Sherman County, Kansas: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+69%. Republican peak: R+69 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+69MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 5,8582024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,7502024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 13.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+34 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+69 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Harper County, KS · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Sherman CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Sherman 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 |
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| R | 379 | 2,161 | 2,599 | ||
| R | 396 | 2,269 | 2,727 | ||
| R | 347 | 2,089 | 2,625 | ||
| R | 577 | 1,976 | 2,623 | ||
| R | 688 | 1,959 | 2,704 | ||
| R | 632 | 2,088 | 2,762 | ||
| R | 681 | 1,894 | 2,682 | ||
| R | 736 | 2,110 | 3,084 | ||
| R | 810 | 1,630 | 3,278 | ||
| R | 1,082 | 1,929 | 3,065 | ||
| R | 714 | 2,702 | 3,463 | ||
| R | 779 | 2,315 | 3,362 | ||
| R | 1,573 | 1,671 | 3,332 | ||
| R | 785 | 2,225 | 3,182 | ||
| R | 954 | 1,803 | 3,134 | ||
| D | 1,522 | 1,463 | 3,010 | ||
| R | 1,074 | 2,030 | 3,119 | ||
| R | 962 | 1,825 | 2,809 | ||
| R | 941 | 2,403 | 3,413 | ||
| R | 1,289 | 1,380 | 2,760 | ||
| R | 1,021 | 1,608 | 2,677 | ||
| R | 1,399 | 1,569 | 3,008 | ||
| D | 1,814 | 1,159 | 3,029 | ||
| D | 2,110 | 1,112 | 3,454 | ||
| R | 630 | 2,028 | 2,718 | ||
| R | 528 | 1,122 | 2,445 | ||
| R | 789 | 1,066 | 1,962 | ||
| D | 1,196 | 582 | 1,888 | ||
| D | 465 | 129 | 984 | ||
| D | 508 | 439 | 1,006 | ||
| R | 231 | 465 | 768 | ||
| D | 418 | 380 | 817 | ||
| D | 437 | 291 | 731 | ||
| R | 0 | 748 | 1,323 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
23.3%
Irish
8.7%
English
7.2%
Scottish
5.7%
American
5.1%
Italian
0.6%
French
0.5%
African American
1.4%
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: 38.5 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
$61,750
Sherman County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Sherman County$61,750
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.8%
Working age (18–64)9.8%
Seniors (65+)8.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.6%
speak English only
Spanish9.8%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Sherman County, anchored by the small city of Goodland, has delivered Republican presidential margins above 60 points in every recent cycle, reflecting the deep-red alignment common to sparsely populated western Kansas wheat country.
The Republican margin in Sherman County reached its widest at sixty-nine points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was sixty-nine points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $61,750, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 5,858 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 Harper County and Clark County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Sherman County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Sherman County, Kansas voted Republican by 68.6 points (R+69), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,599 votes cast, 379 went Democratic and 2,161 went Republican.
What is Sherman County, Kansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Sherman 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 8 times, Republican 26 times, and other 0 times.
When did Sherman County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sherman County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Sherman County, Kansas?
Sherman County, Kansas has a population of 5,858 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sherman County, Kansas?
Median household income in Sherman County, Kansas is $61,750 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Sherman County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Sherman County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.