Akashic

county

Morton 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

German15.5%23.3%12.5%

American11.8%5.6%5.3%

English11.4%12.4%9.5%

Irish10.6%11.3%9.4%

French4.2%1.8%1.6%

Scottish1.8%1.9%1.3%

Welsh1.8%——

Russian0.8%——

Mexican22.0%10.4%11.3%

Spanish0.3%——

Filipino1.5%0.2%0.9%

Korean0.2%0.2%0.4%

African American†1.1%4.3%9.9%

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	Morton County	Kansas	United States
Median age	46.1	37.5	39.1
Age 18–24	5.8%	10.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	19.8%	16.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Morton County	Kansas	United States
Median household income	$66,447	$74,275	$84,427
Poverty rate	14.8%	11.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	17.1%	35.6%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Morton County	Kansas	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	19.9%	12.2%	22.3%
Spanish	15.3%	8.1%	13.6%
German or other West Germanic	2.1%	0.4%	0.5%
Other Indo-European	1.0%	0.6%	2.0%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)	1.5%	0.2%	0.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	Morton County	Kansas	United States
Catholic	9.3%	14.1%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	26.0%	17.0%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	55.3%	54.0%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	9.4%	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 59.0% of 1,805 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic12.4%131TrumpRepublican85.8%909KennedyOther1.5%16

R+73.4

Lead: 778
Total: 1,060
vs nation: R+71.9
Turnout: 59.0%

BidenDemocratic12.5%150TrumpRepublican86.3%1,034JorgensenLibertarian1.2%14

R+73.8

Lead: 884
Total: 1,198
vs nation: R+78.2
Turnout: 65.4%

ClintonDemocratic12.3%147TrumpRepublican82.9%995JohnsonLibertarian2.8%33

R+70.7

Lead: 848
Total: 1,200
vs nation: R+72.8
Turnout: 60.0%

ObamaDemocratic14.8%189RomneyRepublican83.9%1,072JohnsonLibertarian0.8%10

R+69.1

Lead: 883
Total: 1,278
vs nation: R+72.9
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic16.3%229McCainRepublican82.2%1,153OtherAll other candidates1.4%20

R+65.9

Lead: 924
Total: 1,402
vs nation: R+73.2
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic17.5%276BushRepublican81.7%1,287OtherAll other candidates0.8%13

R+64.1

Lead: 1,011
Total: 1,576
vs nation: R+61.7
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic20.6%321BushRepublican77.3%1,203NaderGreen1.2%19

R+56.6

Lead: 882
Total: 1,557
vs nation: R+57.2
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic23.8%376DoleRepublican67.9%1,073PerotReform7.8%124

R+44.1

Lead: 697
Total: 1,581
vs nation: R+52.6
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+73.4MIT Election Lab
Population: 2,6112024 5-year
Median household income: $66,4472024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 70.3%2024 5-year
Black: 1.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 24.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+26.3 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+73.8 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Wheeler County, TX · twin score 94.2

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: 59.0%1,065 participants ÷ 1,805 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +19.4 ptsVolatile
Drop-off versus state: +0.6 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 39.6%–43.9%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	1,241	2,069	60.0%	A/A
2018 · Midterm	922	1,872	49.3%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	1,219	1,865	65.4%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	826	1,798	45.9%	C/A
2024 · Presidential	1,065	1,805	59.0%	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 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
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

