† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
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
GroupGarden City, KSKansasUnited States
Mexican44.3%10.4%11.3%
Salvadoran3.0%0.3%0.7%
Spaniard1.2%——
Argentinean1.1%——
Puerto Rican0.7%0.6%1.8%
Cuban0.3%0.2%0.7%
Guatemalan0.3%0.4%0.5%
Peruvian0.3%——
German13.4%23.3%12.5%
Irish5.5%11.3%9.4%
English4.0%12.4%9.5%
American2.0%5.6%5.3%
Swedish1.2%1.1%—
French0.7%1.8%1.6%
Dutch0.6%——
Danish0.5%——
Somali2.0%——
Haitian0.9%—0.3%
African American†0.7%4.3%9.9%
Sudanese0.4%——
Ethiopian0.2%——
Vietnamese1.9%0.5%0.6%
Burmese1.0%——
Thai0.2%——
Laotian0.2%——
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
Garden City, KS
Kansas
United States
Median age
31.9
37.5
39.1
Age 18–24
10.5%
10.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
11.9%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Garden City, KS
Kansas
United States
Median household income
$73,009
$74,275
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.1%
11.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
19.0%
35.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Garden City, KS
Kansas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
46.5%
12.2%
22.3%
Spanish
39.0%
8.1%
13.6%
Vietnamese
1.5%
0.4%
0.5%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.1%
0.8%
1.1%
Other languages
2.5%
0.5%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Garden City, KS
Kansas
United States
Catholic
34.0%
14.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
16.3%
17.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
37.8%
54.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
9.0%
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.
Garden City, KS
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−58.3%
1896
−15.9%
1900
−21.6%
1904
−42.8%
1908
−27.6%
1912
+18.4%
1916
+4.6%
1920
−41.8%
1924
−40.1%
1928
−54.3%
1932
+4.1%
1936
+18.0%
1940
−7.3%
1944
−17.2%
1948
−2.8%
1952
−45.4%
1956
−34.1%
1960
−19.7%
1964
+24.4%
1968
−12.2%
1972
−34.4%
1976
+1.3%
1980
−26.0%
1984
−47.2%
1988
−22.1%
1992
−24.4%
1996
−39.8%
2000
−43.8%
2004
−51.6%
2008
−35.3%
2012
−38.9%
2016
−30.7%
2020
−24.7%
2024
−34.7%
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
31.8%Harris3,425
66.5%Trump7,166
1.8%
R+34.7
R+10.0
R+33.2
10,782
R
36.7%Biden4,325
61.3%Trump7,236
2.0%
R+24.7
D+6.0
R+29.1
11,800
R
31.1%Clinton3,195
61.7%Trump6,350
7.2%
R+30.7
D+8.3
R+32.8
10,285
R
29.5%Obama2,682
68.5%Romney6,219
2.0%
R+38.9
R+3.7
R+42.8
9,084
R
31.6%Obama3,275
66.9%McCain6,926
1.5%
R+35.3
D+16.4
R+42.5
10,354
R
23.7%Kerry2,351
75.3%Bush7,479
1.0%
R+51.6
R+7.8
R+49.2
9,933
R
26.6%Gore2,431
70.4%Bush6,442
3.0%
R+43.8
R+4.0
R+44.4
9,150
R
25.6%Clinton2,420
65.4%Dole6,188
9.0%
R+39.8
R+15.5
R+48.4
9,457
R
23.9%Clinton2,612
48.3%Bush5,278
27.8%
R+24.4
R+2.3
R+29.9
10,933
R
38.1%Dukakis3,408
60.1%Bush5,381
1.8%
R+22.1
D+25.1
R+14.3
8,947
R
25.9%Mondale2,458
73.1%Reagan6,938
1.0%
R+47.2
R+21.2
R+29.0
9,494
R
32.6%Carter2,689
58.6%Reagan4,831
8.8%
R+26.0
R+27.3
R+16.2
8,246
D
49.7%Carter3,813
48.4%Ford3,711
1.9%
D+1.3
D+35.8
R+0.7
7,667
R
31.2%McGovern2,062
65.7%Nixon4,335
3.1%
R+34.4
R+22.2
R+11.3
6,602
R
39.9%Humphrey2,521
52.1%Nixon3,295
8.0%
R+12.2
R+36.7
R+11.5
6,323
D
61.9%Johnson3,639
37.4%Goldwater2,201
0.7%
D+24.4
D+44.2
D+1.9
5,883
R
