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1892–2024
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Topeka
presidential margin
2008R+14.52012R+17.82016R+20.92020R+16.82024R+19.6
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+19.6
2024
median income$67,609U.S. $80,734 · KS $74,275
median age36.6U.S. 39.1 · KS 37.5
poverty rate13.2%U.S. 12.5% · KS 11.3%
bachelor’s+ (25+)32.0%U.S. 35.6% · KS 35.6%
non-english7.3%U.S. 22.3% · KS 12.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German25.3%
English13.6%
Irish11.2%
Mexican8.4%
Puerto Rican1.0%
Salvadoran0.3%
African American†4.2%
African0.3%
Filipino0.3%
Asian Indian0.3%
Korean0.3%
religion
other traditions
Mainline10.5%
Black Protestant1.7%
Latter-day Saints1.4%
Other Christian0.6%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Topeka, Kansas

Akashic
TopekaTrumpR+19.6
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2024 presidential margin by county for Topeka, KSA map of the constituent counties of Topeka, KS, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Jackson County, KS · R+42.6Nemaha County, KS · R+67.0Wabaunsee County, KS · R+48.8Osage County, KS · R+48.0Clay County, KS · R+55.5Cloud County, KS · R+60.6Pottawatomie County, KS · R+47.6Morris County, KS · R+46.6Washington County, KS · R+69.1Lyon County, KS · R+14.7Coffey County, KS · R+55.7Riley County, KS · D+1.8Shawnee County, KS · D+0.5Geary County, KS · R+17.6Jefferson County, KS · R+36.9Marshall County, KS · R+49.1Brown County, KS · R+47.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican58.8%119,323
Kamala HarrisDemocratic39.2%79,516
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent2.1%4,188
D+60
R+60
17 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (17 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Topeka, KS — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Brown County, KSRepublicanR+47.9
Clay County, KSRepublicanR+55.5
Cloud County, KSRepublicanR+60.6
Coffey County, KSRepublicanR+55.7
Geary County, KSRepublicanR+17.6
Jackson County, KSRepublicanR+42.6
Jefferson County, KSRepublicanR+36.9
Lyon County, KSRepublicanR+14.7
Marshall County, KSRepublicanR+49.1
Morris County, KSRepublicanR+46.6
Nemaha County, KSRepublicanR+67.0
Osage County, KSRepublicanR+48.0
Pottawatomie County, KSRepublicanR+47.6
Riley County, KSDemocraticD+1.8
Shawnee County, KSDemocraticD+0.5
Wabaunsee County, KSRepublicanR+48.8
Washington County, KSRepublicanR+69.1
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
39.2%Harris79,516
58.8%Trump119,323
2.1%Kennedy4,188
−19.6%
203,027
R
40.3%Biden84,578
57.1%Trump119,829
2.6%Jorgensen5,459
−16.8%
209,866
R
35.2%Clinton65,235
56.1%Trump104,040
8.7%Johnson16,147
−20.9%
185,422
R
39.8%Obama72,287
57.7%Romney104,660
2.5%Johnson4,501
−17.8%
181,448
R
41.8%Obama82,626
56.3%McCain111,207
1.9%Nader3,780
−14.5%
197,613
R
37.6%Kerry72,050
60.9%Bush116,802
1.6%Nader3,011
−23.3%
191,863
R
39.3%Gore69,305
55.4%Bush97,846
5.3%Buchanan9,322
−16.2%
176,473
R
37.1%Clinton67,656
51.0%Dole92,962
11.8%Perot21,522
−13.9%
182,140
R
34.3%Clinton67,315
37.0%Bush72,633
28.7%Perot56,382
−2.7%
196,330
R
43.8%Dukakis74,027
54.9%Bush92,712
1.2%Paul2,103
−11.1%
168,842
R
32.9%Mondale57,551
66.0%Reagan115,531
1.1%Richards1,930
−33.1%
175,012
R
32.2%Carter54,873
58.7%Reagan100,166
9.1%Anderson15,521
−26.6%
170,560
R
42.2%Carter73,352
55.2%Ford95,988
2.7%McCarthy4,639
−13.0%
173,979
R
28.6%McGovern46,867
69.2%Nixon113,522
2.2%Schmitz3,626
−40.6%
164,015
R
32.5%Humphrey49,719
57.1%Nixon87,351
10.4%Wallace15,942
−24.6%
153,012
D
50.7%Johnson75,646
48.6%Goldwater72,496
0.7%Hass1,021
+2.1%
149,163
R
35.8%Kennedy56,509
63.8%Nixon100,685
0.4%Byrd559
−28.0%
157,753
R
