† 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
GroupPittsburg, KSKansasUnited States
German20.9%23.3%12.5%
Irish13.7%11.3%9.4%
English13.6%12.4%9.5%
American12.3%5.6%5.3%
Italian5.6%2.0%4.8%
Scottish2.8%1.9%1.3%
French2.3%1.8%1.6%
Dutch1.6%——
Mexican4.7%10.4%11.3%
Guatemalan0.9%0.4%0.5%
Salvadoran0.8%0.3%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.6%1.8%
Vietnamese0.5%0.5%0.6%
Thai0.4%——
Chinese0.3%0.4%1.3%
African American†1.3%4.3%9.9%
Cherokee0.1%——
Blackfeet0.1%——
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
Pittsburg, KS
Kansas
United States
Median age
33.6
37.5
39.1
Age 18–24
17.9%
10.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.0%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Pittsburg, KS
Kansas
United States
Median household income
$52,844
$74,275
$84,427
Poverty rate
20.6%
11.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
32.2%
35.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Pittsburg, KS
Kansas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.8%
12.2%
22.3%
Spanish
4.3%
8.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Pittsburg, KS
Kansas
United States
Catholic
12.6%
14.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
19.8%
17.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
57.9%
54.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.9%
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.
Pittsburg, KS
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−41.9%
1896
+10.2%
1900
+1.1%
1904
−38.0%
1908
−8.3%
1912
+1.0%
1916
+5.4%
1920
−17.8%
1924
−31.3%
1928
−26.3%
1932
+22.3%
1936
+20.2%
1940
+4.0%
1944
−4.7%
1948
+4.4%
1952
−12.0%
1956
−10.2%
1960
−6.0%
1964
+24.0%
1968
−0.9%
1972
−17.8%
1976
+10.9%
1980
−2.4%
1984
−17.1%
1988
+5.7%
1992
+11.4%
1996
+6.7%
2000
−0.6%
2004
−6.1%
2008
+1.4%
2012
−5.9%
2016
−22.7%
2020
−23.2%
2024
−25.3%
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
36.5%Harris5,956
61.7%Trump10,084
1.8%
R+25.3
R+2.0
R+23.8
16,334
R
37.1%Biden6,179
60.3%Trump10,045
2.5%
R+23.2
R+0.5
R+27.7
16,645
R
34.5%Clinton5,199
57.2%Trump8,624
8.3%
R+22.7
R+16.9
R+24.8
15,074
R
45.4%Obama6,826
51.2%Romney7,708
3.4%
R+5.9
R+7.2
R+9.7
15,040
D
49.5%Obama7,957
48.1%McCain7,735
2.4%
D+1.4
D+7.5
R+5.9
16,075
R
46.1%Kerry7,617
52.2%Bush8,626
1.7%
R+6.1
R+5.5
R+3.6
16,527
R
47.1%Gore7,076
47.6%Bush7,160
5.3%
R+0.6
R+7.2
R+1.1
15,034
D
47.3%Clinton7,504
40.6%Dole6,447
12.1%
D+6.7
R+4.8
R+1.9
15,880
D
44.4%Clinton7,366
33.0%Bush5,468
22.6%
D+11.4
D+5.8
D+5.9
16,591
D
52.4%Dukakis7,783
46.7%Bush6,940
0.9%
D+5.7
D+22.7
D+13.4
14,850
R
41.0%Mondale6,722
58.1%Reagan9,518
0.9%
R+17.1
R+14.7
D+1.2
16,381
R
45.4%Carter7,658
47.8%Reagan8,058
6.8%
R+2.4
R+13.3
D+7.4
16,855
D
54.7%Carter9,021
43.8%Ford7,225
1.6%
D+10.9
D+28.7
D+8.8
16,504
R
40.2%McGovern6,683
58.0%Nixon9,652
1.8%
R+17.8
R+16.9
D+5.3
16,637
R
44.4%Humphrey7,191
45.3%Nixon7,344
10.3%
R+0.9
R+25.0
R+0.2
16,213
D
61.8%Johnson10,282
37.8%Goldwater6,286
0.5%
D+24.0
D+30.0
D+1.4
16,644
R
46.8%Kennedy8,325
52.8%Nixon9,383
0.4%
R+6.0
D+4.3
R+6.1
17,777
R
44.7%Stevenson7,799
54.9%Eisenhower9,578
0.3%
R+10.2
D+1.8
D+5.2
17,437
R
43.8%Stevenson8,349
55.8%Eisenhower10,646
0.4%
R+12.0
R+16.4
R+1.3
19,074
D
50.5%Truman9,005
46.2%Dewey8,229
3.3%
D+4.4
D+9.0
R+0.1
17,815
R
47.4%Roosevelt8,211
52.1%Dewey9,017
0.5%
R+4.7
R+8.7
R+12.1
17,311
D
51.7%Roosevelt11,002
47.7%Willkie10,143
0.6%
D+4.0
R+16.2
R+5.9
21,275
D
60.0%Roosevelt12,974
39.7%Landon8,596
0.3%
D+20.2
R+2.1
R+4.0
21,636
D
59.7%Roosevelt10,994
37.4%Hoover6,884
2.8%
D+22.3
D+48.6
D+4.5
18,401
R
36.0%Smith6,351
62.3%Hoover10,992
1.7%
R+26.3
D+5.0
R+8.8
17,642
R
19.1%Davis3,433
50.3%Coolidge9,063
30.6%
R+31.3
R+13.4
R+6.1
18,005
R
36.8%Cox5,362
54.7%Harding7,957
8.5%
R+17.8
R+23.2
D+8.4
14,553
D
43.5%Wilson8,064
38.1%Hughes7,067
18.4%
D+5.4
D+4.4
D+2.2
18,539
O
26.1%Wilson2,781
25.2%Taft2,676
48.7%
Roosevelt +22.6
D+9.3
R+18.6
10,637
R
38.2%Bryan4,230
46.5%Taft5,152
15.2%
R+8.3
D+29.7
D+1.2
11,068
R
20.3%Parker2,057
58.3%Roosevelt5,910
21.3%
R+38.0
R+39.1
R+18.4
10,129
D
49.7%Bryan4,824
48.7%McKinley4,722
1.6%
D+1.1
R+9.2
D+8.6
9,704
D
54.6%Bryan4,757
44.4%McKinley3,868
1.0%
D+10.2
D+52.1
D+16.3
8,712
O
0.0%Cleveland0
41.9%Harrison3,064
58.1%
Weaver +16.2
—
R+43.6
7,314
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
36.2%4,276
60.6%7,154
11,797
2020
R
39.2%6,494
54.9%9,092
16,564
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2025R+12.9
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+25.3
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 12 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Pittsburg, KS in Pittsburg, KS: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−112
2012
−14
2013
−260
2014
−246
2015
−368
2016
−284
2017
−201
2018
−165
2019
−268
2021
+212
2022
+194
2023
−365
2024
−233
2025
−85
Pittsburg, KS sits in the Great Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 24.0 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 41.9 points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.3 points.
A population of 39,008, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,844 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kirksville, MO and Macomb, IL.
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In 2024, Pittsburg, KS, Kansas voted Republican by 25.3 points (R+25.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,334 votes cast, 5,956 went Democratic and 10,084 went Republican.
When did Pittsburg, KS, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pittsburg, KS, Kansas voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Pittsburg, KS, Kansas?
Pittsburg, KS, Kansas has a population of 39,008 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pittsburg, KS, Kansas?
Median household income in Pittsburg, KS, Kansas is $52,844 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Pittsburg, KS, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Pittsburg, KS, Kansas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 19 went Republican.
