Kansas — Elections 1892–2024

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−48.4%
1896	+3.7%
1900	−6.6%
1904	−38.7%
1908	−9.4%
1912	+18.8%
1916	+5.9%
1920	−32.2%
1924	−37.9%
1928	−45.0%
1932	+9.4%
1936	+7.7%
1940	−14.5%
1944	−21.1%
1948	−9.0%
1952	−38.3%
1956	−31.2%
1960	−21.3%
1964	+9.0%
1968	−20.1%
1972	−38.2%
1976	−7.6%
1980	−24.6%
1984	−33.7%
1988	−13.2%
1992	−5.1%
1996	−18.2%
2000	−20.8%
2004	−25.4%
2008	−15.0%
2012	−21.6%
2016	−20.4%
2020	−14.7%
2024	−16.1%

DemocraticRepublican

34 presidential elections

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Total
2024	R	41.0%Harris544,853	57.2%Trump758,802	1.2%Kennedy16,322	−16.1%	1,327,591
2020	R	41.6%Biden570,323	56.2%Trump771,406	2.2%Jorgensen30,574	−14.7%	1,372,303
2016	R	35.7%Clinton427,005	56.0%Trump671,018	4.6%Johnson55,406	−20.4%	1,197,570
2012	R	38.0%Obama439,908	59.6%Romney689,809	1.8%Johnson20,456	−21.6%	1,157,532
2008	R	41.7%Obama514,765	56.6%McCain699,655	0.9%Nader10,598	−15.0%	1,235,808
2004	R	36.6%Kerry434,993	62.0%Bush736,456	0.8%Nader9,348	−25.4%	1,187,756
2000	R	37.2%Gore399,276	58.0%Bush622,332	0.7%Buchanan7,370	−20.8%	1,072,216
1996	R	36.1%Clinton387,659	54.3%Dole583,245	8.6%Perot92,639	−18.2%	1,074,300
1992	R	33.7%Clinton390,434	38.9%Bush449,951	27.0%Perot312,358	−5.1%	1,157,077
1988	R	42.6%Dukakis422,636	55.8%Bush554,049	1.6%Paul16,359	−13.2%	993,044
1984	R	32.6%Mondale333,149	66.3%Reagan677,296	0.3%Richards3,564	−33.7%	1,021,991
1980	R	33.3%Carter326,150	57.9%Reagan566,812	7.0%Anderson68,231	−24.6%	979,795
1976	R	44.9%Carter430,421	52.5%Ford502,752	1.4%McCarthy13,185	−7.6%	957,845
1972	R	29.5%McGovern270,287	67.7%Nixon619,812	2.8%Schmitz25,996	−38.2%	916,095
1968	R	34.7%Humphrey302,996	54.8%Nixon478,674	10.4%Wallace91,113	−20.1%	872,783
1964	D	54.1%Johnson464,028	45.1%Goldwater386,579	0.9%Hass7,294	+9.0%	857,901
1960	R	39.1%Kennedy363,213	60.4%Nixon561,474	0.4%Byrd4,138	−21.3%	928,825
1956	R	34.2%Stevenson296,317	65.4%Eisenhower566,878	0.4%Andrews3,048	−31.2%	866,243
1952	R	30.5%Stevenson273,296	68.8%Eisenhower616,302	0.7%Hallinan6,568	−38.3%	896,166
1948	R	44.6%Truman351,902	53.6%Dewey423,039	1.8%Thurmond13,878	−9.0%	788,819
1944	R	39.2%Roosevelt287,458	60.2%Dewey442,096	0.6%Thomas4,222	−21.1%	733,776
1940	R	42.4%Roosevelt364,725	56.9%Willkie489,169	0.7%Thomas6,403	−14.5%	860,297
1936	D	53.7%Roosevelt464,520	46.0%Landon397,727	0.4%Lemke3,267	+7.7%	865,514
1932	D	53.6%Roosevelt424,204	44.1%Hoover349,498	2.3%Thomas18,276	+9.4%	791,978
1928	R	27.1%Smith193,003	72.0%Hoover513,672	0.9%Thomas6,525	−45.0%	713,200
1924	R	23.6%Davis156,319	61.5%Coolidge407,671	14.9%La Follette98,465	−37.9%	662,455
1920	R	32.5%Cox185,464	64.7%Harding369,268	2.7%Debs15,586	−32.2%	570,318
1916	D	49.9%Wilson314,588	44.1%Hughes277,658	6.0%Benson37,567	+5.9%	629,813
1912	O	39.3%Wilson143,663	20.5%Taft74,845	40.2%Roosevelt147,052	Roosevelt +0.9	365,560
1908	R	43.0%Bryan161,209	52.3%Taft196,316	4.7%Debs17,518	−9.4%	375,043
1904	R	26.2%Parker86,164	64.9%Roosevelt213,455	8.9%Debs29,432	−38.7%	329,051
1900	R	46.0%Bryan162,605	52.6%McKinley185,982	1.5%Woolley5,210	−6.6%	353,797
1896	D	51.3%Bryan171,774	47.6%McKinley159,484	1.1%Palmer3,527	+3.7%	334,785
1892	O	0.0%Cleveland0	48.4%Harrison157,139	51.6%Weaver167,581	Weaver +3.2	324,720

