† 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
GroupRussellKansasUnited States
German44.1%23.3%12.5%
Irish8.3%11.3%9.4%
English7.6%12.4%9.5%
American4.1%5.6%5.3%
French3.1%1.8%1.6%
Russian2.2%——
Italian2.0%2.0%4.8%
Dutch1.8%——
Mexican4.4%10.4%11.3%
Spanish0.7%——
Puerto Rican0.6%0.6%1.8%
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
Russell
Kansas
United States
Median age
40.7
37.5
39.1
Age 18–24
5.7%
10.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
24.4%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Russell
Kansas
United States
Median household income
$56,832
$74,275
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.8%
11.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
19.0%
35.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Russell
Kansas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
0.8%
12.2%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Russell
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.
Russell, Kansas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−52.1%
2008
−53.1%
2012
−60.4%
2016
−64.8%
2020
−60.5%
2024
−56.4%
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
20.6%Harris404
77.0%Trump1,508
2.3%
R+56.4
D+4.1
R+54.9
1,958
R
18.5%Biden387
79.0%Trump1,655
2.6%
R+60.5
D+4.3
R+64.9
2,096
R
15.0%Clinton285
79.8%Trump1,512
5.1%
R+64.8
R+4.4
R+66.9
1,894
R
19.1%Obama370
79.5%Romney1,540
1.4%
R+60.4
R+7.2
R+64.2
1,938
R
22.4%Obama445
75.5%McCain1,502
2.1%
R+53.1
R+1.0
R+60.4
1,989
R
23.0%Kerry498
75.1%Bush1,629
1.9%
R+52.1
—
R+49.7
2,169
Russell City sits in Russell County, a reliably Republican corner of the High Plains where oil production has historically shaped both the local economy and its political culture.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 64.8 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.1 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 56.4 points.
A population of 4,217, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,832 describe the city.
In 2024, Russell, Kansas voted Republican by 56.4 points (R+56.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,958 votes cast, 404 went Democratic and 1,508 went Republican.
How many people live in Russell, Kansas?
Russell, Kansas has a population of 4,217 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Russell, Kansas?
Median household income in Russell, Kansas is $56,832 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Russell, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Russell, Kansas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
