HarrisDemocratic49.6%12,063TrumpRepublican47.8%11,630KennedyOther1.8%437
D+1.8- Lead
- 433
- Total
- 24,313
- vs nation
- D+3.3
- Turnout
- 42.9%
Akashiccounty
Riley County, KS
Office (updates table and map)
President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
President results by year
2024 turnout 42.9% of 57,476 citizens 18+
BidenDemocratic50.7%12,765TrumpRepublican46.1%11,610JorgensenLibertarian3.2%796
D+4.6- Lead
- 1,155
- Total
- 25,171
- vs nation
- D+0.1
- Turnout
- 43.5%
ClintonDemocratic42.5%9,341TrumpRepublican46.0%10,107JohnsonLibertarian6.7%1,468
R+3.5- Lead
- 766
- Total
- 21,974
- vs nation
- R+5.6
- Turnout
- 39.5%
ObamaDemocratic42.5%8,977RomneyRepublican54.5%11,507JohnsonLibertarian2.3%488
R+12.0- Lead
- 2,530
- Total
- 21,101
- vs nation
- R+15.8
- Turnout
- —
ObamaDemocratic45.6%10,495McCainRepublican52.7%12,111OtherAll other candidates1.7%391
R+7.0- Lead
- 1,616
- Total
- 22,997
- vs nation
- R+14.3
- Turnout
- —
KerryDemocratic37.8%7,908BushRepublican60.6%12,672OtherAll other candidates1.6%331
R+22.8- Lead
- 4,764
- Total
- 20,911
- vs nation
- R+20.3
- Turnout
- —
GoreDemocratic33.9%6,188BushRepublican58.5%10,672NaderGreen6.4%1,171
R+24.6- Lead
- 4,484
- Total
- 18,253
- vs nation
- R+25.1
- Turnout
- —
ClintonDemocratic34.4%6,746DoleRepublican56.7%11,113PerotReform7.5%1,478
R+22.3- Lead
- 4,367
- Total
- 19,607
- vs nation
- R+30.8
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+1.8MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 71,9462024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,0982024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 73.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+19.5 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61.0 in 1952MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Whitman County, WA · twin score 91.8
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
- 42.9%24,670 participants ÷ 57,476 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +11.3 ptsPersistently low turnout
- Drop-off versus state
- -7.6 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026 scenario
- 31.6%–34.9%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
| Election | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 · Presidential | 22,811 | 57,698 | 39.5% | A/A |
| 2018 · Midterm | 20,337 | 58,328 | 34.9% | A/A |
| 2020 · Presidential | 25,491 | 58,566 | 43.5% | A/A |
| 2022 · Midterm | 18,589 | 57,656 | 32.2% | C/A |
| 2024 · Presidential | 24,670 | 57,476 | 42.9% | 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
137 precincts · 24,313 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -KS16100036AKS16100036A | 859 | 853 | 30 | 1,742 | 49.3% | 49.0% | D+0.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -KS161000370KS161000370 | 709 | 674 | 31 | 1,414 | 50.1% | 47.7% | D+2.5 |
| Precinct -KS161000350KS161000350 | 734 | 582 | 34 | 1,350 | 54.4% | 43.1% | D+11.3 |
| Precinct -KS161400050KS161400050 | 696 | 538 | 31 | 1,265 | 55.0% | 42.5% | D+12.5 |
| Precinct -KS161400031KS161400031 | 462 | 411 | 25 | 898 | 51.4% | 45.8% | D+5.7 |
| Precinct -KS161400040KS161400040 | 504 | 301 | 22 | 827 | 60.9% | 36.4% | D+24.5 |
| Precinct -KS161400020KS161400020 | 548 | 245 | 14 | 807 | 67.9% | 30.4% | D+37.5 |
| Precinct -KS161000320KS161000320 | 374 | 411 | 21 | 806 | 46.4% | 51.0% | R+4.6 |
| Precinct -KS16100025AKS16100025A | 386 | 349 | 33 | 768 | 50.3% | 45.4% | D+4.8 |
| Precinct -KS161400010KS161400010 | 464 | 246 | 21 | 731 | 63.5% | 33.7% | D+29.8 |
| Precinct -KS161500030KS161500030 | 384 | 325 | 20 | 729 | 52.7% | 44.6% | D+8.1 |
| Precinct -KS161400090KS161400090 | 315 | 331 | 21 | 667 | 47.2% | 49.6% | R+2.4 |
| Precinct -KS161400070KS161400070 | 355 | 285 | 16 | 656 | 54.1% | 43.4% | D+10.7 |
| Precinct -KS161400060KS161400060 | 433 | 199 | 19 | 651 | 66.5% | 30.6% | D+35.9 |
| Precinct -KS161120040KS161120040 | 152 | 438 | 22 | 612 | 24.8% | 71.6% | R+46.7 |
| Precinct -KS161000060KS161000060 | 233 | 360 | 17 | 610 | 38.2% | 59.0% | R+20.8 |
| Precinct -KS161000140KS161000140 | 292 | 250 | 18 | 560 | 52.1% | 44.6% | D+7.5 |
| Precinct -KS16100047AKS16100047A | 151 | 355 | 12 | 518 | 29.2% | 68.5% | R+39.4 |
| Precinct -KS161000340KS161000340 | 256 | 225 | 12 | 493 | 51.9% | 45.6% | D+6.3 |
| Precinct -KS161300060KS161300060 | 164 | 297 | 10 | 471 | 34.8% | 63.1% | R+28.2 |
| Precinct -KS161500010KS161500010 | 245 | 210 | 12 | 467 | 52.5% | 45.0% | D+7.5 |
| Precinct -KS161000230KS161000230 | 283 | 159 | 23 | 465 | 60.9% | 34.2% | D+26.7 |
| Precinct -KS161000170KS161000170 | 265 | 179 | 8 | 452 | 58.6% | 39.6% | D+19.0 |
| Precinct -KS161000310KS161000310 | 251 | 161 | 11 | 423 | 59.3% | 38.1% | D+21.3 |