29.6%Stevenson45,016
70.0%Eisenhower106,357
0.4%Andrews580
−40.4%
151,953
R
27.1%Stevenson44,033
72.4%Eisenhower117,539
0.5%Hallinan734
−45.3%
162,306
R
40.4%Truman60,976
58.0%Dewey87,551
1.6%Thurmond2,484
−17.6%
151,011
R
34.4%Roosevelt47,510
65.0%Dewey89,654
0.6%Thomas817
−30.5%
137,981
R
37.3%Roosevelt63,194
62.0%Willkie104,891
0.7%Thomas1,156
−24.6%
169,241
R
48.5%Roosevelt83,189
51.0%Landon87,497
0.5%Lemke821
−2.5%
171,507
D
49.8%Roosevelt78,816
48.2%Hoover76,239
2.1%Thomas3,250
+1.6%
158,305
R
26.5%Smith38,833
72.9%Hoover106,830
0.7%Thomas978
−46.4%
146,641
R
22.1%Davis30,046
66.2%Coolidge89,829
11.7%La Follette15,871
−44.0%
135,746
R
28.9%Cox33,600
69.3%Harding80,630
1.9%Debs2,189
−40.4%
116,419
R
46.3%Wilson60,918
49.8%Hughes65,493
3.9%Benson5,097
−3.5%
131,508
D
39.5%Wilson30,883
23.6%Taft18,440
37.0%Roosevelt28,946
+15.9%
78,269
R
41.6%Bryan33,618
55.5%Taft44,790
2.9%Debs2,354
−13.8%
80,762
R
25.6%Parker19,025
67.8%Roosevelt50,395
6.6%Debs4,886
−42.2%
74,306
R
43.4%Bryan36,608
55.3%McKinley46,647
1.3%Woolley1,107
−11.9%
84,362
R
48.8%Bryan40,827
50.1%McKinley41,906
1.1%Palmer959
−1.3%
83,692
O
0.0%Cleveland0
49.6%Harrison38,109
50.4%Weaver38,721
Weaver +0.8
76,830
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −19.6% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−19.6%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−49.6%
1896−1.3%
1900−11.9%
1904−42.2%
1908−13.8%
1912+15.9%
1916−3.5%
1920−40.4%
1924−44.0%
1928−46.4%
1932+1.6%
1936−2.5%
1940−24.6%
1944−30.5%
1948−17.6%
1952−45.3%
1956−40.4%
1960−28.0%
1964+2.1%
1968−24.6%
1972−40.6%
1976−13.0%
1980−26.6%
1984−33.1%
1988−11.1%
1992−2.7%
1996−13.9%
2000−16.2%
2004−23.3%
2008−14.5%
2012−17.8%
2016−20.9%
2020−16.8%
2024−19.6%
DemocraticRepublican

Centered on Shawnee County, the Topeka market blends state-government workers with surrounding rural counties, producing a electorate that has backed statewide candidates from both parties within the same cycle.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 15.9 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 49.6 points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 2.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.6 points.

A population of 464,242, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,609 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Columbia-Jefferson City and Wichita-Hutchinson Plus.

Political twins — media markets

The media markets whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Columbia-Jefferson City
Missouri
77.9twin score
2004–2012 trajectoryGerman ancestry
Wichita-Hutchinson Plus
Kansas
72.8twin score
12-yr trend% Blackmedian age
Idaho Falls-Pocatello (Jackson)
Idaho
72.4twin score
12-yr trendmedian agepopulation scale≠ 2000 margin

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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Places within Topeka

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Frequently asked questions

How did Topeka, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Topeka, Kansas voted Republican by 19.6 points (R+19.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 203,027 votes cast, 79,516 went Democratic and 119,323 went Republican.
When did Topeka, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Topeka, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Topeka, Kansas?
Topeka, Kansas has a population of 464,242 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Topeka, Kansas?
Median household income in Topeka, Kansas is $67,609 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Topeka, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Topeka, Kansas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican.