Bourbon County, Kansas: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+54%. Republican peak: R+54 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+54MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 14,3942024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,2382024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+21 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Laclede County, MO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Bourbon CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Bourbon 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 | −50.3% |
| 1896 | +2.8% |
| 1900 | −3.8% |
| 1904 | −26.1% |
| 1908 | −0.2% |
| 1912 | +14.2% |
| 1916 | +20.5% |
| 1920 | −7.0% |
| 1924 | −15.8% |
| 1928 | −52.6% |
| 1932 | +13.0% |
| 1936 | +2.8% |
| 1940 | −8.0% |
| 1944 | −13.8% |
| 1948 | −4.2% |
| 1952 | −31.2% |
| 1956 | −25.3% |
| 1960 | −26.6% |
| 1964 | +9.4% |
| 1968 | −24.9% |
| 1972 | −42.0% |
| 1976 | −5.1% |
| 1980 | −23.0% |
| 1984 | −37.8% |
| 1988 | −16.4% |
| 1992 | −5.1% |
| 1996 | −12.5% |
| 2000 | −26.0% |
| 2004 | −32.2% |
| 2008 | −27.2% |
| 2012 | −33.7% |
| 2016 | −50.0% |
| 2020 | −52.2% |
| 2024 | −53.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,426 | 4,921 | 6,490 | ||
| R | 1,541 | 5,023 | 6,676 | ||
| R | 1,336 | 4,424 | 6,175 | ||
| R | 1,996 | 4,102 | 6,254 | ||
| R | 2,394 | 4,240 | 6,781 | ||
| R | 2,216 | 4,372 | 6,686 | ||
| R | 2,211 | 3,852 | 6,308 | ||
| R | 2,491 | 3,318 | 6,614 | ||
| R | 2,509 | 2,876 | 7,159 | ||
| R | 2,623 | 3,660 | 6,332 | ||
| R | 2,175 | 4,858 | 7,102 | ||
| R | 2,605 | 4,263 | 7,199 | ||
| R | 3,237 | 3,589 | 6,929 | ||
| R | 1,912 | 4,776 | 6,814 | ||
| R | 2,241 | 3,983 | 7,004 | ||
| D | 3,980 | 3,290 | 7,323 | ||
| R | 2,928 | 5,062 | 8,031 | ||
| R | 3,151 | 5,306 | 8,504 | ||
| R | 3,023 | 5,785 | 8,864 | ||
| R | 3,879 | 4,225 | 8,215 | ||
| R | 3,622 | 4,790 | 8,451 | ||
| R | 4,898 | 5,751 | 10,727 | ||
| D | 5,714 | 5,402 | 11,120 | ||
| D | 5,577 | 4,277 | 10,035 | ||
| R | 2,223 | 7,251 | 9,556 | ||
| R | 2,850 | 4,210 | 8,598 | ||
| R | 3,632 | 4,194 | 8,051 | ||
| D | 5,209 | 3,370 | 8,967 | ||
| D | 2,209 | 1,448 | 5,355 | ||
| R | 2,686 | 2,695 | 5,634 | ||
| R | 1,808 | 3,234 | 5,457 | ||
| R | 2,799 | 3,024 | 5,888 | ||
| D | 3,067 | 2,900 | 6,017 | ||
| R | 0 | 2,863 | 5,692 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.7%
American
15.0%
English
14.2%
Irish
12.9%
French
2.3%
Scottish
2.2%
Italian
1.8%
African American
1.4%
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: 39.1 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
$59,238
Bourbon County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bourbon County$59,238
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Bourbon 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
13.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.8%
Working age (18–64)12.7%
Seniors (65+)4.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.0%
speak English only
Spanish1.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Bourbon County's economy centers on agriculture and small manufacturing, and its population has declined steadily since the mid-20th century. In 2024 it delivered one of Kansas's widest presidential margins, at R+54.1.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-four points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-four points.
A population of 14,394, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,238 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Laclede County and Polk County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Bourbon County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bourbon County, Kansas voted Republican by 53.9 points (R+54), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,490 votes cast, 1,426 went Democratic and 4,921 went Republican.
What is Bourbon County, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Bourbon 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 6 times, Republican 28 times, and other 0 times.
When did Bourbon County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bourbon County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Bourbon County, Kansas?
Bourbon County, Kansas has a population of 14,394 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bourbon County, Kansas?
Median household income in Bourbon County, Kansas is $59,238 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Bourbon County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bourbon County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 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.