Washington County, Kansas

2024 results by precinct

26 precincts · 2,655 votes cast

Trump · R+69

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−68.8%	394	2,220	2,655
2020	R	−65.5%	475	2,363	2,883
2016	R	−65.4%	387	2,194	2,765
2012	R	−62.0%	524	2,316	2,889
2008	R	−53.3%	659	2,248	2,980
2004	R	−58.2%	643	2,498	3,190
2000	R	−53.8%	687	2,446	3,267
1996	R	−44.8%	804	2,397	3,557
1992	R	−22.9%	893	1,740	3,702
1988	R	−35.7%	1,063	2,269	3,380
1984	R	−53.1%	889	2,979	3,936
1980	R	−55.7%	784	3,058	4,083
1976	R	−23.2%	1,564	2,543	4,213
1972	R	−52.5%	996	3,301	4,394
1968	R	−44.0%	1,131	3,177	4,652
1964	R	−13.6%	2,015	2,654	4,705
1960	R	−36.8%	1,706	3,707	5,444
1956	R	−50.2%	1,389	4,220	5,641
1952	R	−63.2%	1,148	5,135	6,309
1948	R	−34.0%	1,894	3,894	5,883
1944	R	−54.9%	1,455	5,040	6,536
1940	R	−47.2%	2,061	5,792	7,903
1936	R	−17.7%	3,355	4,809	8,192
1932	D	+11.9%	4,234	3,324	7,653
1928	R	−35.4%	2,267	4,781	7,097
1924	R	−38.4%	1,528	4,120	6,756
1920	R	−53.8%	1,287	4,390	5,772
1916	R	−6.2%	3,316	3,766	7,282
1912	D	+12.6%	1,914	1,326	4,667
1908	R	−17.1%	1,904	2,711	4,714
1904	R	−40.2%	1,259	3,066	4,500
1900	R	−13.4%	2,252	2,960	5,284
1896	R	−2.5%	2,391	2,514	4,962
1892	R	−54.8%	0	2,842	5,185
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: 43.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.4%

85+

1.8%

3.2%

75–84

4.4%

6.8%

65–74

6.1%

7.3%

55–64

6.8%

6.2%

45–54

5.0%

5.6%

35–44

4.8%

5.3%

25–34

4.7%

3.6%

18–24

3.0%

9.3%

5–17

8.0%

3.2%

3.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$65,482

Washington County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Washington County$65,482

Kansas$74,275

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.3%

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

36.1%

Catholic & Orthodox

29.7%

Other Christian

7.9%

Methodist

6.9%

Baptist

0.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 18.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Washington County, anchored by the small city of Washington on the rolling plains of north-central Kansas, delivered a 69-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the deep rural realignment that has reshaped Great Plains counties over the past two decades.

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

Washington County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $65,482, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 5,533 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 Chase County and Jewell County.

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