| Precinct -KS161400030KS161400030 | 196 | 163 | 13 | 372 | 52.7% | 43.8% | D+8.9 |
| Precinct -KS161000450KS161000450 | 108 | 240 | 11 | 359 | 30.1% | 66.9% | R+36.8 |
| Precinct -KS161000020KS161000020 | 54 | 282 | 3 | 339 | 15.9% | 83.2% | R+67.3 |
| Precinct -KS161000330KS161000330 | 189 | 145 | 5 | 339 | 55.8% | 42.8% | D+13.0 |
| Precinct -KS161000400KS161000400 | 130 | 192 | 10 | 332 | 39.2% | 57.8% | R+18.7 |
| Precinct -KS161000120KS161000120 | 195 | 109 | 7 | 311 | 62.7% | 35.0% | D+27.7 |
| Precinct -KS161300020KS161300020 | 140 | 154 | 3 | 297 | 47.1% | 51.9% | R+4.7 |
| Precinct -KS16150001BKS16150001B | 135 | 149 | 10 | 294 | 45.9% | 50.7% | R+4.8 |
| Precinct -KS16100039AKS16100039A | 105 | 180 | 8 | 293 | 35.8% | 61.4% | R+25.6 |
| Precinct -KS16100047DKS16100047D | 119 | 139 | 3 | 261 | 45.6% | 53.3% | R+7.7 |
| Precinct -KS16100022AKS16100022A | 156 | 89 | 4 | 249 | 62.7% | 35.7% | D+26.9 |
| Precinct -KS16100044AKS16100044A | 68 | 151 | 4 | 223 | 30.5% | 67.7% | R+37.2 |
| Precinct -KS161000480KS161000480 | 81 | 138 | 3 | 222 | 36.5% | 62.2% | R+25.7 |
| Precinct -KS161000141KS161000141 | 124 | 88 | 5 | 217 | 57.1% | 40.6% | D+16.6 |
| Precinct -KS161000239KS161000239 | 126 | 43 | 6 | 175 | 72.0% | 24.6% | D+47.4 |
| Precinct -KS161000070KS161000070 | 29 | 134 | 6 | 169 | 17.2% | 79.3% | R+62.1 |
| Precinct -KS161600001KS161600001 | 79 | 74 | 7 | 160 | 49.4% | 46.3% | D+3.1 |
| Precinct -KS161000420KS161000420 | 66 | 88 | 3 | 157 | 42.0% | 56.1% | R+14.0 |
| Precinct -KS161300040KS161300040 | 79 | 60 | 1 | 140 | 56.4% | 42.9% | D+13.6 |
| Precinct -KS161000010KS161000010 | 49 | 61 | 3 | 113 | 43.4% | 54.0% | R+10.6 |
| Precinct -KS161300050KS161300050 | 67 | 44 | 2 | 113 | 59.3% | 38.9% | D+20.4 |
| Precinct -KS161000460KS161000460 | 29 | 73 | 2 | 104 | 27.9% | 70.2% | R+42.3 |
| Precinct -KS161000410KS161000410 | 32 | 58 | 2 | 92 | 34.8% | 63.0% | R+28.3 |
| Precinct -KS161120021KS161120021 | 18 | 49 | 1 | 68 | 26.5% | 72.1% | R+45.6 |
| Precinct -KS16110005BKS16110005B | 22 | 40 | 3 | 65 | 33.8% | 61.5% | R+27.7 |
| Precinct -KS161000040KS161000040 | 11 | 50 | 1 | 62 | 17.7% | 80.6% | R+62.9 |
| Precinct -KS161400080KS161400080 | 22 | 36 | 3 | 61 | 36.1% | 59.0% | R+23.0 |
| Precinct -KS161800001KS161800001 | 30 | 25 | 2 | 57 | 52.6% | 43.9% | D+8.8 |
| Precinct -KS161120020KS161120020 | 18 | 36 | 0 | 54 | 33.3% | 66.7% | R+33.3 |
| Precinct -KS161000430KS161000430 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 46 | 8.7% | 91.3% | R+82.6 |
| Precinct -KS161180010KS161180010 | 22 | 20 | 4 | 46 | 47.8% | 43.5% | D+4.3 |
| Precinct -KS161000030KS161000030 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 38 | 10.5% | 89.5% | R+78.9 |
| Precinct -KS16100005BKS16100005B | 11 | 25 | 0 | 36 | 30.6% | 69.4% | R+38.9 |
| Precinct -KS161120041KS161120041 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 23.5% | 76.5% | R+52.9 |
| Precinct -KS161000142KS161000142 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 53.8% | 38.5% | D+15.4 |
| Precinct -KS161000380KS161000380 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 84.6% | 15.4% | D+69.2 |
| Precinct -KS16100025BKS16100025B | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 50.0% | 37.5% | D+12.5 |
| Precinct -KS161000422KS161000422 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 14.3% | 85.7% | R+71.4 |
| Precinct -KS161000411KS161000411 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
| Precinct -KS16110047AKS16110047A | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 66.7% | 33.3% | D+33.3 |
| Precinct -KS161300030KS161300030 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | R+33.3 |
| Ashland Township Voting District20_20161000010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Bala Township Voting District20_20161000020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Center Township Voting District20_20161000030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Fancy Creek Township Voting District20_20161000040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Fort Riley A Madison Township Voting District20_2016100005A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Fort Riley B Madison Township Voting District20_2016100005B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Grant Township Voting District20_20161000060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Jackson Township Voting District20_20161000070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Madison Township Voting District20_20161000080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 1 Precinct 120_20161400010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 10 Precinct 