† 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
5 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
GroupTopeka, KSKansasUnited States
German23.4%23.3%12.5%
English16.9%12.4%9.5%
Irish11.7%11.3%9.4%
American5.1%5.6%5.3%
Scottish1.8%1.9%1.3%
Swedish1.8%1.1%—
Italian1.8%2.0%4.8%
French1.7%1.8%1.6%
Mexican9.3%10.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.9%0.6%1.8%
Nicaraguan0.2%——
Spaniard0.2%——
African American†4.6%4.3%9.9%
African0.3%0.3%0.5%
Asian Indian0.4%0.6%1.4%
Chinese0.2%0.4%1.3%
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
Korean0.2%0.2%0.4%
Japanese0.2%—0.2%
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
Topeka, KS
Kansas
United States
Median age
40.2
37.5
39.1
Age 18–24
8.3%
10.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.7%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Topeka, KS
Kansas
United States
Median household income
$69,483
$74,275
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.4%
11.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
30.1%
35.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Topeka, KS
Kansas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.1%
12.2%
22.3%
Spanish
4.5%
8.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Topeka, KS
Kansas
United States
Catholic
10.9%
14.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
15.2%
17.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
59.6%
54.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
9.6%
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.
Topeka, KS
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−53.1%
1896
−4.0%
1900
−15.0%
1904
−45.2%
1908
−14.5%
1912
+13.5%
1916
−9.0%
1920
−36.4%
1924
−50.1%
1928
−51.2%
1932
−3.7%
1936
+2.2%
1940
−18.1%
1944
−25.8%
1948
−11.7%
1952
−35.7%
1956
−35.8%
1960
−24.6%
1964
+5.0%
1968
−19.3%
1972
−38.4%
1976
−12.2%
1980
−20.9%
1984
−27.4%
1988
−4.5%
1992
+1.5%
1996
−5.7%
2000
−6.1%
2004
−14.5%
2008
−6.4%
2012
−7.8%
2016
−11.6%
2020
−7.6%
2024
−10.6%
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
43.7%Harris48,027
54.3%Trump59,704
2.0%
R+10.6
R+3.0
R+9.1
109,948
R
44.9%Biden51,190
52.5%Trump59,844
2.6%
R+7.6
D+4.0
R+12.0
113,960
R
39.9%Clinton40,485
51.5%Trump52,284
8.7%
R+11.6
R+3.9
R+13.7
101,557
R
44.9%Obama45,039
52.7%Romney52,819
2.4%
R+7.8
R+1.4
R+11.6
100,255
R
45.9%Obama50,655
52.3%McCain57,722
1.9%
R+6.4
D+8.1
R+13.7
110,445
R
42.0%Kerry45,119
56.5%Bush60,657
1.4%
R+14.5
R+8.4
R+12.0
107,325
R
44.5%Gore43,363
50.5%Bush49,270
5.0%
R+6.1
R+0.3
R+6.6
97,533
R
41.3%Clinton41,011
47.0%Dole46,679
11.7%
R+5.7
R+7.2
R+14.2
99,321
D
36.9%Clinton39,297
35.4%Bush37,698
27.6%
D+1.5
D+6.0
R+4.1
106,411
R
47.2%Dukakis43,017
51.6%Bush47,086
1.2%
R+4.5
D+22.9
D+3.3
91,166
R
35.8%Mondale32,872
63.1%Reagan58,019
1.1%
R+27.4
R+6.5
R+9.1
91,904
R
35.0%Carter31,106
55.9%Reagan49,619
9.0%
R+20.9
R+8.7
R+11.1
88,750
R
42.7%Carter37,286
54.9%Ford47,917
2.5%
R+12.2
D+26.2
R+14.2
87,353
R
29.7%McGovern24,995
68.1%Nixon57,303
2.2%
R+38.4
R+19.0
R+15.2
84,170
R
34.2%Humphrey26,674
53.6%Nixon41,735
12.2%
R+19.3
R+24.4
R+18.6
77,882
D
52.2%Johnson38,687
47.2%Goldwater34,970
0.5%
D+5.0
D+29.6
R+17.6
74,058
R
37.6%Kennedy28,224
62.1%Nixon46,666
