† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupDodge City, KSKansasUnited States
Mexican44.8%10.4%11.3%
Guatemalan7.3%0.4%0.5%
Cuban1.7%0.2%0.7%
Venezuelan1.3%——
Puerto Rican1.0%0.6%1.8%
Salvadoran0.7%0.3%0.7%
Spanish0.2%——
German12.4%23.3%12.5%
Irish5.5%11.3%9.4%
English5.3%12.4%9.5%
American3.5%5.6%5.3%
Swedish0.7%1.1%—
Czech0.7%——
Italian0.6%2.0%4.8%
French0.6%1.8%1.6%
African American†1.1%4.3%9.9%
African0.5%0.3%0.5%
Somali0.5%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Dodge City, KS
Kansas
United States
Median age
32.3
37.5
39.1
Age 18–24
10.6%
10.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
11.9%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Dodge City, KS
Kansas
United States
Median household income
$70,781
$74,275
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.0%
11.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.7%
35.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Dodge City, KS
Kansas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
47.8%
12.2%
22.3%
Spanish
43.9%
8.1%
13.6%
Other languages
2.1%
0.5%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Dodge City, KS
Kansas
United States
Catholic
32.0%
14.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
19.6%
17.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
40.9%
54.0%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Dodge City, KS
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−53.4%
1896
+7.3%
1900
−3.3%
1904
−35.1%
1908
−9.8%
1912
+21.6%
1916
+12.2%
1920
−26.7%
1924
−31.9%
1928
−44.2%
1932
+13.8%
1936
+22.4%
1940
−4.8%
1944
−15.5%
1948
+3.5%
1952
−39.2%
1956
−34.3%
1960
−15.6%
1964
+19.9%
1968
−16.5%
1972
−36.9%
1976
+2.6%
1980
−25.8%
1984
−40.4%
1988
−19.3%
1992
−16.5%
1996
−32.9%
2000
−39.1%
2004
−48.2%
2008
−30.9%
2012
−35.9%
2016
−38.1%
2020
−32.0%
2024
−38.4%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
29.9%Harris2,461
68.3%Trump5,616
1.8%
R+38.4
R+6.3
R+36.9
8,224
R
33.1%Biden2,947
65.1%Trump5,803
1.9%
R+32.0
D+6.1
R+36.5
8,915
R
27.6%Clinton2,149
65.8%Trump5,114
6.6%
R+38.1
R+2.2
R+40.2
7,774
R
31.1%Obama2,600
67.0%Romney5,602
1.9%
R+35.9
R+5.0
R+39.8
8,362
R
33.7%Obama2,991
64.6%McCain5,730
1.6%
R+30.9
D+17.3
R+38.2
8,864
R
25.4%Kerry2,286
73.6%Bush6,632
1.1%
R+48.2
R+9.1
R+45.7
9,016
R
28.8%Gore2,566
67.8%Bush6,050
3.4%
R+39.1
R+6.1
R+39.6
8,917
R
28.4%Clinton2,628
61.3%Dole5,681
10.3%
R+32.9
R+16.5
R+41.5
9,267
R
25.4%Clinton2,635
41.9%Bush4,342
32.6%
R+16.5
D+2.8
R+22.0
10,356
R
39.4%Dukakis3,817
58.6%Bush5,685
2.0%
R+19.3
D+21.2
R+11.5
9,697
R
29.3%Mondale2,914
69.7%Reagan6,935
1.0%
R+40.4
R+14.6
R+22.2
9,947
R
33.1%Carter3,194
58.9%Reagan5,686
8.1%
R+25.8
R+28.4
R+16.1
9,661
D
50.2%Carter4,934
47.6%Ford4,679
2.2%
D+2.6
D+39.5
D+0.5
9,827
R
30.2%McGovern2,804
67.1%Nixon6,232
2.7%
R+36.9
R+20.4
R+13.8
9,285
R
36.3%Humphrey3,191
52.8%Nixon4,645
10.9%
R+16.5
R+36.4
R+15.8
8,797
D
59.6%Johnson5,221
39.7%Goldwater3,481
0.7%
D+19.9
D+35.5
R+2.7
8,761
R
42.1%Kennedy3,792
57.7%Nixon5,200
0.3%
R+15.6
D+18.7
R+15.8
9,017
R
32.6%Stevenson2,710
66.8%Eisenhower5,561
0.6%
R+34.3
D+4.9
R+18.9
8,320