120_2016100047D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 11 Precinct 120_20161500010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 11 Precinct 1 Part B20_20161900030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 11 Precinct 1 Part C20_20161900040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 11 Precinct 320_20161600001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 2 Precinct 120_20161400020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 2 Precinct 220_20161000120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 2 Precinct 320_20161400030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 2 Precinct 420_20161000140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 3 Precinct 220_20161000170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 3 Precinct 320_20161400040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 4 Precinct 220_2016100022A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 4 Precinct 320_20161000230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 4 Precinct 420_20161400050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 4 Precinct 520_2016100025A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 4 Precinct 5 Exclave20_2016100025B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 4 Precinct 620_20161400090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 4 Precinct 720_20161400080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 5 Precinct 1020_2016100036A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 5 Precinct 1120_20161000370 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 5 Precinct 220_20161400060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 5 Precinct 320_20161400070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 5 Precinct 520_20161000310 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 5 Precinct 620_20161000320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 5 Precinct 720_20161000330 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 5 Precinct 820_20161000340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 5 Precinct 920_20161000350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 6 Precinct 1 Job Corp20_20161000380 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 6 Precinct 2 Tech Park20_20161300010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 7 Precinct 120_2016100022B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 8 Precinct 120_20161300020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 8 Precinct 220_20161300030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 8 Precinct 320_20161500030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 9 Precinct 120_20161300040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 9 Precinct 220_20161300050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan City Ward 9 Precinct 320_20161800001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan Township Precinct 120_2016100039A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan Township Precinct 1 Enclave A20_2016100039B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan Township Precinct 1 Enclave B20_2016100039C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan Township Precinct 1 Enclave D20_2016100039E | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan Township Precinct 1 Enclave F20_2016100039G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan Township Precinct 1 Part A20_2016100039H | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan Township Precinct 220_20161000400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan Township Precinct 320_20161000410 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan Township Precinct 3 Enclave A20_20161900050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan Township Precinct 3 Enclave B20_20161900060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan Township Precinct 420_20161000420 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Mayday Township Voting District20_20161000430 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ogden Township Enclave 1 Voting District20_20161900010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ogden Township Enclave 2 Voting District20_20161900020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ogden Township Fort Riley A Voting District20_20161300060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ogden Township Voting District20_2016100044A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ogden Township Ward 2 Annex order 50620_20161300070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ogden Township Ward 4 Order 10-06-9320_20161300090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ogden