0.3%
R+24.6
D+11.2
R+24.7
75,103
R
32.0%Stevenson21,971
67.7%Eisenhower46,579
0.3%
R+35.8
R+0.1
R+20.4
68,752
R
31.9%Stevenson23,192
67.6%Eisenhower49,113
0.4%
R+35.7
R+24.0
R+24.9
72,604
R
43.3%Truman28,135
55.0%Dewey35,736
1.6%
R+11.7
D+14.0
R+16.2
64,933
R
36.9%Roosevelt20,905
62.6%Dewey35,511
0.5%
R+25.8
R+7.7
R+33.2
56,717
R
40.7%Roosevelt28,382
58.8%Willkie40,990
0.5%
R+18.1
R+20.3
R+28.0
69,745
D
50.9%Roosevelt35,771
48.7%Landon34,217
0.4%
D+2.2
D+5.9
R+22.0
70,234
R
47.1%Roosevelt29,762
50.8%Hoover32,103
2.2%
R+3.7
D+47.5
R+21.5
63,238
R
24.1%Smith13,883
75.3%Hoover43,343
0.6%
R+51.2
R+1.1
R+33.7
57,589
R
20.2%Davis10,521
70.3%Coolidge36,644
9.5%
R+50.1
R+13.7
R+24.9
52,141
R
31.0%Cox13,510
67.4%Harding29,396
1.6%
R+36.4
R+27.4
R+10.3
43,584
R
43.7%Wilson21,283
52.7%Hughes25,669
3.5%
R+9.0
R+22.6
R+12.2
48,673
D
39.4%Wilson11,293
25.8%Taft7,407
34.8%
D+13.5
D+28.0
R+6.0
28,690
R
41.3%Bryan12,250
55.8%Taft16,545
2.8%
R+14.5
D+30.7
R+4.9
29,638
R
24.6%Parker6,763
69.8%Roosevelt19,210
5.7%
R+45.2
R+30.2
R+25.5
27,530
R
41.8%Bryan12,696
56.9%McKinley17,253
1.3%
R+15.0
R+11.0
R+7.5
30,343
R
47.5%Bryan14,690
51.5%McKinley15,927
1.0%
R+4.0
D+49.1
D+2.1
30,922
R
0.0%Cleveland0
53.1%Harrison14,570
46.9%
R+53.1
—
R+54.7
27,462
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
37.8%33,249
59.0%51,857
87,927
2020
R
45.6%51,889
49.0%55,740
113,775
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2025R+16.0
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+10.6
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 5.4 points more Republican.
Domestic migration in Topeka, KS in Topeka, KS: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−564
2012
−1,105
2013
−1,435
2014
−1,030
2015
−815
2016
−1,092
2017
−504
2018
−1,024
2019
−673
2021
+208
2022
−589
2023
+425
2024
+137
2025
+232
Shawnee County, the metro's core, has shifted between parties in statewide races by single digits over recent cycles, making Topeka a reliable bellwether for Kansas contests that drift from their deeply red baseline.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 13.5 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 53.1 points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.6 points.
A population of 232,468, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,483 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Medford, OR and Eugene-Springfield, OR.
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In 2024, Topeka, KS, Kansas voted Republican by 10.6 points (R+10.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 109,948 votes cast, 48,027 went Democratic and 59,704 went Republican.
When did Topeka, KS, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Topeka, KS, Kansas voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Topeka, KS, Kansas?
Topeka, KS, Kansas has a population of 232,468 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Topeka, KS, Kansas?
Median household income in Topeka, KS, Kansas is $69,483 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Topeka, KS, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Topeka, KS, Kansas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 30 went Republican.
