† 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
GroupOttawa, KSKansasUnited States
German23.3%23.3%12.5%
Irish13.9%11.3%9.4%
English12.8%12.4%9.5%
American8.9%5.6%5.3%
French1.7%1.8%1.6%
Italian1.5%2.0%4.8%
Scottish1.5%1.9%1.3%
Swedish1.4%1.1%—
Mexican3.5%10.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.6%1.8%
Peruvian0.4%——
Colombian0.3%—0.4%
Sudanese0.5%——
African American†0.4%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
Ottawa, KS
Kansas
United States
Median age
39.7
37.5
39.1
Age 18–24
8.9%
10.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.0%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Ottawa, KS
Kansas
United States
Median household income
$77,207
$74,275
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.7%
11.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
24.6%
35.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Ottawa, KS
Kansas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.3%
12.2%
22.3%
Spanish
1.9%
8.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Ottawa, KS
Kansas
United States
Catholic
5.8%
14.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
16.5%
17.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
65.5%
54.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
9.4%
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.
Ottawa, KS
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−46.1%
1896
+9.3%
1900
−4.8%
1904
−34.0%
1908
−10.0%
1912
+26.5%
1916
+2.8%
1920
−32.6%
1924
−41.1%
1928
−57.6%
1932
−2.0%
1936
−14.3%
1940
−28.5%
1944
−30.0%
1948
−19.0%
1952
−46.4%
1956
−43.2%
1960
−36.9%
1964
+8.3%
1968
−28.5%
1972
−47.8%
1976
−13.4%
1980
−31.8%
1984
−42.3%
1988
−14.0%
1992
−7.4%
1996
−14.8%
2000
−27.0%
2004
−30.2%
2008
−22.5%
2012
−29.9%
2016
−38.7%
2020
−38.4%
2024
−40.1%
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
28.9%Harris3,676
69.0%Trump8,773
2.0%
R+40.1
R+1.7
R+38.6
12,708
R
29.6%Biden3,690
68.0%Trump8,479
2.5%
R+38.4
D+0.4
R+42.8
12,477
R
26.1%Clinton2,892
64.8%Trump7,185
9.1%
R+38.7
R+8.8
R+40.8
11,082
R
33.6%Obama3,694
63.5%Romney6,984
2.8%
R+29.9
R+7.4
R+33.8
10,990
R
37.8%Obama4,433
60.3%McCain7,079
1.9%
R+22.5
D+7.7
R+29.8
11,739
R
34.2%Kerry3,921
64.4%Bush7,391
1.4%
R+30.2
R+3.3
R+27.8
11,476
R
34.4%Gore3,321
61.3%Bush5,925
4.3%
R+27.0
R+12.2
R+27.5
9,658
R
36.1%Clinton3,552
50.9%Dole5,007
13.0%
R+14.8
R+7.4
R+23.3
9,835
R
30.0%Clinton2,968
37.4%Bush3,699
32.5%
R+7.4
D+6.6
R+13.0
9,883
R
42.4%Dukakis3,592
56.4%Bush4,777
1.1%
R+14.0
D+28.3
R+6.3
8,465
R
28.4%Mondale2,523
70.6%Reagan6,284
1.0%
R+42.3
R+10.5
R+24.0
8,899
R
30.9%Carter2,726
62.7%Reagan5,525
6.3%
R+31.8
R+18.3
R+22.0
8,808
R
42.0%Carter3,607
55.5%Ford4,760
2.5%
R+13.4
D+34.4
R+15.5
8,578
R
24.9%McGovern2,056
72.7%Nixon6,011
2.4%
R+47.8
R+19.3
R+24.7
8,267
R
30.6%Humphrey2,524
59.2%Nixon4,875
10.2%
R+28.5
R+36.9
R+27.8
8,239
D
53.6%Johnson4,410
45.3%Goldwater3,725
1.0%
D+8.3
D+45.3
R+14.3
8,221
R
31.3%Kennedy2,824
68.2%Nixon6,158
0.5%
R+36.9
D+6.3
R+37.1
9,029
R
28.2%Stevenson2,591
71.4%Eisenhower6,557
0.4%
R+43.2
D+3.2
R+27.8
9,181
R
26.4%Stevenson2,532
72.9%Eisenhower6,983
0.7%
R+46.4
R+27.4
R+35.7
9,584
R
39.2%Truman3,467
58.2%Dewey5,145
2.5%
R+19.0
D+11.0
R+23.5
8,834
R
34.7%Roosevelt2,880
64.7%Dewey5,375
0.7%
R+30.0
R+1.6
R+37.5
8,310
R
35.3%Roosevelt3,542
63.8%Willkie6,393
0.8%
R+28.5
R+14.2
R+38.4
10,020
R
42.7%Roosevelt4,503
57.0%Landon6,007
0.3%
R+14.3
R+12.2
R+38.5
10,538
R
48.1%Roosevelt4,690
50.2%Hoover4,887
1.7%
R+2.0
D+55.6
R+19.8
9,742
R
20.8%Smith1,951
78.4%Hoover7,346
0.8%
R+57.6
R+16.5
R+40.1
9,370
R
25.9%Davis2,324
67.1%Coolidge6,008
7.0%
R+41.1
R+8.5
R+15.9
8,960
R
32.6%Cox2,606
65.2%Harding5,216
2.3%
R+32.6
R+35.4
R+6.4
8,005
D
48.0%Wilson4,128
45.2%Hughes3,885
6.8%
D+2.8
R+23.7
R+0.3
8,601
O
40.3%Wilson1,970
13.7%Taft672
46.0%
Roosevelt +5.7
D+36.5
D+7.0
4,889
R
42.8%Bryan2,155
52.7%Taft2,658
4.5%
R+10.0
D+24.0
R+0.4
5,040
R
28.8%Parker1,310
62.8%Roosevelt2,855
8.3%
R+34.0
R+29.2
R+14.3
4,543
R
46.8%Bryan2,605
51.6%McKinley2,872
1.7%
R+4.8
R+14.1
D+2.8
5,571
D
54.3%Bryan3,152
44.9%McKinley2,609
0.8%
D+9.3
D+55.4
D+15.4
5,810
O
0.0%Cleveland0
46.1%Harrison2,209
53.9%
Weaver +7.9
—
R+47.7
4,796
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
26.3%2,505
70.2%6,678
9,512
2020
R
29.9%3,705
63.1%7,814
12,387
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2025R+37.8
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+40.1
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 2.3 points.
Domestic migration in Ottawa, KS in Ottawa, KS: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−246
2012
−103
2013
−165
2014
−255
2015
−163
2016
+9
2017
+105
2018
−70
2019
−136
2021
+45
2022
+21
2023
+204
2024
+9
2025
+28
Ottawa anchors Franklin County in eastern Kansas, where rural commodity-farming interests overlap with a modest manufacturing base, producing a reliably Republican-leaning electorate that occasionally narrows at the county level.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 26.5 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 57.6 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 40.1 points.
A population of 26,106, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,207 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wilmington, OH and North Platte, NE.
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In 2024, Ottawa, KS, Kansas voted Republican by 40.1 points (R+40.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,708 votes cast, 3,676 went Democratic and 8,773 went Republican.
When did Ottawa, KS, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ottawa, KS, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Ottawa, KS, Kansas?
Ottawa, KS, Kansas has a population of 26,106 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ottawa, KS, Kansas?
Median household income in Ottawa, KS, Kansas is $77,207 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Ottawa, KS, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Ottawa, KS, Kansas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.
