Allen County, Kansas: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+46%. Republican peak: R+57 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+46MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 12,4832024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,6892024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+8 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Crowley County, CO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Allen CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Allen County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −47.4% |
| 1896 | −5.0% |
| 1900 | −12.6% |
| 1904 | −43.0% |
| 1908 | −11.5% |
| 1912 | +1.0% |
| 1916 | −0.9% |
| 1920 | −37.5% |
| 1924 | −44.9% |
| 1928 | −57.2% |
| 1932 | −2.9% |
| 1936 | −22.1% |
| 1940 | −33.3% |
| 1944 | −37.7% |
| 1948 | −23.6% |
| 1952 | −47.2% |
| 1956 | −42.6% |
| 1960 | −32.1% |
| 1964 | +8.4% |
| 1968 | −27.9% |
| 1972 | −41.1% |
| 1976 | −8.5% |
| 1980 | −28.5% |
| 1984 | −40.7% |
| 1988 | −17.6% |
| 1992 | −0.6% |
| 1996 | −8.4% |
| 2000 | −21.6% |
| 2004 | −33.1% |
| 2008 | −23.3% |
| 2012 | −27.3% |
| 2016 | −40.3% |
| 2020 | −44.9% |
| 2024 | −46.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,445 | 4,029 | 5,620 | ||
| R | 1,570 | 4,218 | 5,892 | ||
| R | 1,433 | 3,651 | 5,509 | ||
| R | 1,869 | 3,316 | 5,310 | ||
| R | 2,189 | 3,552 | 5,859 | ||
| R | 1,922 | 3,867 | 5,873 | ||
| R | 2,132 | 3,379 | 5,766 | ||
| R | 2,299 | 2,797 | 5,943 | ||
| R | 2,312 | 2,351 | 6,430 | ||
| R | 2,392 | 3,429 | 5,898 | ||
| R | 1,778 | 4,267 | 6,117 | ||
| R | 2,009 | 3,811 | 6,317 | ||
| R | 2,746 | 3,269 | 6,141 | ||
| R | 1,610 | 3,938 | 5,669 | ||
| R | 1,875 | 3,520 | 5,900 | ||
| D | 3,369 | 2,841 | 6,252 | ||
| R | 2,540 | 4,947 | 7,508 | ||
| R | 2,143 | 5,342 | 7,508 | ||
| R | 2,160 | 6,045 | 8,236 | ||
| R | 2,891 | 4,704 | 7,685 | ||
| R | 2,262 | 5,032 | 7,340 | ||
| R | 3,178 | 6,376 | 9,600 | ||
| R | 3,869 | 6,071 | 9,945 | ||
| R | 4,249 | 4,510 | 8,936 | ||
| R | 1,803 | 6,695 | 8,550 | ||
| R | 2,181 | 6,101 | 8,723 | ||
| R | 2,272 | 5,091 | 7,522 | ||
| R | 4,053 | 4,129 | 8,641 | ||
| D | 1,739 | 1,692 | 4,825 | ||
| R | 2,579 | 3,283 | 6,102 | ||
| R | 1,380 | 3,754 | 5,516 | ||
| R | 2,073 | 2,680 | 4,823 | ||
| R | 1,656 | 1,833 | 3,552 | ||
| O | 0 | 1,398 | 2,947 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.8%
American
14.4%
Irish
12.6%
English
12.1%
Scottish
1.7%
French
1.1%
Italian
1.0%
African American
2.2%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 41.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$60,689
Allen County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Allen County$60,689
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Allen County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.9%
Working age (18–64)9.6%
Seniors (65+)4.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.5%
speak English only
Spanish1.9%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Allen County's 2024 presidential margin of R+46.1 reflects a broader pattern of lopsided Republican dominance across rural southeast Kansas, where small-town economies and sparse population have shifted voting patterns sharply over the past two decades.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-seven points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-six points.
A population of 12,483, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,689 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Crowley County and Quay County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Allen County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Allen County, Kansas voted Republican by 46.0 points (R+46), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,620 votes cast, 1,445 went Democratic and 4,029 went Republican.
What is Allen County, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Allen County, Kansas in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 2 times, Republican 31 times, and other 1 times.
When did Allen County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Allen County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Allen County, Kansas?
Allen County, Kansas has a population of 12,483 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Allen County, Kansas?
Median household income in Allen County, Kansas is $60,689 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Allen County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Allen County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.