Township Ward 520_20161300100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Precinct -KS161000421KS161000421 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Sherman Township Voting District20_20161000450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Swede Creek Township Voting District20_20161000460 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Wildcat Township Enclave A Voting District20_2016100047B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Wildcat Township Enclave B Voting District20_2016100047C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Wildcat Township Voting District20_2016100047A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Zeandale Township Voting District20_20161000480 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −51.7% |
| 1896 | −13.2% |
| 1900 | −24.5% |
| 1904 | −57.8% |
| 1908 | −26.8% |
| 1912 | +19.5% |
| 1916 | −10.8% |
| 1920 | −49.3% |
| 1924 | −48.9% |
| 1928 | −56.7% |
| 1932 | −12.7% |
| 1936 | −19.2% |
| 1940 | −38.1% |
| 1944 | −41.7% |
| 1948 | −38.1% |
| 1952 | −61.0% |
| 1956 | −54.0% |
| 1960 | −44.3% |
| 1964 | −6.6% |
| 1968 | −30.3% |
| 1972 | −34.4% |
| 1976 | −18.0% |
| 1980 | −21.9% |
| 1984 | −30.5% |
| 1988 | −13.1% |
| 1992 | −2.1% |
| 1996 | −22.3% |
| 2000 | −24.6% |
| 2004 | −22.8% |
| 2008 | −7.0% |
| 2012 | −12.0% |
| 2016 | −3.5% |
| 2020 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | +1.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
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voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2025R+13.2
Presidential vote · 2024D+1.8
Riley County, KS registers Republican but votes Democratic — a 15-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
39,653 registered voters · 2025
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−140 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −12,431 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $50,909 in average income, against $86,057 for residents who stayed — 41% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+17.6 on average — 19 points more Republican-leaning than Riley County, KS itself (D+1.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Geary County, KS325R+17.6
- Pottawatomie County, KS227R+47.6
- Johnson County, KS124D+8.5
- Sedgwick County, KS94R+13.8
- Shawnee County, KS83D+0.5
- Saline County, KS47R+31.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Geary County, KS310
- Pottawatomie County, KS205
- Johnson County, KS192
- Shawnee County, KS117
- Sedgwick County, KS93
- Jackson County, MO80
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.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +580 |
| 2012 | +1,991 |
| 2013 | −2,086 |
| 2014 | −1,989 |
| 2015 | −1,124 |
| 2016 | −3,458 |
| 2017 | −2,090 |
| 2018 | −58 |
| 2019 | −1,398 |
| 2021 | −528 |
| 2022 | −924 |
| 2023 | −989 |
| 2024 | −218 |
| 2025 | −140 |
Home to Kansas State University, Riley County's electorate skews younger and more educated than surrounding Flint Hills counties, contributing to a rare leftward tilt in an otherwise deeply Republican stretch of the Great Plains.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 19.5 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 61.0 points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.8 points.
A population of 71,946, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,098 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Whitman County and Albany County.
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Whitman County
Washington
91.8twin score
12-yr trendmedian agecollege share≠ % Asian
Albany County
Wyoming
89.8twin score
median agecollege share2020–2024 trajectory≠ 12-yr trend
McLean County
Illinois
87.1twin score
12-yr trendcollege share2020–2024 trajectory≠ median age
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 Riley County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Riley County, Kansas voted Democratic by 1.8 points (D+1.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 24,313 votes cast, 12,063 went Democratic and 11,630 went Republican.
When did Riley County, Kansas last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Riley County, Kansas voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Riley County, Kansas?
Riley County, Kansas has a population of 71,946 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Riley County, Kansas?
Median household income in Riley County, Kansas is $61,098 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Riley County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Riley County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 31 went Republican.