† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
2 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
GroupEmporia, KSKansasUnited States
German21.0%23.3%12.5%
Irish9.1%11.3%9.4%
English8.1%12.4%9.5%
American3.7%5.6%5.3%
Scottish2.2%1.9%1.3%
French2.0%1.8%1.6%
Italian1.6%2.0%4.8%
Swedish1.3%1.1%—
Mexican18.9%10.4%11.3%
Salvadoran2.2%0.3%0.7%
Honduran0.6%0.2%0.3%
Guatemalan0.2%0.4%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.6%1.8%
Peruvian0.2%——
Vietnamese0.8%0.5%0.6%
Filipino0.3%0.2%0.9%
Asian Indian0.2%0.6%1.4%
Chinese0.2%0.4%1.3%
Taiwanese0.2%——
African American†1.3%4.3%9.9%
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
Emporia, KS
Kansas
United States
Median age
34
37.5
39.1
Age 18–24
16.1%
10.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.7%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Emporia, KS
Kansas
United States
Median household income
$59,659
$74,275
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.1%
11.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
26.6%
35.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Emporia, KS
Kansas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
15.9%
12.2%
22.3%
Spanish
14.0%
8.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Emporia, KS
Kansas
United States
Catholic
13.0%
14.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
14.7%
17.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
56.1%
54.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
12.1%
10.0%
5.2%
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.
Emporia, KS
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−48.2%
1896
+7.3%
1900
−4.2%
1904
−35.5%
1908
−7.7%
1912
+23.5%
1916
+11.8%
1920
−25.3%
1924
−33.2%
1928
−50.7%
1932
+3.4%
1936
+8.5%
1940
−7.7%
1944
−9.3%
1948
−4.9%
1952
−39.6%
1956
−37.3%
1960
−23.0%
1964
+7.5%
1968
−23.8%
1972
−42.9%
1976
−11.4%
1980
−27.3%
1984
−40.6%
1988
−13.4%
1992
−2.6%
1996
−13.6%
2000
−13.9%
2004
−22.4%
2008
−9.6%
2012
−14.3%
2016
−18.5%
2020
−14.7%
2024
−18.3%
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
39.8%Harris5,863
58.1%Trump8,552
2.1%
R+18.3
R+3.6
R+16.8
14,718
R
41.3%Biden6,400
56.0%Trump8,673
2.6%
R+14.7
D+3.8
R+19.1
15,479
R
35.9%Clinton4,965
54.3%Trump7,521
9.8%
R+18.5
R+4.2
R+20.6
13,841
R
41.6%Obama5,469
55.9%Romney7,345
2.5%
R+14.3
R+4.7
R+18.1
13,146
R
44.1%Obama6,307
53.7%McCain7,674
2.2%
R+9.6
D+12.9
R+16.8
14,295
R
37.8%Kerry5,652
60.3%Bush9,006
1.9%
R+22.4
R+8.5
R+20.0
14,941
R
40.5%Gore5,581
54.5%Bush7,500
5.0%
R+13.9
R+0.3
R+14.5
13,772
R
36.4%Clinton5,380
50.0%Dole7,390
13.5%
R+13.6
R+11.0
R+22.1
14,771
R
32.3%Clinton5,281
34.9%Bush5,700
32.8%
R+2.6
D+10.9
R+8.1
16,341
R
42.4%Dukakis5,852
55.9%Bush7,704
1.7%
R+13.4
D+27.2
R+5.7
13,792
R
29.2%Mondale4,581
69.8%Reagan10,958
1.0%
R+40.6
R+13.3
R+22.4
15,691
R
31.5%Carter5,093
58.8%Reagan9,504
9.6%
R+27.3
R+15.9
R+17.6
16,154
R
41.8%Carter6,277
53.1%Ford7,984
5.1%
R+11.4
D+31.5
R+13.4
15,029
R
27.4%McGovern4,035
70.3%Nixon10,341
2.2%
R+42.9
R+19.1
R+19.7
14,700
R
34.2%Humphrey4,482
58.0%Nixon7,596
7.8%
R+23.8
R+31.3
R+23.1
13,104
D
53.4%Johnson7,083
45.9%Goldwater6,086
0.6%
D+7.5
D+30.5
