† 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
GroupGreat Bend, KSKansasUnited States
German33.2%23.3%12.5%
English10.3%12.4%9.5%
Irish8.5%11.3%9.4%
American4.3%5.6%5.3%
Scottish1.7%1.9%1.3%
French1.5%1.8%1.6%
Dutch1.1%——
Swedish1.0%1.1%—
Mexican15.8%10.4%11.3%
Honduran0.2%0.2%0.3%
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
Great Bend, KS
Kansas
United States
Median age
38.8
37.5
39.1
Age 18–24
8.1%
10.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.7%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Great Bend, KS
Kansas
United States
Median household income
$58,851
$74,275
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.4%
11.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.7%
35.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Great Bend, KS
Kansas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.3%
12.2%
22.3%
Spanish
9.1%
8.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Great Bend, KS
Kansas
United States
Catholic
25.0%
14.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
15.7%
17.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
41.5%
54.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
15.2%
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.
Great Bend, KS
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−43.1%
1896
+14.0%
1900
+6.2%
1904
−21.1%
1908
+7.1%
1912
+33.8%
1916
+6.2%
1920
−39.7%
1924
−34.4%
1928
−28.2%
1932
+17.1%
1936
+25.7%
1940
−9.3%
1944
−19.1%
1948
−7.6%
1952
−41.5%
1956
−32.7%
1960
−11.4%
1964
+20.6%
1968
−18.3%
1972
−40.6%
1976
−13.8%
1980
−39.6%
1984
−52.6%
1988
−20.8%
1992
−9.3%
1996
−39.1%
2000
−37.1%
2004
−49.5%
2008
−43.3%
2012
−53.9%
2016
−58.5%
2020
−56.3%
2024
−56.7%
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
20.9%Harris2,207
77.6%Trump8,205
1.5%
R+56.7
R+0.4
R+55.3
10,570
R
21.0%Biden2,340
77.3%Trump8,608
1.6%
R+56.3
D+2.2
R+60.8
11,130
R
17.8%Clinton1,839
76.3%Trump7,888
5.9%
R+58.5
R+4.6
R+60.6
10,339
R
22.2%Obama2,297
76.1%Romney7,874
1.6%
R+53.9
R+10.6
R+57.8
10,341
R
27.5%Obama3,027
70.8%McCain7,802
1.8%
R+43.3
D+6.2
R+50.6
11,023
R
24.6%Kerry2,874
74.0%Bush8,666
1.4%
R+49.5
R+12.4
R+47.0
11,706
R
29.6%Gore3,238
66.7%Bush7,302
3.8%
R+37.1
D+2.0
R+37.6
10,955
R
25.8%Clinton3,121
64.9%Dole7,855
9.3%
R+39.1
R+29.8
R+47.6
12,099
R
28.3%Clinton3,846
37.6%Bush5,113
34.0%
R+9.3
D+11.5
R+14.9
13,582
R
38.4%Dukakis5,024
59.2%Bush7,741
2.4%
R+20.8
D+31.8
R+13.1
13,075
R
23.0%Mondale3,111
75.6%Reagan10,232
1.4%
R+52.6
R+13.0
R+34.4
13,538
R
26.4%Carter3,663
66.0%Reagan9,147
7.5%
R+39.6
R+25.8
R+29.9
13,852
R
41.8%Carter5,497
55.6%Ford7,311
2.5%
R+13.8
D+26.8
R+15.9
13,142
R
28.3%McGovern3,481
68.9%Nixon8,479
2.9%
R+40.6
R+22.3
R+17.4
12,312
R
36.6%Humphrey4,464
54.9%Nixon6,700
8.6%
R+18.3
R+38.9
R+17.6
12,208
D
60.1%Johnson7,340
39.5%Goldwater4,826
0.5%
D+20.6
D+32.0
R+2.0
12,221
R
44.2%Kennedy6,036
55.6%Nixon7,599
0.2%
R+11.4
D+21.2
R+11.6
13,665
R
33.5%Stevenson4,378
66.2%Eisenhower8,644
0.3%
R+32.7
D+8.9
R+17.3
13,063
R
28.9%Stevenson3,847
70.4%Eisenhower9,380
0.7%
R+41.5
R+33.9
R+30.8
13,319
R
45.8%Truman5,307
53.4%Dewey6,191
0.9%
R+7.6
D+11.5
R+12.1
11,600
R
40.2%Roosevelt3,761
59.4%Dewey5,547
0.4%
R+19.1
R+9.8
R+26.6
9,345
R
45.1%Roosevelt4,982
54.4%Willkie6,011
0.5%
R+9.3
R+35.0
R+19.3
11,043
D
62.8%Roosevelt5,978
37.1%Landon3,534
0.1%
D+25.7
D+8.6
D+1.4
9,517
D
58.0%Roosevelt4,776
40.8%Hoover3,365
1.2%
D+17.1
D+45.3
R+0.7
8,238
R
35.8%Smith2,777
63.9%Hoover4,966
0.3%
R+28.2
D+6.2
R+10.7
7,767
R
22.1%Davis1,605
56.5%Coolidge4,109
21.4%
R+34.4
D+5.3
R+9.2
7,274
R
29.1%Cox1,688
68.8%Harding3,993
2.2%
R+39.7
R+45.9
R+13.5
5,806
D
50.6%Wilson3,292
44.5%Hughes2,891
4.9%
D+6.2
R+27.7
D+3.0
6,502
D
50.8%Wilson2,069
17.0%Taft692
32.1%
D+33.8
D+26.7
D+14.3
4,069
D
52.0%Bryan2,004
44.8%Taft1,729
3.2%
D+7.1
D+28.3
D+16.7
3,857
R
37.1%Parker1,235
58.2%Roosevelt1,939
4.7%
R+21.1
R+27.3
R+1.5
3,332
D
52.6%Bryan1,772
46.5%McKinley1,564
0.9%
D+6.2
R+7.9
D+13.7
3,366
D
56.6%Bryan1,616
42.6%McKinley1,215
0.8%
D+14.0
D+57.1
D+20.1
2,855
O
0.0%Cleveland0
43.1%Harrison1,381
56.9%
Weaver +13.8
—
R+44.8
3,204
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
15.3%1,232
82.1%6,626
8,072
2020
R
22.4%2,477
73.6%8,151
11,079
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2025R+47.6
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+56.7
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 9.1 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Great Bend, KS in Great Bend, KS: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−17
2012
−220
2013
−179
2014
−228
2015
−214
2016
−353
2017
−497
2018
−326
2019
−250
2021
−132
2022
−142
2023
−142
2024
−75
2025
−137
Great Bend, KS sits in the Great Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 33.8 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 58.5 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 56.7 points.
A population of 25,097, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,851 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Gainesville, TX and Woodward, OK.
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In 2024, Great Bend, KS, Kansas voted Republican by 56.7 points (R+56.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,570 votes cast, 2,207 went Democratic and 8,205 went Republican.
When did Great Bend, KS, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Great Bend, KS, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Great Bend, KS, Kansas?
Great Bend, KS, Kansas has a population of 25,097 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Great Bend, KS, Kansas?
Median household income in Great Bend, KS, Kansas is $58,851 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Great Bend, KS, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Great Bend, KS, Kansas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.
