† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupBaxter SpringsKansasUnited States
German15.5%23.3%12.5%
American13.8%5.6%5.3%
Irish12.7%11.3%9.4%
English11.0%12.4%9.5%
Italian2.7%2.0%4.8%
Scottish2.3%1.9%1.3%
French1.5%1.8%1.6%
Swedish1.2%1.1%—
Mexican3.1%10.4%11.3%
Guatemalan1.4%0.4%0.5%
Native Hawaiian0.4%——
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
Baxter Springs
Kansas
United States
Median age
40.2
37.5
39.1
Age 18–24
9.3%
10.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.4%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Baxter Springs
Kansas
United States
Median household income
$51,404
$74,275
$84,427
Poverty rate
24.3%
11.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
12.0%
35.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Baxter Springs
Kansas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.1%
12.2%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Baxter Springs
Kansas
United States
Catholic
—
14.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
17.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
54.0%
51.5%
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.
Baxter Springs, Kansas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−27.9%
2008
−27.1%
2012
−36.6%
2016
−49.2%
2020
−46.1%
2024
−49.7%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
24.2%Harris384
73.9%Trump1,174
1.9%
R+49.7
R+3.6
R+48.3
1,588
R
26.0%Biden430
72.1%Trump1,194
1.9%
R+46.1
D+3.1
R+50.6
1,656
R
22.7%Clinton365
71.9%Trump1,157
5.5%
R+49.2
R+12.6
R+51.3
1,610
R
30.9%Obama481
67.5%Romney1,051
1.7%
R+36.6
R+9.5
R+40.4
1,558
R
35.2%Obama622
62.3%McCain1,101
2.5%
R+27.1
D+0.8
R+34.4
1,767
R
36.0%Kerry639
63.9%Bush1,134
0.1%
R+27.9
—
R+25.4
1,775
Baxter Springs, once a cattle-trade hub on the Quapaw Nation boundary, sits in Cherokee County — one of Kansas's most economically distressed corners — where small-town working-class demographics have driven lopsided margins in recent federal cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 49.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 49.7 points.
A population of 3,855, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,404 describe the city.
In 2024, Baxter Springs, Kansas voted Republican by 49.7 points (R+49.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,588 votes cast, 384 went Democratic and 1,174 went Republican.
How many people live in Baxter Springs, Kansas?
Baxter Springs, Kansas has a population of 3,855 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Baxter Springs, Kansas?
Median household income in Baxter Springs, Kansas is $51,404 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Baxter Springs, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Baxter Springs, Kansas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