20 precincts · 1,060 votes

Election

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

Morton County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -KS129000030KS129000030	35	210	7	252	13.9%	83.3%	R+69.4
Precinct -KS129000050KS129000050	34	183	7	224	15.2%	81.7%	R+66.5
Precinct -KS129000040KS129000040	35	183	2	220	15.9%	83.2%	R+67.3
Precinct -KS129000070KS129000070	14	141	2	157	8.9%	89.8%	R+80.9
Precinct -KS129000080KS129000080	2	49	0	51	3.9%	96.1%	R+92.2
Precinct -KS129000090KS129000090	0	49	2	51	0.0%	96.1%	R+96.1
Precinct -KS129000020KS129000020	7	27	0	34	20.6%	79.4%	R+58.8
Precinct -KS129000100KS129000100	2	31	0	33	6.1%	93.9%	R+87.9
Precinct -KS129000010KS129000010	2	28	0	30	6.7%	93.3%	R+86.7
Precinct -KS129000060KS129000060	0	8	0	8	0.0%	100.0%	R+100.0
Cimarron Township Voting District20_20129000010	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
East Richfield Voting District20_20129000020	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Elkhart Ward 120_20129000030	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Elkhart Ward 220_20129000040	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Elkhart Ward 320_20129000050	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Jones Township Voting District20_20129000060	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Rolla Township Voting District20_20129000070	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Taloga Township Voting District20_20129000080	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
West Richfield Voting District20_20129000090	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Westola Township Voting District20_20129000100	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	−57.6%
1896	−18.0%
1900	−20.0%
1904	−9.2%
1908	−4.6%
1912	+6.8%
1916	+5.4%
1920	−48.2%
1924	−31.5%
1928	−58.6%
1932	+26.3%
1936	+15.8%
1940	−12.1%
1944	−25.3%
1948	−6.7%
1952	−41.6%
1956	−30.1%
1960	−21.9%
1964	+21.1%
1968	−19.5%
1972	−50.0%
1976	−0.2%
1980	−44.7%
1984	−64.6%
1988	−30.3%
1992	−31.0%
1996	−44.1%
2000	−56.6%
2004	−64.1%
2008	−65.9%
2012	−69.1%
2016	−70.7%
2020	−73.8%
2024	−73.4%

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	12.4%Harris131	85.8%Trump909	1.5%Kennedy16	R+73.4	D+0.4	R+71.9	1,060
2020	R	12.5%Biden150	86.3%Trump1,034	1.2%Jorgensen14	R+73.8	R+3.1	R+78.2	1,198
2016	R	12.3%Clinton147	82.9%Trump995	2.8%Johnson33	R+70.7	R+1.6	R+72.8	1,200
2012	R	14.8%Obama189	83.9%Romney1,072	0.8%Johnson10	R+69.1	R+3.2	R+72.9	1,278
2008	R	16.3%Obama229	82.2%McCain1,153	1.4%	R+65.9	R+1.8	R+73.2	1,402
2004	R	17.5%Kerry276	81.7%Bush1,287	0.8%	R+64.1	R+7.5	R+61.7	1,576
2000	R	20.6%Gore321	77.3%Bush1,203	1.2%Nader19	R+56.6	R+12.6	R+57.2	1,557
1996	R	23.8%Clinton376	67.9%Dole1,073	7.8%Perot124	R+44.1	R+13.1	R+52.6	1,581
1992	R	23.8%Clinton398	54.8%Bush915	21.0%Perot350	R+31.0	R+0.7	R+36.5	1,670
1988	R	34.1%Dukakis569	64.3%Bush1,074	1.6%	R+30.3	D+34.4	R+22.5	1,669
1984	R	17.2%Mondale322	81.8%Reagan1,533	1.0%	R+64.6	R+19.9	R+46.4	1,874
1980	R	24.9%Carter414	69.6%Reagan1,157	5.5%	R+44.7	R+44.5	R+35.0	1,662
1976	R	48.7%Carter735	48.9%Ford738	2.4%	R+0.2	D+49.8	R+2.3	1,509
1972	R	22.6%McGovern363	72.7%Nixon1,165	4.7%	R+50.0	R+30.5	R+26.9	1,603
1968	R	31.5%Humphrey475	51.0%Nixon770	17.5%	R+19.5	R+40.6	R+18.9	1,509
1964	D	60.1%Johnson938	39.0%Goldwater609	0.9%	D+21.1	D+43.0	R+1.5	1,561
1960	R	38.7%Kennedy586	60.7%Nixon918	0.6%	R+21.9	D+8.1	R+22.1	1,513
1956	R	34.7%Stevenson436	64.8%Eisenhower814	0.6%	R+30.1	D+11.5	R+14.7	1,257
1952	R	28.3%Stevenson362	69.9%Eisenhower893	1.7%	R+41.6	R+34.9	R+30.8	1,277
1948	R	46.0%Truman545	52.6%Dewey624	1.4%	R+6.7	D+18.7	R+11.1	1,186
1944	R	37.2%Roosevelt367	62.5%Dewey617	0.3%	R+25.3	R+13.2	R+32.8	987
1940	R	43.6%Roosevelt503	55.7%Willkie643	0.7%	R+12.1	R+27.9	R+22.1	1,154
1936	D	57.6%Roosevelt876	41.8%Landon636	0.6%	D+15.8	R+10.5	R+8.5	1,521
1932	D	61.0%Roosevelt1,093	34.6%Hoover621	4.4%	D+26.3	D+84.9	D+8.5	1,793
1928	R	20.2%Smith259	78.8%Hoover1,010	1.0%	R+58.6	R+27.1	R+41.1	1,282
1924	R	23.5%Davis286	55.0%Coolidge669	21.5%La Follette261	R+31.5	D+16.7	R+6.3	1,216
1920	R	24.8%Cox266	73.0%Harding783	2.2%	R+48.2	R+53.6	R+22.0	1,073
1916	D	47.9%Wilson457	42.4%Hughes405	9.7%	D+5.4	R+1.4	D+2.3	955
1912	D	40.8%Wilson144	34.0%Taft120	25.2%	D+6.8	D+11.4	R+12.7	353
1908	R	45.9%Bryan140	50.5%Taft154	3.6%	R+4.6	D+4.6	D+5.0	305
1904	R	44.9%Parker44	54.1%Roosevelt53	1.0%	R+9.2	D+10.8	D+10.5	98
1900	R	40.0%Bryan34	60.0%McKinley51	0.0%	R+20.0	R+2.0	R+12.5	85
1896	R	40.4%Bryan36	58.4%McKinley52	1.1%	R+18.0	D+39.6	R+11.9	89
1892	R	0.0%Cleveland0	57.6%Harrison106	42.4%	R+57.6	—	R+59.3	184
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	11.2%116	88.8%923	1,039
2020	R	14.0%163	86.0%1,005	1,168
2018	R	11.1%15	88.9%120	135

