Atchison County, Kansas: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+37%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+37MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 16,2082024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,1122024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+23 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Bates County, MO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Atchison CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Atchison 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 | −50.1% |
| 1896 | −5.7% |
| 1900 | −11.6% |
| 1904 | −30.6% |
| 1908 | −11.0% |
| 1912 | +16.3% |
| 1916 | +0.1% |
| 1920 | −30.9% |
| 1924 | −41.4% |
| 1928 | −27.7% |
| 1932 | +8.2% |
| 1936 | +4.5% |
| 1940 | −12.9% |
| 1944 | −17.4% |
| 1948 | −2.8% |
| 1952 | −29.3% |
| 1956 | −28.3% |
| 1960 | −5.0% |
| 1964 | +23.0% |
| 1968 | −3.3% |
| 1972 | −38.0% |
| 1976 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | −13.5% |
| 1984 | −26.1% |
| 1988 | −1.0% |
| 1992 | +5.8% |
| 1996 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | −3.0% |
| 2004 | −10.7% |
| 2008 | −7.6% |
| 2012 | −20.2% |
| 2016 | −31.3% |
| 2020 | −34.2% |
| 2024 | −37.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,201 | 4,911 | 7,284 | ||
| R | 2,359 | 4,906 | 7,440 | ||
| R | 1,989 | 4,049 | 6,575 | ||
| R | 2,567 | 3,917 | 6,674 | ||
| R | 3,241 | 3,791 | 7,191 | ||
| R | 3,120 | 3,880 | 7,118 | ||
| R | 3,171 | 3,378 | 6,900 | ||
| D | 2,926 | 2,828 | 6,538 | ||
| D | 2,959 | 2,521 | 7,530 | ||
| R | 3,177 | 3,243 | 6,614 | ||
| R | 2,641 | 4,537 | 7,255 | ||
| R | 3,063 | 4,084 | 7,581 | ||
| D | 4,108 | 4,030 | 8,344 | ||
| R | 2,404 | 5,471 | 8,066 | ||
| R | 3,379 | 3,644 | 7,922 | ||
| D | 5,037 | 3,147 | 8,229 | ||
| R | 4,336 | 4,793 | 9,160 | ||
| R | 3,134 | 5,608 | 8,751 | ||
| R | 3,283 | 6,004 | 9,296 | ||
| R | 3,910 | 4,141 | 8,113 | ||
| R | 3,325 | 4,731 | 8,076 | ||
| R | 4,557 | 5,921 | 10,560 | ||
| D | 5,817 | 5,312 | 11,160 | ||
| D | 5,640 | 4,778 | 10,575 | ||
| R | 3,756 | 6,647 | 10,440 | ||
| R | 2,199 | 6,246 | 9,786 | ||
| R | 3,082 | 5,872 | 9,031 | ||
| D | 4,634 | 4,624 | 9,512 | ||
| D | 2,449 | 1,535 | 5,602 | ||
| R | 2,593 | 3,244 | 5,905 | ||
| R | 1,854 | 3,542 | 5,513 | ||
| R | 2,682 | 3,390 | 6,104 | ||
| R | 2,963 | 3,326 | 6,317 | ||
| R | 0 | 2,718 | 5,422 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
29.2%
Irish
15.0%
English
10.1%
American
6.3%
Italian
4.8%
Scottish
2.4%
French
2.3%
African American
2.9%
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: 36.1 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
$61,112
Atchison County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Atchison County$61,112
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Atchison 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
13.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.6%
Working age (18–64)12.2%
Seniors (65+)20.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.0%
speak English only
Spanish2.8%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Other languages0.4%
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 44.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Atchison County sits along the Missouri River in northeastern Kansas, a rural stretch where the 2024 presidential margin reached R+37.4 — reflecting a broader rural realignment that has steadily deepened over the past decade.
The Republican margin here reached fifty points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-seven points.
A population of 16,208, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,112 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bates County and Lincoln County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Atchison County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Atchison County, Kansas voted Republican by 37.2 points (R+37), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,284 votes cast, 2,201 went Democratic and 4,911 went Republican.
What is Atchison County, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Atchison 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 8 times, Republican 26 times, and other 0 times.
When did Atchison County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Atchison County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Atchison County, Kansas?
Atchison County, Kansas has a population of 16,208 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Atchison County, Kansas?
Median household income in Atchison County, Kansas is $61,112 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Atchison County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Atchison County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.