† 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
GroupMcPherson, KSKansasUnited States
German30.5%23.3%12.5%
English9.4%12.4%9.5%
Swedish8.0%1.1%—
Irish6.5%11.3%9.4%
American4.3%5.6%5.3%
Scottish3.2%1.9%1.3%
Dutch2.1%——
French1.7%1.8%1.6%
Mexican3.9%10.4%11.3%
Cuban0.3%0.2%0.7%
Colombian0.3%—0.4%
African American†1.4%4.3%9.9%
Haitian0.2%—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
McPherson, KS
Kansas
United States
Median age
39.4
37.5
39.1
Age 18–24
11.8%
10.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.1%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
McPherson, KS
Kansas
United States
Median household income
$78,851
$74,275
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.5%
11.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
34.3%
35.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
McPherson, KS
Kansas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.2%
12.2%
22.3%
Spanish
3.4%
8.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
McPherson, KS
Kansas
United States
Catholic
3.3%
14.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
20.5%
17.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
47.7%
54.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
27.9%
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.
McPherson, KS
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−48.4%
1896
+1.2%
1900
−10.7%
1904
−53.9%
1908
−17.0%
1912
+25.5%
1916
−0.9%
1920
−42.0%
1924
−46.3%
1928
−61.3%
1932
+9.7%
1936
+13.7%
1940
−22.3%
1944
−26.9%
1948
−20.0%
1952
−52.6%
1956
−48.2%
1960
−47.8%
1964
+7.0%
1968
−35.7%
1972
−43.5%
1976
−16.9%
1980
−30.1%
1984
−45.4%
1988
−19.8%
1992
−16.2%
1996
−35.8%
2000
−42.0%
2004
−44.9%
2008
−35.3%
2012
−41.4%
2016
−41.8%
2020
−40.4%
2024
−41.1%
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
28.5%Harris4,021
69.6%Trump9,816
1.9%
R+41.1
R+0.7
R+39.6
14,104
R
28.6%Biden4,134
69.0%Trump9,964
2.4%
R+40.4
D+1.4
R+44.8
14,438
R
25.3%Clinton3,226
67.1%Trump8,549
7.6%
R+41.8
R+0.3
R+43.9
12,742
R
28.0%Obama3,449
69.5%Romney8,545
2.5%
R+41.4
R+6.2
R+45.3
12,297
R
31.5%Obama4,218
66.8%McCain8,937
1.7%
R+35.3
D+9.7
R+42.5
13,385
R
26.8%Kerry3,589
71.8%Bush9,595
1.4%
R+44.9
R+3.0
R+42.5
13,367
R
26.3%Gore3,272
68.2%Bush8,501
5.5%
R+42.0
R+6.2
R+42.5
12,461
R
27.4%Clinton3,536
63.2%Dole8,142
9.4%
R+35.8
R+19.6
R+44.3
12,883
R
28.1%Clinton3,645
44.2%Bush5,745
27.7%
R+16.2
D+3.6
R+21.7
12,991
R
39.0%Dukakis4,354
58.8%Bush6,563
2.2%
R+19.8
D+25.6
R+12.1
11,164
R
26.5%Mondale3,185
71.9%Reagan8,630
1.6%
R+45.4
R+15.2
R+27.1
12,004
R
28.7%Carter3,340
58.8%Reagan6,843
12.4%
R+30.1
R+13.2
R+20.4
11,631
R
40.4%Carter2,483
57.3%Ford3,519
2.2%
R+16.9
D+26.6
R+18.9
6,140
R
27.0%McGovern2,858
70.6%Nixon7,457
2.4%
R+43.5
R+7.8
R+20.4
10,569
R
29.3%Humphrey2,893
65.0%Nixon6,420
5.7%
R+35.7
R+42.7
R+35.0
9,880
D
52.6%Johnson5,173
45.6%Goldwater4,483
1.7%
D+7.0
D+54.9
R+15.6
9,826
R
25.8%Kennedy2,774
73.6%Nixon7,920
0.6%
R+47.8
D+0.4
R+48.0
10,759
R
25.5%Stevenson2,603
73.7%Eisenhower7,521
0.7%
R+48.2
D+4.4
R+32.8
10,198
R
22.0%Stevenson2,371
74.6%Eisenhower8,053
3.5%
R+52.6
R+32.6
R+41.9
10,798
R
37.5%Truman3,879
57.5%Dewey5,952
5.0%
R+20.0
D+6.8
R+24.5
10,344
R
35.4%Roosevelt3,321
62.3%Dewey5,840
2.3%
R+26.9
R+4.6
R+34.4
9,372
R
37.9%Roosevelt4,240
60.2%Willkie6,732
1.8%
R+22.3
R+36.0
R+32.2
11,176
D
56.6%Roosevelt6,256
42.9%Landon4,744
0.4%
D+13.7
D+4.0
R+10.6
11,046
D
53.4%Roosevelt5,003
43.7%Hoover4,098
2.9%
D+9.7
D+70.9
R+8.1
9,377
R
18.7%Smith1,457
80.0%Hoover6,230
1.3%
R+61.3
R+15.0
R+43.8
7,789
R
19.7%Davis1,530
66.0%Coolidge5,128
14.3%
R+46.3
R+4.3
R+21.1
7,771
R
27.5%Cox1,926
69.5%Harding4,870
3.0%
R+42.0
R+41.2
R+15.8
7,007
R
46.7%Wilson3,737
47.6%Hughes3,806
5.6%
R+0.9
R+26.3
R+4.0
7,994
O
35.3%Wilson1,639
9.8%Taft455
54.9%
Roosevelt +19.7
D+42.5
D+5.9
4,647
R
40.4%Bryan1,905
57.4%Taft2,708
2.2%
R+17.0
D+36.9
R+7.5
4,719
R
18.8%Parker773
72.7%Roosevelt2,991
8.5%
R+53.9
R+43.2
R+34.3
4,113
R
43.9%Bryan2,121
54.6%McKinley2,640
1.5%
R+10.7
R+11.9
R+3.2
4,834
D
50.1%Bryan2,324
48.9%McKinley2,269
0.9%
D+1.2
D+49.6
D+7.3
4,637
O
0.0%Cleveland0
48.4%Harrison2,294
51.6%
Weaver +3.2
—
R+50.1
4,738
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
23.2%2,593
74.1%8,268
11,154
2020
R
30.4%4,370
65.4%9,406
14,385
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2025R+45.0
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+41.1
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 3.9 points more Republican.
Domestic migration in McPherson, KS in McPherson, KS: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+34
2012
+85
2013
+202
2014
−438
2015
−238
2016
−178
2017
+315
2018
−96
2019
+47
2021
+81
2022
+20
2023
+92
2024
+14
2025
+66
McPherson's small metropolitan economy, centered on refining and industrial production, has produced some of the most lopsided Republican margins in Kansas statewide contests, with the surrounding county regularly exceeding 80% GOP support.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 25.5 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 61.3 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 0.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 41.1 points.
A population of 30,205, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,851 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cody, WY and Cape Girardeau, MO-IL.
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In 2024, McPherson, KS, Kansas voted Republican by 41.1 points (R+41.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,104 votes cast, 4,021 went Democratic and 9,816 went Republican.
When did McPherson, KS, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which McPherson, KS, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in McPherson, KS, Kansas?
McPherson, KS, Kansas has a population of 30,205 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in McPherson, KS, Kansas?
Median household income in McPherson, KS, Kansas is $78,851 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of McPherson, KS, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in McPherson, KS, Kansas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.