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	7.8%62	87.9%696	792
2020Class II	R	14.1%Barbara Bollier167	81.4%Roger Marshall964	1,184
2016Class III	R	9.1%Patrick Wiesner108	85.2%Jerry Moran1,010	1,186
2014Class II	R	0.0%None0	76.8%Pat Roberts699	910
2010Class III	R	7.0%Lisa Johnston70	89.8%Jerry Moran897	999
2008Class II	R	13.1%Jim Slattery181	85.2%Pat Roberts1,177	1,381
2004Class III	R	12.9%Lee Jones195	84.7%Sam Brownback1,280	1,512
2002Class II	R	0.0%None0	94.4%Pat Roberts1,026	1,087
1998Class III	R	21.2%Paul Feleciano Jr.231	75.2%Sam Brownback818	1,088
1996Class II	R	18.6%Sally Thompson288	79.6%Pat Roberts1,236	1,552
1992Class III	R	26.2%Gloria O'Dell430	69.1%Bob Dole1,136	1,644
1990Class II	R	29.6%Dick Williams386	70.4%Nancy L. Kassebaum917	1,303
1986Class III	R	36.4%Guy MacDonald507	63.6%Bob Dole884	1,391
1984Class II	R	16.4%James R. Maher273	80.8%Nancy L. Kassebaum1,346	1,666
1980Class III	R	28.5%John Simpson456	71.5%Bob Dole1,144	1,600
1978Class II	R	36.1%William R. Roy371	61.8%Nancy L. Kassebaum636	1,029
1974Class III	D	52.9%William R. Roy669	47.1%Bob Dole595	1,264
1972Class II	R	22.9%Arch Tetzlaff353	72.6%James B. Pearson1,118	1,540
1968Class III	R	39.4%William I. Robinson573	59.8%Bob Dole870	1,455
1966Class II	D	59.6%J. Floyd Breeding796	39.3%James Pearson524	1,335
1962Class III	R	43.1%K.L. Smith573	54.5%Frank Carlson725	1,330
1960Class II	R	47.8%Frank Theis687	51.1%Andrew Schoeppel735	1,438
1956Class III	R	37.7%George Hart369	59.6%Frank Carlson583	978
1954Class II	R	47.9%George McGill479	50.5%Andrew Schoeppel506	1,001
1950Class III	D	49.9%Paul Aiken602	48.3%Frank Carlson583	1,206
1948Class II	R	45.9%George McGill508	51.1%Andrew Schoeppel565	1,106
1944Class III	R	38.9%Thuman Hill338	59.9%Clyde M. Reed520	868
1942Class II	R	41.3%George McGill335	56.8%Arthur Capper461	812
1938Class III	D	50.4%George McGill518	49.6%Clyde M. Reed510	1,028
1936Class II	R	48.1%Omar B. Ketchum699	50.8%Arthur Capper738	1,453
1932Class III	D	47.5%George McGill747	37.9%Ben S. Paulen596	1,573
1930Class II	R	31.7%Jonathan M. Davis453	68.3%Arthur Capper976	1,429
1926Class III	R	25.0%Charles Stephens269	71.6%Charles Curtis770	1,076
1924Class II	R	23.7%James Malone245	67.7%Arthur Capper700	1,034
1920Class III	R	25.7%George H. Hodges242	70.4%Charles Curtis662	940
1918Class II	R	24.7%William H. Thompson210	72.7%Arthur Capper618	850
1914Class III	D	42.2%George A. Neeley278	41.1%Charles Curtis271	659
1912Class II	R	40.8%William H. Thompson148	52.9%W.R. Stubbs192	363

