Pratt County, Kansas: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+51%. Republican peak: R+62 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+51MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 9,1272024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,0222024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+33 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+62 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Graham County, KS · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Pratt CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Pratt County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 954 | 3,054 | 4,082 | ||
| R | 933 | 3,108 | 4,137 | ||
| R | 771 | 2,838 | 3,842 | ||
| R | 980 | 2,771 | 3,801 | ||
| R | 1,294 | 2,822 | 4,190 | ||
| R | 1,200 | 3,121 | 4,384 | ||
| R | 1,314 | 2,885 | 4,416 | ||
| R | 1,367 | 2,591 | 4,401 | ||
| R | 1,466 | 1,779 | 4,786 | ||
| R | 1,651 | 2,505 | 4,245 | ||
| R | 1,255 | 3,244 | 4,549 | ||
| R | 1,369 | 2,866 | 4,683 | ||
| R | 2,307 | 2,427 | 4,850 | ||
| R | 1,214 | 3,253 | 4,569 | ||
| R | 1,490 | 2,670 | 4,611 | ||
| D | 2,594 | 2,493 | 5,129 | ||
| R | 1,968 | 3,501 | 5,506 | ||
| R | 1,956 | 3,620 | 5,610 | ||
| R | 1,743 | 3,998 | 5,805 | ||
| R | 2,751 | 2,878 | 5,731 | ||
| R | 2,334 | 2,658 | 5,029 | ||
| R | 2,870 | 2,930 | 5,867 | ||
| D | 3,871 | 1,946 | 5,827 | ||
| D | 3,109 | 2,167 | 5,397 | ||
| R | 934 | 4,055 | 5,032 | ||
| R | 1,205 | 2,762 | 4,815 | ||
| R | 1,433 | 2,722 | 4,243 | ||
| D | 2,607 | 1,820 | 4,798 | ||
| O | 947 | 372 | 2,471 | ||
| R | 1,027 | 1,193 | 2,361 | ||
| R | 421 | 1,076 | 1,696 | ||
| R | 816 | 821 | 1,674 | ||
| D | 820 | 621 | 1,454 | ||
| R | 0 | 1,170 | 2,143 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
27.7%
Irish
11.5%
English
11.1%
American
4.2%
French
3.1%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.1%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,022
Pratt County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Pratt County$66,022
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.5%
Working age (18–64)11.9%
Seniors (65+)14.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.8%
speak English only
Spanish4.7%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Pratt County's R+51.5 margin in 2024 reflects a rural agricultural electorate that has voted Republican by lopsided margins for decades, with an economy anchored in wheat farming, oil extraction, and livestock production.
The Republican margin in Pratt County reached its widest at sixty-two points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was fifty-one points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $66,022, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 9,127 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Graham County and Osborne County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pratt County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pratt County, Kansas voted Republican by 51.4 points (R+51), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,082 votes cast, 954 went Democratic and 3,054 went Republican.
What is Pratt County, Kansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Pratt County, Kansas as a "Republican loyalist" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Pratt County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pratt County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Pratt County, Kansas?
Pratt County, Kansas has a population of 9,127 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pratt County, Kansas?
Median household income in Pratt County, Kansas is $66,022 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Pratt County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pratt County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.