Barber County, Kansas: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+72%. Republican peak: R+74 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+72MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 4,0692024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,9262024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+25 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+74 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Harper County, KS · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Barber CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Barber County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −61.5% |
| 1896 | +9.8% |
| 1900 | −4.7% |
| 1904 | −24.2% |
| 1908 | −11.4% |
| 1912 | +25.4% |
| 1916 | +10.8% |
| 1920 | −36.0% |
| 1924 | −34.4% |
| 1928 | −54.1% |
| 1932 | +15.9% |
| 1936 | +20.8% |
| 1940 | −7.0% |
| 1944 | −17.4% |
| 1948 | −3.1% |
| 1952 | −49.3% |
| 1956 | −36.9% |
| 1960 | −33.3% |
| 1964 | +2.4% |
| 1968 | −29.8% |
| 1972 | −50.9% |
| 1976 | −2.4% |
| 1980 | −32.0% |
| 1984 | −44.4% |
| 1988 | −15.6% |
| 1992 | −16.2% |
| 1996 | −35.4% |
| 2000 | −44.8% |
| 2004 | −49.7% |
| 2008 | −50.2% |
| 2012 | −55.7% |
| 2016 | −69.2% |
| 2020 | −73.6% |
| 2024 | −72.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 288 | 1,854 | 2,170 | ||
| R | 291 | 2,014 | 2,342 | ||
| R | 286 | 1,850 | 2,261 | ||
| R | 482 | 1,772 | 2,314 | ||
| R | 598 | 1,833 | 2,462 | ||
| R | 588 | 1,782 | 2,403 | ||
| R | 637 | 1,755 | 2,498 | ||
| R | 730 | 1,696 | 2,729 | ||
| R | 759 | 1,225 | 2,881 | ||
| R | 1,118 | 1,539 | 2,706 | ||
| R | 806 | 2,112 | 2,940 | ||
| R | 914 | 1,872 | 2,994 | ||
| R | 1,494 | 1,568 | 3,109 | ||
| R | 727 | 2,308 | 3,108 | ||
| R | 1,027 | 2,023 | 3,341 | ||
| D | 1,845 | 1,758 | 3,624 | ||
| R | 1,347 | 2,703 | 4,066 | ||
| R | 1,241 | 2,698 | 3,949 | ||
| R | 1,028 | 3,071 | 4,145 | ||
| R | 1,891 | 2,013 | 3,953 | ||
| R | 1,501 | 2,140 | 3,672 | ||
| R | 2,074 | 2,389 | 4,521 | ||
| D | 2,774 | 1,816 | 4,608 | ||
| D | 2,321 | 1,671 | 4,088 | ||
| R | 871 | 2,984 | 3,904 | ||
| R | 909 | 2,218 | 3,808 | ||
| R | 1,098 | 2,400 | 3,612 | ||
| D | 2,061 | 1,632 | 3,983 | ||
| O | 883 | 295 | 2,317 | ||
| R | 864 | 1,097 | 2,042 | ||
| R | 566 | 967 | 1,659 | ||
| R | 783 | 862 | 1,685 | ||
| D | 729 | 597 | 1,343 | ||
| R | 0 | 1,439 | 2,339 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
26.2%
English
16.1%
Irish
10.7%
American
4.5%
French
1.4%
Scottish
1.4%
Italian
1.3%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 42.5 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
$61,926
Barber County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Barber County$61,926
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Barber 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
11.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.1%
Working age (18–64)8.9%
Seniors (65+)14.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
99.1%
speak English only
Spanish0.4%
Other languages0.3%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 31.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Barber County's sparse, ranch-dominated landscape in south-central Kansas produces some of the state's widest presidential margins, with fewer than 5,400 residents spread across 1,134 square miles of rugged red-bed terrain.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-four points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-two points.
A population of 4,069, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,926 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Harper County and Edwards County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Barber County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Barber County, Kansas voted Republican by 72.2 points (R+72), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,170 votes cast, 288 went Democratic and 1,854 went Republican.
What is Barber County, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Barber 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 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Barber County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Barber County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Barber County, Kansas?
Barber County, Kansas has a population of 4,069 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Barber County, Kansas?
Median household income in Barber County, Kansas is $61,926 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Barber County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Barber County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.