R
29.8%Stevenson2,748
69.0%Eisenhower6,359
1.2%
R+39.2
R+42.7
R+28.4
9,221
D
50.8%Truman4,396
47.2%Dewey4,089
2.0%
D+3.5
D+19.1
R+0.9
8,662
R
41.7%Roosevelt2,994
57.2%Dewey4,110
1.1%
R+15.5
R+10.7
R+23.0
7,181
R
47.2%Roosevelt3,954
52.0%Willkie4,356
0.9%
R+4.8
R+27.2
R+14.7
8,382
D
61.1%Roosevelt5,335
38.7%Landon3,378
0.2%
D+22.4
D+8.6
R+1.8
8,730
D
55.4%Roosevelt4,442
41.6%Hoover3,335
3.0%
D+13.8
D+58.0
R+4.0
8,015
R
27.4%Smith1,870
71.6%Hoover4,893
1.1%
R+44.2
R+12.3
R+26.8
6,835
R
26.1%Davis1,551
58.0%Coolidge3,449
15.9%
R+31.9
R+5.2
R+6.7
5,948
R
35.2%Cox1,879
61.9%Harding3,305
2.9%
R+26.7
R+38.9
R+0.5
5,339
D
52.5%Wilson3,044
40.3%Hughes2,337
7.2%
D+12.2
R+9.4
D+9.0
5,801
D
40.8%Wilson1,125
19.2%Taft529
40.0%
D+21.6
D+31.4
D+2.1
2,758
R
43.5%Bryan1,089
53.3%Taft1,333
3.2%
R+9.8
D+25.3
R+0.2
2,502
R
29.7%Parker526
64.8%Roosevelt1,148
5.5%
R+35.1
R+31.8
R+15.4
1,772
R
47.1%Bryan610
50.5%McKinley653
2.4%
R+3.3
R+10.6
D+4.2
1,294
D
53.0%Bryan643
45.8%McKinley555
1.2%
D+7.3
D+60.7
D+13.3
1,213
R
0.0%Cleveland0
53.4%Harrison648
46.6%
R+53.4
—
R+55.1
1,213
Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
R
24.3%1,452
72.9%4,350
5,966
2020
R
33.4%2,950
61.3%5,415
8,837
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2025R+19.2
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+38.4
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 19 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Dodge City, KS in Dodge City, KS: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−139
2012
−310
2013
−470
2014
−771
2015
−1,073
2016
−827
2017
−854
2018
−916
2019
−842
2021
−391
2022
−751
2023
−358
2024
−611
2025
−711
Dodge City's beef-processing economy drew a large Hispanic workforce that now shapes local demographics, and Ford County has trended more competitive in recent cycles even as it remains reliably Republican at the federal level.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 22.4 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 53.4 points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 6.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 38.4 points.
A population of 34,074, a 35% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,781 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Garden City, KS and Othello, WA.
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In 2024, Dodge City, KS, Kansas voted Republican by 38.4 points (R+38.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,224 votes cast, 2,461 went Democratic and 5,616 went Republican.
When did Dodge City, KS, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dodge City, KS, Kansas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Dodge City, KS, Kansas?
Dodge City, KS, Kansas has a population of 34,074 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dodge City, KS, Kansas?
Median household income in Dodge City, KS, Kansas is $70,781 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Dodge City, KS, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Dodge City, KS, Kansas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.
