Cherokee County, Kansas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
90 precincts · 8,717 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -KS021000170KS021000170 | 237 | 723 | 16 | 976 | 24.3% | 74.1% | R+49.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -KS021000030KS021000030 | 146 | 461 | 8 | 615 | 23.7% | 75.0% | R+51.2 |
| Precinct -KS021000140KS021000140 | 99 | 270 | 10 | 379 | 26.1% | 71.2% | R+45.1 |
| Precinct -KS02100004AKS02100004A | 72 | 268 | 9 | 349 | 20.6% | 76.8% | R+56.2 |
| Precinct -KS021000110KS021000110 | 61 | 283 | 5 | 349 | 17.5% | 81.1% | R+63.6 |
| Precinct -KS021000360KS021000360 | 63 | 274 | 1 | 338 | 18.6% | 81.1% | R+62.4 |
| Precinct -KS021000200KS021000200 | 49 | 277 | 5 | 331 | 14.8% | 83.7% | R+68.9 |
| Precinct -KS021000070KS021000070 | 98 | 227 | 4 | 329 | 29.8% | 69.0% | R+39.2 |
| Precinct -KS02100030AKS02100030A | 65 | 245 | 4 | 314 | 20.7% | 78.0% | R+57.3 |
| Precinct -KS021000010KS021000010 | 88 | 216 | 5 | 309 | 28.5% | 69.9% | R+41.4 |
| Precinct -KS021000250KS021000250 | 60 | 241 | 6 | 307 | 19.5% | 78.5% | R+59.0 |
| Precinct -KS02100018AKS02100018A | 60 | 237 | 7 | 304 | 19.7% | 78.0% | R+58.2 |
| Precinct -KS021000080KS021000080 | 71 | 187 | 5 | 263 | 27.0% | 71.1% | R+44.1 |
| Precinct -KS021000340KS021000340 | 37 | 219 | 1 | 257 | 14.4% | 85.2% | R+70.8 |
| Precinct -KS021000020KS021000020 | 60 | 174 | 7 | 241 | 24.9% | 72.2% | R+47.3 |
| Precinct -KS021000120KS021000120 | 55 | 175 | 3 | 233 | 23.6% | 75.1% | R+51.5 |
| Precinct -KS02100037AKS02100037A | 50 | 177 | 2 | 229 | 21.8% | 77.3% | R+55.5 |
| Precinct -KS021000090KS021000090 | 63 | 155 | 7 | 225 | 28.0% | 68.9% | R+40.9 |
| Precinct -KS021000999KS021000999 | 79 | 131 | 7 | 217 | 36.4% | 60.4% | R+24.0 |
| Precinct -KS02100013AKS02100013A | 47 | 159 | 7 | 213 | 22.1% | 74.6% | R+52.6 |
| Precinct -KS02100010AKS02100010A | 46 | 162 | 1 | 209 | 22.0% | 77.5% | R+55.5 |
| Precinct -KS021000210KS021000210 | 28 | 168 | 7 | 203 | 13.8% | 82.8% | R+69.0 |
| Precinct -KS021000060KS021000060 | 51 | 130 | 9 | 190 | 26.8% | 68.4% | R+41.6 |
| Precinct -KS02100015AKS02100015A | 40 | 140 | 6 | 186 | 21.5% | 75.3% | R+53.8 |
| Precinct -KS021000050KS021000050 | 44 | 118 | 3 | 165 | 26.7% | 71.5% | R+44.8 |
| Precinct -KS021000190KS021000190 | 22 | 113 | 0 | 135 | 16.3% | 83.7% | R+67.4 |
| Precinct -KS021000280KS021000280 | 34 | 85 | 2 | 121 | 28.1% | 70.2% | R+42.1 |
| Precinct -KS021000290KS021000290 | 31 | 85 | 1 | 117 | 26.5% | 72.6% | R+46.2 |
| Precinct -KS021000350KS021000350 | 19 | 90 | 3 | 112 | 17.0% | 80.4% | R+63.4 |
| Precinct -KS021000220KS021000220 | 20 | 82 | 1 | 103 | 19.4% | 79.6% | R+60.2 |
| Precinct -KS021000270KS021000270 | 15 | 72 | 3 | 90 | 16.7% | 80.0% | R+63.3 |
| Precinct -KS021000320KS021000320 | 13 | 56 | 3 | 72 | 18.1% | 77.8% | R+59.7 |
| Precinct -KS021000240KS021000240 | 10 | 54 | 2 | 66 | 15.2% | 81.8% | R+66.7 |
| Precinct -KS021000330KS021000330 | 12 | 49 | 2 | 63 | 19.0% | 77.8% | R+58.7 |
| Precinct -KS021000310KS021000310 | 20 | 39 | 1 | 60 | 33.3% | 65.0% | R+31.7 |
| Precinct -KS021000230KS021000230 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 47 | 10.6% | 89.4% | R+78.7 |
| Baxter Springs Ward 120_20021000010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Baxter Springs Ward 220_20021000020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Baxter Springs Ward 320_20021000030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Baxter Springs Ward 420_2002100004A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Baxter Springs Ward 4 Exclave20_2002100004B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Cherokee Township Voting District20_20021000050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Columbus Ward 120_20021000060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Columbus Ward 220_20021000070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Columbus Ward 320_20021000080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Columbus Ward 420_20021000090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Columbus Ward 520_2002100010A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Columbus Ward 5 Exclave20_2002100010B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Crawford Township Voting District20_20021000110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Galena Ward 120_20021000120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Galena Ward 220_2002100013A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Galena Ward 2 Exclave A City Park20_2002100013B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Galena Ward 2 Exclave B20_2002100013C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Galena Ward 2 Exclave C20_2002100013D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Galena Ward 320_20021000140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Galena Ward 420_2002100015A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Galena Ward 4 Exclave20_2002100015B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Galena Ward 520_20021000160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Garden Township Lowell Voting District20_20021000170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Garden Township Stanley Mine Enclave A Voting District20_2002100018B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Garden