Anderson County, Kansas: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+60%. Republican peak: R+60 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+60MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 7,8342024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,6142024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+60 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Scott County, VA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Anderson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Anderson County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
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 | −46.0% |
| 1896 | +2.9% |
| 1900 | −2.4% |
| 1904 | −26.1% |
| 1908 | −6.3% |
| 1912 | +24.0% |
| 1916 | +6.5% |
| 1920 | −27.8% |
| 1924 | −33.0% |
| 1928 | −30.8% |
| 1932 | +19.3% |
| 1936 | −10.8% |
| 1940 | −29.4% |
| 1944 | −29.9% |
| 1948 | −14.6% |
| 1952 | −46.6% |
| 1956 | −38.3% |
| 1960 | −25.2% |
| 1964 | +9.7% |
| 1968 | −24.3% |
| 1972 | −43.9% |
| 1976 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | −31.6% |
| 1984 | −35.6% |
| 1988 | −9.6% |
| 1992 | −1.1% |
| 1996 | −7.7% |
| 2000 | −18.9% |
| 2004 | −31.2% |
| 2008 | −32.7% |
| 2012 | −40.2% |
| 2016 | −52.6% |
| 2020 | −56.6% |
| 2024 | −59.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 732 | 2,998 | 3,802 | ||
| R | 782 | 2,929 | 3,792 | ||
| R | 672 | 2,435 | 3,350 | ||
| R | 944 | 2,276 | 3,315 | ||
| R | 1,175 | 2,362 | 3,626 | ||
| R | 1,295 | 2,500 | 3,863 | ||
| R | 1,327 | 1,984 | 3,478 | ||
| R | 1,367 | 1,636 | 3,506 | ||
| R | 1,178 | 1,218 | 3,687 | ||
| R | 1,466 | 1,781 | 3,283 | ||
| R | 1,155 | 2,462 | 3,667 | ||
| R | 1,170 | 2,363 | 3,773 | ||
| D | 1,886 | 1,872 | 3,844 | ||
| R | 1,035 | 2,718 | 3,836 | ||
| R | 1,242 | 2,168 | 3,814 | ||
| D | 2,058 | 1,692 | 3,780 | ||
| R | 1,589 | 2,665 | 4,274 | ||
| R | 1,369 | 3,080 | 4,463 | ||
| R | 1,333 | 3,672 | 5,018 | ||
| R | 2,071 | 2,787 | 4,902 | ||
| R | 1,649 | 3,060 | 4,716 | ||
| R | 2,114 | 3,886 | 6,033 | ||
| R | 2,767 | 3,452 | 6,318 | ||
| D | 3,580 | 2,408 | 6,076 | ||
| R | 1,874 | 3,562 | 5,485 | ||
| R | 1,421 | 3,101 | 5,085 | ||
| R | 1,708 | 3,068 | 4,884 | ||
| D | 2,739 | 2,386 | 5,429 | ||
| D | 1,365 | 618 | 3,108 | ||
| R | 1,512 | 1,722 | 3,360 | ||
| R | 1,043 | 1,891 | 3,246 | ||
| R | 1,757 | 1,846 | 3,663 | ||
| D | 1,890 | 1,780 | 3,742 | ||
| O | 0 | 1,476 | 3,208 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
37.6%
English
13.5%
Irish
12.5%
American
3.0%
Scottish
2.2%
Italian
1.5%
Polish
0.7%
African American
0.9%
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: 40.0 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
$70,614
Anderson County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Anderson County$70,614
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Anderson 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
11.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.4%
Working age (18–64)10.4%
Seniors (65+)5.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European5.9%
Spanish1.3%
Other languages0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anderson County's rural character and small population—anchored by the county seat of Garnett—has produced some of the widest presidential margins in the state, with Republicans carrying the county by roughly 60 points in 2024.
The Republican margin here reached sixty points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty points.
A median household income of $70,614, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 7,834 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Scott County and Linn County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Anderson County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Anderson County, Kansas voted Republican by 59.6 points (R+60), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,802 votes cast, 732 went Democratic and 2,998 went Republican.
What is Anderson County, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Anderson County, Kansas in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 6 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.
When did Anderson County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Anderson County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Anderson County, Kansas?
Anderson County, Kansas has a population of 7,834 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Anderson County, Kansas?
Median household income in Anderson County, Kansas is $70,614 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Anderson County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Anderson County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.