2026 election

On the ballot

Governoropen seatno nominee yet

Ethan CorsonCindy HolscherTy MastersonVicki Schmidt

Open seat: incumbent Laura Kelly (D) is term-limited. Primary is August 4, 2026 (not yet held as of 2026-06-25), so no nominees; candidates listed are declared major-party contenders. Additional Democrat Curt Skoog and minor Republicans (Stacy Rogers, Philip Sarnecki) also filed.

Full 2026 forecast →

U.S. Senateno nominee yet

Roger Marshallpresumptive nomineeErik MurrayPatrick SchmidtChristy Davis

Primary not yet held (Aug 4, 2026). Incumbent Roger Marshall (R) is seeking re-election; he faces only a minor primary challenger (Chase LaPorte) and is effectively the presumptive GOP nominee. The Democratic primary is a crowded, unsettled field of ~10 with no clear frontrunner (Hamilton led an early-June poll at only ~18%); the four listed are the most prominent declared Democrats.

Full 2026 forecast →

Source · Akashic 2026 forecast.

Congressional elections · 108 House races · 16 Senate races

U.S. House

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0. Seat totals count district winners; vote shares aggregate every district.
Seats won	D %	R %	Total
D 1 · R 3	40.3%	57.4%	1,305,649
D 1 · R 3	42.5%	56.9%	1,001,817
D 1 · R 3	41.0%	57.1%	1,358,953
D 1 · R 3	44.2%	53.6%	1,050,322

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Total
2022	R	37.0%372,214	60.0%602,976	1,004,956
2020	R	41.8%571,530	53.2%727,962	1,367,755
2016	R	32.2%379,740	62.2%732,376	1,177,876
2014	R	0.0%0	53.1%460,350	866,191
2010	R	26.4%220,971	70.1%587,175	837,692
2008	R	36.5%441,399	60.1%727,121	1,210,690
2004	R	27.5%310,337	69.2%780,863	1,129,022
2002	R	0.0%0	82.5%641,075	776,850
1998	R	31.6%229,718	65.3%474,639	727,236
1996	R	34.4%362,380	62.0%652,677	1,052,300
1992	R	31.0%349,525	62.7%706,246	1,126,447
1990	R	26.4%207,491	73.6%578,605	786,096
1986	R	30.0%246,664	70.0%576,902	823,566
1984	R	21.2%211,664	76.0%757,402	996,729
1980	R	36.2%340,271	63.8%598,686	938,957
1978	R	42.4%317,602	53.9%403,354	748,839

Johnson County backed the Republican by 17.4 points in 2012, then crossed to the Democrat in 2020 and held in 2024 — in the suburbs that cast one in four Kansas votes.

Statewide margin, 2024: R+16.1 — Republican every cycle since 1968; R+14.7 in 2020 · MIT Election Lab
Johnson County flipped: R+2.6 (2016) → D+8.3 (2020) → D+8.5 (2024); about 1 in 4 of all Kansas votes · MIT Election Lab
Bluest county: Douglas County (Lawrence / KU) D+38.0 — 1 of only 5 of 105 counties to vote Democratic · MIT Election Lab 2024
The urban swing: Sedgwick County (Wichita) R+13.8, about 1 in 6 Kansas votes; Wyandotte (KC, KS) D+23.9 · MIT Election Lab 2024
Reddest county: Wallace County R+84.8 — the widest margin in the state, on the Colorado line · MIT Election Lab 2024
Open governor in 2026: Kelly (D) term-limited; Masterson, Schmidt, and Schwab (R) head an Aug 4 primary; Sen. Marshall (R) seeks a 2nd term · Akashic 2026 forecast

Political twins — states

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

Nebraska

81.8twin score

2000–2012 trajectory≠ elasticity

Idaho

80.3twin score

2004–2016 trajectory≠ 12-yr trend

Wyoming

77.4twin score

2000–2012 trajectory≠ 12-yr trend

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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Frequently asked questions

How did Kansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Kansas voted Republican by 16.1 points (R+16.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,327,591 votes cast, 544,853 went Democratic and 758,802 went Republican.

When did Kansas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Kansas?

Kansas has a population of 2,947,197 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Kansas?

Median household income in Kansas is $74,275 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of Kansas?

Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Kansas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 27 went Republican.

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