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 Docking505	65.5%Sam Brownback1,027	1,569
1962Special · Class II	R	44.9%Paul L. Aylward584	52.7%James B. Pearson685	1,300
1930Special · Class III	R	37.4%George McGill500	60.1%Henry J. Allen804	1,337

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	20.7%Laura Kelly167	75.0%Derek Schmidt606	808
2018	R	20.3%Laura Kelly/Lynn Rogers184	69.0%Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman626	907
2014	R	29.6%Paul Davis268	65.9%Sam Brownback597	906
2010	R	9.6%Tom Holland96	86.2%Sam Brownback858	995
2006	R	46.5%Kathleen Sebelius566	50.7%Jim Barnett617	1,216
2002	R	42.2%Kathleen Sebelius466	56.3%Tim Shallenburger621	1,104
1998	R	19.4%Tom Sawyer212	76.8%Bill Graves840	1,094
1994	R	30.2%Jim Slattery396	69.8%Bill Graves916	1,312
1990	R	38.4%Joan Finney504	52.7%Mike Hayden692	1,314
1986	R	43.9%Thomas Docking614	56.1%Mike Hayden785	1,399
1982	R	38.3%John W. Carlin493	59.5%Sam Hardage767	1,288
1978	R	47.0%John W. Carlin478	49.6%Robert F. Bennett504	1,016

voter registration

Registered voters

By party of registration, over time

Party registration · 2025R+59.9

Presidential vote · 2024R+73.4

Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 13 points more Democratic.

2,039 registered voters · 2025

Democratic9.8%Republican69.7%Unaffiliated19.5%Other1.0%

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

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

−34 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net −922 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $44,759 in average income, against $67,567 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 Morton County, KS in Morton County, KS: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	−57
2012	−56
2013	−34
2014	−61
2015	−73
2016	−151
2017	−52
2018	−76
2019	−116
2021	−16
2022	−73
2023	−14
2024	−109
2025	−34

Morton County, tucked into Kansas's southwestern corner along the Oklahoma and Colorado borders, has delivered some of the state's widest presidential margins for decades, reflecting a sparse, agriculturally rooted electorate where fewer than 3,500 residents cast ballots.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 26.3 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 73.8 points in 2020. The 2024 margin was 73.4 points.

A population of 2,611, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,447 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wheeler County and Jack County.

Political twins — counties

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

Wheeler County

Texas

94.2twin score

2000–2012 trajectory≠ French ancestry

Jack County

Texas

94.0twin score

2004–2020 trajectory≠ median age

Kimble County

Texas

93.7twin score

2000–2012 trajectory≠ Scottish ancestry

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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Frequently asked questions

How did Morton County, Kansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Morton County, Kansas voted Republican by 73.4 points (R+73.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,060 votes cast, 131 went Democratic and 909 went Republican.

When did Morton County, Kansas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Morton County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Morton County, Kansas?

Morton County, Kansas has a population of 2,611 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Morton County, Kansas is $66,447 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of Morton County, Kansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Morton County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.

