenson961

81.0%Eisenhower4,167

0.3%

R+62.3

R+36.4

R+51.5

5,146

1948

36.3%Truman1,750

62.2%Dewey2,998

1.6%

R+25.9

D+8.3

R+30.4

4,823

1944

32.5%Roosevelt1,579

66.7%Dewey3,238

0.8%

R+34.2

R+6.2

R+41.7

4,857

1940

35.6%Roosevelt2,060

63.6%Willkie3,681

0.9%

R+28.0

R+36.3

R+37.9

5,792

1936

53.8%Roosevelt3,289

45.5%Landon2,781

0.7%

D+8.3

R+3.2

R+15.9

6,111

1932

54.2%Roosevelt3,176

42.7%Hoover2,502

3.1%

D+11.5

D+38.4

R+6.3

5,859

1928

35.9%Smith1,855

62.8%Hoover3,245

1.2%

R+26.9

D+5.1

R+9.5

5,164

1924

27.8%Davis1,470

59.8%Coolidge3,161

12.4%La Follette656

R+32.0

D+7.3

R+6.8

5,287

1920

29.1%Cox1,409

68.3%Harding3,310

2.6%

R+39.2

R+52.7

R+13.0

4,845

1916

54.9%Wilson3,197

41.4%Hughes2,413

3.7%

D+13.5

R+7.6

D+10.3

5,825

1912

43.1%Wilson1,441

22.1%Taft737

34.8%

D+21.1

D+26.7

D+1.5

3,341

1908

44.9%Bryan1,570

50.5%Taft1,765

4.6%

R+5.6

D+31.1

D+4.0

3,495

1904

27.2%Parker867

63.9%Roosevelt2,037

8.9%

R+36.7

R+34.9

R+17.0

3,189

1900

47.9%Bryan1,702

49.6%McKinley1,764

2.4%

R+1.7

R+15.5

D+5.8

3,553

1896

56.4%Bryan1,889

42.7%McKinley1,428

0.9%

D+13.8

D+57.3

D+19.9

3,347

1892

0.0%Cleveland0

43.5%Harrison1,467

56.5%

Weaver +13.0

—

R+45.2

3,372

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

12.5%393

87.5%2,744

3,137

2020

18.7%575

81.3%2,494

3,069

2018

15.4%39

84.6%215

254

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

12.3%291

85.3%2,023

2,372

2020Class II

19.0%Barbara Bollier587

77.4%Roger Marshall2,392

3,090

2016Class III

11.5%Patrick Wiesner336

84.6%Jerry Moran2,463

2,913

2014Class II

0.0%None0

72.5%Pat Roberts1,635

2,256

2010Class III

9.2%Lisa Johnston205

88.5%Jerry Moran1,977

2,234

2008Class II

17.1%Jim Slattery541

80.7%Pat Roberts2,558

3,170

2004Class III

14.4%Lee Jones474

83.7%Sam Brownback2,757

3,294

2002Class II

0.0%None0

93.3%Pat Roberts2,369

2,540

1998Class III

23.8%Paul Feleciano Jr.564

73.5%Sam Brownback1,740

2,367

1996Class II

22.1%Sally Thompson740

75.6%Pat Roberts2,535

3,355

1992Class III

28.6%Gloria O'Dell1,027

65.3%Bob Dole2,345

3,590

1990Class II

16.6%Dick Williams510

83.4%Nancy L. Kassebaum2,568

3,078

1986Class III

26.8%Guy MacDonald917

73.2%Bob Dole2,511

3,428

1984Class II

17.4%James R. Maher673

80.1%Nancy L. Kassebaum3,108

3,878

1980Class III

30.5%John Simpson1,185

69.5%Bob Dole2,706

3,891

1978Class II

33.8%William R. Roy1,096

62.1%Nancy L. Kassebaum2,015

3,245

1974Class III

41.2%William R. Roy1,533

58.8%Bob Dole2,187

3,720

1972Class II

18.5%Arch Tetzlaff687

77.9%James B. Pearson2,889

3,708

1968Class III

34.1%William I. Robinson1,282

65.0%Bob Dole2,445

3,760

1966Class II

44.9%J. Floyd Breeding1,435

53.3%James Pearson1,704

3,198

1962Class III

31.5%K.L. Smith1,054

67.1%Frank Carlson2,244

3,343

1960Class II

42.0%Frank Theis1,854

57.0%Andrew Schoeppel2,513

4,410

1956Class III

35.2%George Hart1,541

61.0%Frank Carlson2,670

4,375

