akashic
1876–2024
Wilson County, Kansas
Wilson County·Kansas

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

One of Kansas's most lopsided presidential counties in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Wilson County, Kansas · 25or6to4 · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+62
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
8,505
2024 ACS
Most similar
Newton County
MO · similarity 1.00
23 precincts · 3,609 votes cast
Trump · R+62
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−62.3%
6472,8943,609
2020R
−61.5%
7233,1533,954
2016R
−61.1%
5942,7883,591
2012R
−54.0%
8182,8253,717
2008R
−40.8%
1,1702,8504,121
2004R
−50.1%
1,0603,2634,398
2000R
−38.1%
1,1862,7484,095
1996R
−26.6%
1,2972,4584,357
1992R
−12.8%
1,3311,9254,635
1988R
−27.6%
1,5452,7434,346
1984R
−45.7%
1,3443,6635,071
1980R
−44.2%
1,2053,3284,801
1976R
−13.2%
2,0472,6824,818
1972R
−52.9%
1,0433,5684,770
1968R
−39.2%
1,2763,3405,272
1964R
−5.9%
2,5922,9195,556
1960R
−36.0%
2,0344,3336,394
1956R
−46.3%
1,6454,5026,167
1952R
−47.1%
1,8455,1807,078
1948R
−20.4%
2,5383,8686,506
1944R
−37.7%
1,9124,2486,195
1940R
−29.6%
2,8595,2888,209
1936R
−11.7%
3,8164,8298,687
1932D
+7.6%
4,0013,4227,616
1928R
−57.9%
1,4655,6037,141
1924R
−40.4%
1,7364,5967,071
1920R
−37.1%
1,7684,0246,076
1916D
+7.4%
3,4942,9707,104
1912D
+10.7%
1,3048494,261
1908R
−14.2%
1,7772,4284,569
1904R
−38.0%
1,0342,5834,076
1900R
−12.2%
1,7112,1933,946
1896D
+2.8%
1,9591,8523,828
1892R
−47.0%
01,6363,481
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.
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
Other Christian
14.5%
Methodist
6.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
5.8%
Mainline Protestant
4.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.0%
Baptist
3.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Wilson County's R+62.4 presidential margin in 2024 places it among Kansas's most one-sided jurisdictions, a pattern consistent with the deep rural realignment seen across the southeastern corner of the state over the past two decades.

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

Wilson County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $60,677, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 8,505 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 Newton County and Chautauqua County.