39.9%Kennedy2,490
59.6%Nixon3,720
0.5%
R+19.7
D+14.4
R+19.9
6,240
R
32.8%Stevenson1,752
66.9%Eisenhower3,576
0.4%
R+34.1
D+11.3
R+18.7
5,348
R
26.9%Stevenson1,597
72.3%Eisenhower4,290
0.8%
R+45.4
R+42.6
R+34.6
5,932
R
47.2%Truman2,367
50.0%Dewey2,508
2.8%
R+2.8
D+14.4
R+7.3
5,015
R
41.0%Roosevelt1,667
58.2%Dewey2,366
0.8%
R+17.2
R+9.9
R+24.7
4,065
R
46.1%Roosevelt2,027
53.4%Willkie2,349
0.5%
R+7.3
R+25.3
R+17.3
4,400
D
58.8%Roosevelt2,682
40.9%Landon1,863
0.3%
D+18.0
D+13.9
R+6.3
4,558
D
51.1%Roosevelt2,300
47.0%Hoover2,116
1.9%
D+4.1
D+58.4
R+13.7
4,500
R
22.3%Smith709
76.7%Hoover2,433
1.0%
R+54.3
R+14.3
R+36.8
3,174
R
21.6%Davis614
61.7%Coolidge1,753
16.7%
R+40.1
D+1.8
R+14.9
2,843
R
27.1%Cox619
69.0%Harding1,573
3.9%
R+41.8
R+46.4
R+15.6
2,281
D
47.3%Wilson1,370
42.7%Hughes1,238
9.9%
D+4.6
R+13.9
D+1.4
2,896
O
36.4%Wilson573
18.0%Taft283
45.7%
Roosevelt +9.3
D+46.0
R+1.1
1,575
R
33.9%Bryan551
61.5%Taft1,000
4.7%
R+27.6
D+15.2
R+18.0
1,627
R
24.0%Parker215
66.8%Roosevelt598
9.2%
R+42.8
R+21.2
R+23.1
895
R
38.3%Bryan336
59.9%McKinley525
1.8%
R+21.6
R+5.6
R+14.0
877
R
41.9%Bryan366
57.8%McKinley505
0.2%
R+15.9
D+42.4
R+9.8
873
R
0.0%Cleveland0
58.3%Harrison478
41.7%
R+58.3
—
R+60.0
820
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
25.0%1,793
72.1%5,162
7,160
2020
R
36.3%4,242
58.2%6,808
11,696
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2025R+21.2
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+34.7
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 14 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Garden City, KS in Garden City, KS: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−554
2012
−590
2013
−691
2014
−608
2015
−682
2016
−888
2017
−607
2018
−718
2019
−574
2021
−502
2022
−880
2023
−547
2024
−648
2025
−634
Garden City's beef-processing industry drew waves of Somali, Burmese, and Latino workers beginning in the 1980s, making Finney County one of the most ethnically diverse corners of rural Kansas and a consistent subject of demographic research on immigrant political incorporation.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 24.4 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 58.3 points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 10.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 34.7 points.
A population of 38,084, a 37% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,009 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Dodge City, KS and Liberal, KS.
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In 2024, Garden City, KS, Kansas voted Republican by 34.7 points (R+34.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,782 votes cast, 3,425 went Democratic and 7,166 went Republican.
When did Garden City, KS, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Garden City, KS, Kansas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Garden City, KS, Kansas?
Garden City, KS, Kansas has a population of 38,084 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Garden City, KS, Kansas?
Median household income in Garden City, KS, Kansas is $73,009 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Garden City, KS, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Garden City, KS, Kansas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.