Measure

Morton County

Kansas

United States

Median age

46.1

37.5

39.1

Age 18–24

5.8%

10.2%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

19.8%

16.9%

17.2%

Measure

Morton County

Kansas

United States

Median household income

$66,447

$74,275

$84,427

Poverty rate

14.8%

11.3%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

17.1%

35.6%

Measure

Morton County

Kansas

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

19.9%

12.2%

22.3%

Spanish

15.3%

8.1%

13.6%

German or other West Germanic

2.1%

0.4%

0.5%

Other Indo-European

1.0%

0.6%

2.0%

Tagalog (incl. Filipino)

1.5%

0.2%

0.6%

Measure

Morton County

Kansas

United States

Catholic

9.3%

14.1%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

26.0%

17.0%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

55.3%

54.0%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

9.4%

10.0%

5.2%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+73.4MIT Election Lab

Population

2,6112024 5-year

Median household income

$66,4472024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

70.3%2024 5-year

Black

1.2%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

24.1%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+26.3 in 1932MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+73.8 in 2020MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Wheeler County, TX · twin score 94.2

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

1,241

2,069

60.0%

A/A

2018 · Midterm

922

1,872

49.3%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

1,219

1,865

65.4%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

826

1,798

45.9%

C/A

2024 · Presidential

1,065

1,805

59.0%

A/A

Morton County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -KS129000030KS129000030

210

252

13.9%

83.3%

R+69.4

Precinct -KS129000050KS129000050

183

224

15.2%

81.7%

R+66.5

Precinct -KS129000040KS129000040

183

220

15.9%

83.2%

R+67.3

Precinct -KS129000070KS129000070

141

157

8.9%

89.8%

R+80.9

Precinct -KS129000080KS129000080

3.9%

96.1%

R+92.2

Precinct -KS129000090KS129000090

0.0%

96.1%

R+96.1

Precinct -KS129000020KS129000020

20.6%

79.4%

R+58.8

Precinct -KS129000100KS129000100

6.1%

93.9%

R+87.9

Precinct -KS129000010KS129000010

6.7%

93.3%

R+86.7

Precinct -KS129000060KS129000060

0.0%

100.0%

R+100.0

Cimarron Township Voting District20_20129000010

—

No votes

East Richfield Voting District20_20129000020

—

No votes

Elkhart Ward 120_20129000030

—

No votes

Elkhart Ward 220_20129000040

—

No votes

Elkhart Ward 320_20129000050

—

No votes

Jones Township Voting District20_20129000060

—

No votes

Rolla Township Voting District20_20129000070

—

No votes

Taloga Township Voting District20_20129000080

—

No votes

West Richfield Voting District20_20129000090

—

No votes

Westola Township Voting District20_20129000100

—

No votes

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−57.6%
1896	−18.0%
1900	−20.0%
1904	−9.2%
1908	−4.6%
1912	+6.8%
1916	+5.4%
1920	−48.2%
1924	−31.5%
1928	−58.6%
1932	+26.3%
1936	+15.8%
1940	−12.1%
1944	−25.3%
1948	−6.7%
1952	−41.6%
1956	−30.1%
1960	−21.9%
1964	+21.1%
1968	−19.5%
1972	−50.0%
1976	−0.2%
1980	−44.7%
1984	−64.6%
1988	−30.3%
1992	−31.0%
1996	−44.1%
2000	−56.6%
2004	−64.1%
2008	−65.9%
2012	−69.1%
2016	−70.7%
2020	−73.8%
2024	−73.4%