1954Class II

37.1%George McGill1,387

60.3%Andrew Schoeppel2,257

3,740

1950Class III

41.0%Paul Aiken1,686

56.5%Frank Carlson2,324

4,115

1948Class II

37.0%George McGill1,697

60.4%Andrew Schoeppel2,770

4,583

1944Class III

36.6%Thuman Hill1,578

61.8%Clyde M. Reed2,663

4,312

1942Class II

39.7%George McGill1,557

56.5%Arthur Capper2,213

3,917

1938Class III

41.6%George McGill2,281

58.4%Clyde M. Reed3,202

5,483

1936Class II

51.4%Omar B. Ketchum3,031

47.8%Arthur Capper2,818

5,895

1932Class III

49.0%George McGill2,705

42.1%Ben S. Paulen2,326

5,523

1930Class II

46.2%Jonathan M. Davis2,214

53.8%Arthur Capper2,575

4,789

1926Class III

42.2%Charles Stephens1,736

56.2%Charles Curtis2,315

4,117

1924Class II

37.3%James Malone1,830

58.2%Arthur Capper2,856

4,904

1920Class III

31.5%George H. Hodges1,410

66.7%Charles Curtis2,986

4,479

1918Class II

39.6%William H. Thompson1,529

57.9%Arthur Capper2,237

3,864

1914Class III

38.5%George A. Neeley1,806

32.3%Charles Curtis1,513

4,686

1912Class II

51.7%William H. Thompson1,689

42.4%W.R. Stubbs1,383

3,265

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

35.1%Jill Docking1,231

62.6%Sam Brownback2,194

3,503

1962Special · Class II

39.4%Paul L. Aylward1,281

59.7%James B. Pearson1,942

3,255

1930Special · Class III

47.4%George McGill2,215

51.1%Henry J. Allen2,392

4,677

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

30.2%Laura Kelly718

66.4%Derek Schmidt1,577

2,375

2018

35.1%Laura Kelly/Lynn Rogers876

55.0%Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman1,375

2,499

2014

32.9%Paul Davis765

62.9%Sam Brownback1,464

2,328

2010

18.3%Tom Holland413

77.4%Sam Brownback1,742

2,251

2006

53.2%Kathleen Sebelius1,335

45.1%Jim Barnett1,132

2,509

2002

48.7%Kathleen Sebelius1,279

49.9%Tim Shallenburger1,309

2,624

1998

15.2%Tom Sawyer355

82.2%Bill Graves1,921

2,337

1994

24.2%Jim Slattery670

75.8%Bill Graves2,097

2,767

1990

40.4%Joan Finney1,237

51.3%Mike Hayden1,570

3,059

1986

38.2%Thomas Docking1,327

61.8%Mike Hayden2,147

3,474

1982

51.9%John W. Carlin1,687

46.6%Sam Hardage1,516

3,253

1978

46.5%John W. Carlin1,511

51.9%Robert F. Bennett1,686

3,247

Frequently asked questions

How did Mitchell County, Kansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Mitchell County, Kansas voted Republican by 65.6 points (R+65.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,172 votes cast, 528 went Democratic and 2,608 went Republican.

When did Mitchell County, Kansas last vote Democratic?

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

How many people live in Mitchell County, Kansas?

Mitchell County, Kansas has a population of 5,779 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Mitchell County, Kansas is $64,246 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of Mitchell County, Kansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mitchell County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.