R+15.1
13,255
R
38.3%Kennedy5,463
61.3%Nixon8,746
0.3%
R+23.0
D+14.2
R+23.2
14,258
R
31.1%Stevenson4,360
68.4%Eisenhower9,574
0.5%
R+37.3
D+2.4
R+21.8
13,997
R
29.9%Stevenson4,457
69.5%Eisenhower10,359
0.6%
R+39.6
R+34.7
R+28.8
14,902
R
46.6%Truman6,669
51.5%Dewey7,373
1.8%
R+4.9
D+4.4
R+9.4
14,306
R
44.9%Roosevelt5,982
54.2%Dewey7,220
0.9%
R+9.3
R+1.5
R+16.8
13,316
R
45.7%Roosevelt7,514
53.4%Willkie8,789
0.9%
R+7.7
R+16.3
R+17.7
16,457
D
54.0%Roosevelt9,046
45.5%Landon7,615
0.5%
D+8.5
D+5.2
R+15.7
16,750
D
50.5%Roosevelt8,068
47.1%Hoover7,529
2.4%
D+3.4
D+54.1
R+14.4
15,987
R
24.2%Smith3,500
75.0%Hoover10,832
0.8%
R+50.7
R+17.6
R+33.3
14,451
R
25.3%Davis3,508
58.4%Coolidge8,112
16.3%
R+33.2
R+7.8
R+8.0
13,884
R
36.2%Cox4,207
61.6%Harding7,151
2.2%
R+25.3
R+37.1
D+0.8
11,617
D
53.0%Wilson7,168
41.2%Hughes5,571
5.9%
D+11.8
R+11.7
D+8.7
13,536
D
42.9%Wilson3,175
19.4%Taft1,438
37.6%
D+23.5
D+31.2
D+3.9
7,398
R
43.7%Bryan3,396
51.4%Taft3,994
4.9%
R+7.7
D+27.8
D+1.9
7,769
R
27.2%Parker2,023
62.7%Roosevelt4,667
10.1%
R+35.5
R+31.3
R+15.9
7,444
R
46.9%Bryan3,821
51.2%McKinley4,167
1.9%
R+4.2
R+11.5
D+3.3
8,144
D
52.9%Bryan4,257
45.6%McKinley3,672
1.4%
D+7.3
D+55.5
D+13.4
8,044
O
0.0%Cleveland0
48.2%Harrison3,482
51.8%
Weaver +3.6
—
R+49.9
7,225
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
33.8%3,794
63.2%7,101
11,229
2020
R
42.6%6,561
51.7%7,976
15,416
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2025R+20.9
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+18.3
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 2.6 points.
Domestic migration in Emporia, KS in Emporia, KS: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−199
2012
−382
2013
−359
2014
−589
2015
−244
2016
+5
2017
−264
2018
−146
2019
−221
2021
−130
2022
−234
2023
−21
2024
−141
2025
−229
Emporia anchors Lyon County, a former swing pocket that has shifted decisively Republican over the past two decades as its meatpacking and university workforce has aged and ruralized in political outlook.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 23.5 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 50.7 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.3 points.
A population of 34,747, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,659 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Alamogordo, NM and Manhattan, KS.
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In 2024, Emporia, KS, Kansas voted Republican by 18.3 points (R+18.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,718 votes cast, 5,863 went Democratic and 8,552 went Republican.
When did Emporia, KS, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Emporia, KS, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Emporia, KS, Kansas?
Emporia, KS, Kansas has a population of 34,747 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Emporia, KS, Kansas?
Median household income in Emporia, KS, Kansas is $59,659 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Emporia, KS, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Emporia, KS, Kansas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican.