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

12.4%Harris131

85.8%Trump909

1.5%Kennedy16

R+73.4

D+0.4

R+71.9

1,060

2020

12.5%Biden150

86.3%Trump1,034

1.2%Jorgensen14

R+73.8

R+3.1

R+78.2

1,198

2016

12.3%Clinton147

82.9%Trump995

2.8%Johnson33

R+70.7

R+1.6

R+72.8

1,200

2012

14.8%Obama189

83.9%Romney1,072

0.8%Johnson10

R+69.1

R+3.2

R+72.9

1,278

2008

16.3%Obama229

82.2%McCain1,153

1.4%

R+65.9

R+1.8

R+73.2

1,402

2004

17.5%Kerry276

81.7%Bush1,287

0.8%

R+64.1

R+7.5

R+61.7

1,576

2000

20.6%Gore321

77.3%Bush1,203

1.2%Nader19

R+56.6

R+12.6

R+57.2

1,557

1996

23.8%Clinton376

67.9%Dole1,073

7.8%Perot124

R+44.1

R+13.1

R+52.6

1,581

1992

23.8%Clinton398

54.8%Bush915

21.0%Perot350

R+31.0

R+0.7

R+36.5

1,670

1988

34.1%Dukakis569

64.3%Bush1,074

1.6%

R+30.3

D+34.4

R+22.5

1,669

1984

17.2%Mondale322

81.8%Reagan1,533

1.0%

R+64.6

R+19.9

R+46.4

1,874

1980

24.9%Carter414

69.6%Reagan1,157

5.5%

R+44.7

R+44.5

R+35.0

1,662

1976

48.7%Carter735

48.9%Ford738

2.4%

R+0.2

D+49.8

R+2.3

1,509

1972

22.6%McGovern363

72.7%Nixon1,165

4.7%

R+50.0

R+30.5

R+26.9

1,603

1968

31.5%Humphrey475

51.0%Nixon770

17.5%

R+19.5

R+40.6

R+18.9

1,509

1964

60.1%Johnson938

39.0%Goldwater609

0.9%

D+21.1

D+43.0

R+1.5

1,561

1960

38.7%Kennedy586

60.7%Nixon918

0.6%

R+21.9

D+8.1

R+22.1

1,513

1956

34.7%Stevenson436

64.8%Eisenhower814

0.6%

R+30.1

D+11.5

R+14.7

1,257

1952

28.3%Stevenson362

69.9%Eisenhower893

1.7%

R+41.6

R+34.9

R+30.8

1,277

1948

46.0%Truman545

52.6%Dewey624

1.4%

R+6.7

D+18.7

R+11.1

1,186

1944

37.2%Roosevelt367

62.5%Dewey617

0.3%

R+25.3

R+13.2

R+32.8

987

1940

43.6%Roosevelt503

55.7%Willkie643

0.7%

R+12.1

R+27.9

R+22.1

1,154

1936

57.6%Roosevelt876

41.8%Landon636

0.6%

D+15.8

R+10.5

R+8.5

1,521

1932

61.0%Roosevelt1,093

34.6%Hoover621

4.4%

D+26.3

D+84.9

D+8.5

1,793

1928

20.2%Smith259

78.8%Hoover1,010

1.0%

R+58.6

R+27.1

R+41.1

1,282

1924

23.5%Davis286

55.0%Coolidge669

21.5%La Follette261

R+31.5

D+16.7

R+6.3

1,216

1920

24.8%Cox266

73.0%Harding783

2.2%

R+48.2

R+53.6

R+22.0

1,073

1916

47.9%Wilson457

42.4%Hughes405

9.7%

D+5.4

R+1.4

D+2.3

955

1912

40.8%Wilson144

34.0%Taft120

25.2%

D+6.8

D+11.4

R+12.7

353

1908

45.9%Bryan140

50.5%Taft154

3.6%

R+4.6

D+4.6

D+5.0

305

1904

44.9%Parker44

54.1%Roosevelt53

1.0%

R+9.2

D+10.8

D+10.5

1900

40.0%Bryan34

60.0%McKinley51

0.0%

R+20.0

R+2.0

R+12.5

1896

40.4%Bryan36

58.4%McKinley52

1.1%

R+18.0

D+39.6

R+11.9

1892

0.0%Cleveland0

57.6%Harrison106

42.4%

R+57.6

—

R+59.3

184

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

11.2%116

88.8%923

1,039

2020

14.0%163

86.0%1,005

1,168

2018

11.1%15

88.9%120

135

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

7.8%62

87.9%696

792

2020Class II

14.1%Barbara Bollier167

81.4%Roger Marshall964

1,184

2016Class III

9.1%Patrick Wiesner108

85.2%Jerry Moran1,010

1,186

2014Class II

0.0%None0

76.8%Pat Roberts699

910

2010Class III

7.0%Lisa Johnston70

89.8%Jerry Moran897

999

2008Class II

13.1%Jim Slattery181

85.2%Pat Roberts1,177

1,381

2004Class III

12.9%Lee Jones195

84.7%Sam Brownback1,280

1,512

2002Class II

0.0%None0

94.4%Pat Roberts1,026

1,087

1998Class III

21.2%Paul Feleciano Jr.231

75.2%Sam Brownback818

1,088

1996Class II

18.6%Sally Thompson288

79.6%Pat Roberts1,236

1,552

1992Class III

26.2%Gloria O'Dell430

69.1%Bob Dole1,136

1,644

1990Class II

29.6%Dick Williams386

70.4%Nancy L. Kassebaum917

1,303

1986Class III

