Smith County, Kansas

2024 results by precinct

28 precincts · 1,992 votes cast

Trump · R+68

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−68.3%	297	1,658	1,992
2020	R	−67.0%	336	1,763	2,129
2016	R	−66.8%	297	1,661	2,042
2012	R	−62.6%	358	1,624	2,023
2008	R	−57.8%	446	1,719	2,204
2004	R	−53.3%	540	1,803	2,370
2000	R	−45.8%	534	1,534	2,184
1996	R	−39.8%	638	1,628	2,490
1992	R	−15.7%	789	1,236	2,852
1988	R	−31.7%	1,004	1,951	2,988
1984	R	−53.5%	684	2,332	3,079
1980	R	−50.4%	719	2,415	3,368
1976	R	−19.7%	1,333	2,009	3,436
1972	R	−50.9%	818	2,600	3,501
1968	R	−42.7%	939	2,558	3,790
1964	R	−5.6%	1,809	2,026	3,871
1960	R	−44.3%	1,157	3,013	4,192
1956	R	−46.5%	1,139	3,142	4,307
1952	R	−56.6%	986	3,623	4,660
1948	R	−26.3%	1,590	2,760	4,456
1944	R	−40.6%	1,377	3,282	4,693
1940	R	−32.1%	1,855	3,630	5,535
1936	R	−7.2%	2,847	3,292	6,156
1932	D	+4.6%	3,155	2,870	6,169
1928	R	−49.6%	1,338	4,021	5,409
1924	R	−28.2%	1,634	3,226	5,637
1920	R	−34.9%	1,535	3,251	4,918
1916	D	+13.0%	3,431	2,605	6,342
1912	D	+15.0%	1,534	970	3,754
1908	R	−7.0%	1,593	1,843	3,568
1904	R	−48.6%	596	2,254	3,414
1900	D	+5.5%	1,978	1,770	3,809
1896	D	+18.4%	2,019	1,385	3,443
1892	R	−57.2%	0	1,923	3,361
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

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. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 49.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.4%

85+

3.1%

4.2%

75–84

4.2%

8.8%

65–74

7.6%

7.5%

55–64

8.0%

5.1%

45–54

4.3%

5.7%

35–44

4.9%

4.8%

25–34

4.1%

2.9%

18–24

3.3%

8.5%

5–17

6.4%

3.1%

2.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$59,135

Smith County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Smith County$59,135

Kansas$74,275

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

7.3%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

0.0%

speak English only

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Mainline Protestant

32.9%

Methodist

8.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

7.8%

Other Christian

6.8%

Catholic & Orthodox

3.8%

Baptist

1.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Smith County's R+68.5 margin in 2024 places it among the most Republican-leaning counties in Kansas, reflecting the broader pattern of deep-red rural plains counties where agricultural communities and sparse population reinforce one-party dominance.

The Republican margin in Smith County reached its widest at sixty-eight points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was sixty-eight points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Smith County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $59,135, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 3,552 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 Rooks County and Dickinson County.

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Smith County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.