Brown County, Kansas: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+48%. Republican peak: R+61 in 1952.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+48MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 9,3432024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,2332024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+5 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 1952MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Coffey County, KS · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Brown CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Brown 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 | −45.7% |
| 1896 | −4.7% |
| 1900 | −15.3% |
| 1904 | −41.6% |
| 1908 | −14.9% |
| 1912 | +5.4% |
| 1916 | −9.6% |
| 1920 | −45.6% |
| 1924 | −46.2% |
| 1928 | −53.8% |
| 1932 | −16.2% |
| 1936 | −24.9% |
| 1940 | −38.9% |
| 1944 | −46.2% |
| 1948 | −37.0% |
| 1952 | −61.3% |
| 1956 | −54.2% |
| 1960 | −45.0% |
| 1964 | −14.7% |
| 1968 | −47.0% |
| 1972 | −59.9% |
| 1976 | −31.7% |
| 1980 | −41.9% |
| 1984 | −49.2% |
| 1988 | −27.8% |
| 1992 | −13.7% |
| 1996 | −24.4% |
| 2000 | −31.4% |
| 2004 | −41.3% |
| 2008 | −38.1% |
| 2012 | −43.9% |
| 2016 | −50.2% |
| 2020 | −48.3% |
| 2024 | −47.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,065 | 3,106 | 4,274 | ||
| R | 1,104 | 3,262 | 4,471 | ||
| R | 863 | 2,906 | 4,073 | ||
| R | 1,076 | 2,829 | 3,993 | ||
| R | 1,317 | 2,985 | 4,376 | ||
| R | 1,268 | 3,092 | 4,418 | ||
| R | 1,512 | 2,985 | 4,691 | ||
| R | 1,529 | 2,688 | 4,751 | ||
| R | 1,476 | 2,203 | 5,294 | ||
| R | 1,719 | 3,059 | 4,812 | ||
| R | 1,303 | 3,894 | 5,264 | ||
| R | 1,370 | 3,598 | 5,322 | ||
| R | 1,745 | 3,407 | 5,245 | ||
| R | 1,038 | 4,314 | 5,466 | ||
| R | 1,199 | 3,748 | 5,420 | ||
| R | 2,386 | 3,213 | 5,636 | ||
| R | 1,773 | 4,707 | 6,515 | ||
| R | 1,519 | 5,138 | 6,677 | ||
| R | 1,440 | 6,031 | 7,491 | ||
| R | 2,060 | 4,518 | 6,646 | ||
| R | 1,817 | 4,947 | 6,779 | ||
| R | 2,633 | 6,008 | 8,684 | ||
| R | 3,495 | 5,814 | 9,320 | ||
| R | 3,604 | 5,005 | 8,669 | ||
| R | 2,005 | 6,692 | 8,717 | ||
| R | 1,866 | 5,647 | 8,191 | ||
| R | 1,937 | 5,249 | 7,262 | ||
| R | 3,503 | 4,282 | 8,100 | ||
| D | 1,774 | 1,512 | 4,840 | ||
| R | 2,044 | 2,778 | 4,933 | ||
| R | 1,244 | 3,158 | 4,602 | ||
| R | 2,298 | 3,137 | 5,494 | ||
| R | 2,618 | 2,879 | 5,574 | ||
| O | 0 | 2,252 | 4,924 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
29.8%
English
10.8%
Irish
9.5%
American
6.8%
Scottish
1.6%
French
1.5%
Polish
0.9%
African American
1.3%
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: 41.7 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
$62,233
Brown County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Brown County$62,233
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Brown 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
13.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.8%
Working age (18–64)13.3%
Seniors (65+)14.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.0%
speak English only
Spanish1.3%
Other languages0.5%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Brown County's rural, agricultural economy and sparse population anchor a consistent Republican tilt — its 2024 presidential margin of nearly 48 points reflects a pattern that has held across multiple election cycles.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-one points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-eight points.
A population of 9,343, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,233 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Coffey County and Phillips County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Brown County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Brown County, Kansas voted Republican by 47.8 points (R+48), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,274 votes cast, 1,065 went Democratic and 3,106 went Republican.
What is Brown County, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Brown County, Kansas in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 1 times, Republican 32 times, and other 1 times.
When did Brown County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Brown County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1912.
How many people live in Brown County, Kansas?
Brown County, Kansas has a population of 9,343 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Brown County, Kansas?
Median household income in Brown County, Kansas is $62,233 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Brown County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Brown County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.