36.4%Guy MacDonald507

63.6%Bob Dole884

1,391

1984Class II

16.4%James R. Maher273

80.8%Nancy L. Kassebaum1,346

1,666

1980Class III

28.5%John Simpson456

71.5%Bob Dole1,144

1,600

1978Class II

36.1%William R. Roy371

61.8%Nancy L. Kassebaum636

1,029

1974Class III

52.9%William R. Roy669

47.1%Bob Dole595

1,264

1972Class II

22.9%Arch Tetzlaff353

72.6%James B. Pearson1,118

1,540

1968Class III

39.4%William I. Robinson573

59.8%Bob Dole870

1,455

1966Class II

59.6%J. Floyd Breeding796

39.3%James Pearson524

1,335

1962Class III

43.1%K.L. Smith573

54.5%Frank Carlson725

1,330

1960Class II

47.8%Frank Theis687

51.1%Andrew Schoeppel735

1,438

1956Class III

37.7%George Hart369

59.6%Frank Carlson583

978

1954Class II

47.9%George McGill479

50.5%Andrew Schoeppel506

1,001

1950Class III

49.9%Paul Aiken602

48.3%Frank Carlson583

1,206

1948Class II

45.9%George McGill508

51.1%Andrew Schoeppel565

1,106

1944Class III

38.9%Thuman Hill338

59.9%Clyde M. Reed520

868

1942Class II

41.3%George McGill335

56.8%Arthur Capper461

812

1938Class III

50.4%George McGill518

49.6%Clyde M. Reed510

1,028

1936Class II

48.1%Omar B. Ketchum699

50.8%Arthur Capper738

1,453

1932Class III

47.5%George McGill747

37.9%Ben S. Paulen596

1,573

1930Class II

31.7%Jonathan M. Davis453

68.3%Arthur Capper976

1,429

1926Class III

25.0%Charles Stephens269

71.6%Charles Curtis770

1,076

1924Class II

23.7%James Malone245

67.7%Arthur Capper700

1,034

1920Class III

25.7%George H. Hodges242

70.4%Charles Curtis662

940

1918Class II

24.7%William H. Thompson210

72.7%Arthur Capper618

850

1914Class III

42.2%George A. Neeley278

41.1%Charles Curtis271

659

1912Class II

40.8%William H. Thompson148

52.9%W.R. Stubbs192

363

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 Docking505

65.5%Sam Brownback1,027

1,569

1962Special · Class II

44.9%Paul L. Aylward584

52.7%James B. Pearson685

1,300

1930Special · Class III

37.4%George McGill500

60.1%Henry J. Allen804

1,337

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

20.7%Laura Kelly167

75.0%Derek Schmidt606

808

2018

20.3%Laura Kelly/Lynn Rogers184

69.0%Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman626

907

2014

29.6%Paul Davis268

65.9%Sam Brownback597

906

2010

9.6%Tom Holland96

86.2%Sam Brownback858

995

2006

46.5%Kathleen Sebelius566

50.7%Jim Barnett617

1,216

2002

42.2%Kathleen Sebelius466

56.3%Tim Shallenburger621

1,104

1998

19.4%Tom Sawyer212

76.8%Bill Graves840

1,094

1994

30.2%Jim Slattery396

69.8%Bill Graves916

1,312

1990

38.4%Joan Finney504

52.7%Mike Hayden692

1,314

1986

43.9%Thomas Docking614

56.1%Mike Hayden785

1,399

1982

38.3%John W. Carlin493

59.5%Sam Hardage767

1,288

1978

47.0%John W. Carlin478

49.6%Robert F. Bennett504

1,016

Frequently asked questions

How did Morton County, Kansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Morton County, Kansas voted Republican by 73.4 points (R+73.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,060 votes cast, 131 went Democratic and 909 went Republican.

When did Morton County, Kansas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Morton County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Morton County, Kansas?

Morton County, Kansas has a population of 2,611 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Morton County, Kansas is $66,447 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of Morton County, Kansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Morton County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.