Township Stanley Mine Enclave B Voting District20_2002100018C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Garden Township Stanley Mine Voting District20_2002100018A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lola Township Voting District20_20021000190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lowell Township Voting District20_20021000200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lyon Township Voting District20_20021000210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Mineral Township Voting District20_20021000220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Neosho Township Faulkner Voting District20_20021000230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Neosho Township Melrose Voting District20_20021000240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Pleasant View Township Voting District20_20021000250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Roseland City Voting District20_20021000260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Ross Township Belleview Voting District20_20021000270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Ross Township Roseland Voting District20_20021000280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Ross Township West Mineral Voting District20_20021000290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Salamanca Township Enclave Voting District20_2002100030B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Salamanca Township Voting District20_2002100030A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Scammon Ward 120_20021000310 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Scammon Ward 220_20021000320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Scammon Ward 320_20021000330 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Shawnee Township Voting District20_20021000340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Sheridan Township Voting District20_20021000350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Spring Valley Township Neutral Voting District20_20021000360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Spring Valley Township Spring Valley Enclave A Voting District20_2002100037B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Spring Valley Township Spring Valley Enclave B Voting District20_2002100037C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Spring Valley Township Spring Valley Voting District20_2002100037A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Treece City Voting District20_20021000380 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Weir Ward 120_2002100039A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Weir Ward 220_20021000400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Weir Ward 320_20021000410 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| West Mineral City Exclave Big Brutus Voting District20_2002100042B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| West Mineral City Voting District20_2002100042A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −41.4% |
| 1896 | +18.4% |
| 1900 | +8.3% |
| 1904 | −28.4% |
| 1908 | −0.8% |
| 1912 | +8.6% |
| 1916 | +15.9% |
| 1920 | −16.7% |
| 1924 | −23.0% |
| 1928 | −35.7% |
| 1932 | +28.6% |
| 1936 | +18.3% |
| 1940 | +0.5% |
| 1944 | −9.9% |
| 1948 | +2.5% |
| 1952 | −15.2% |
| 1956 | −17.2% |
| 1960 | −13.6% |
| 1964 | +21.0% |
| 1968 | −6.9% |
| 1972 | −35.8% |
| 1976 | +13.0% |
| 1980 | −13.7% |
| 1984 | −22.4% |
| 1988 | −2.5% |
| 1992 | +5.1% |
| 1996 | −4.1% |
| 2000 | −13.5% |
| 2004 | −23.8% |
| 2008 | −23.7% |
| 2012 | −29.5% |
| 2016 | −47.9% |
| 2020 | −50.1% |
| 2024 | −52.9% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 23.3%1,492 | 73.6%4,716 | 6,407 |
| 2020 | R | 26.2%2,368 | 68.6%6,216 | 9,055 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 21 points more Democratic.
15,617 registered voters · 2025
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+67 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −885 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $40,153 in average income, against $62,017 for residents who stayed — 35% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+42.9 on average — 10 points more Democratic-leaning than Cherokee County, KS itself (R+52.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Jasper County, MO131R+46.7
- Crawford County, KS85R+25.3
- Ottawa County, OK55R+53.5
- Newton County, MO33R+58.6
- Labette County, KS24R+38.2
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Jasper County, MO146
- Crawford County, KS66
- Ottawa County, OK50
- Newton County, MO39
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −129 |
| 2012 | −155 |
| 2013 | −233 |
| 2014 | −115 |
| 2015 | −206 |
| 2016 | −296 |
| 2017 | −72 |
| 2018 | −47 |
| 2019 | −54 |
| 2021 | +9 |
| 2022 | −16 |
| 2023 | +166 |
| 2024 | +196 |
| 2025 | +67 |
Cherokee County, bordering Missouri and Oklahoma, posted an R+52.9 margin in 2024, reflecting the deep Republican alignment that has taken hold across rural, post-industrial corners of the Midwest over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.6 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 52.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 52.9 points.
A population of 19,151, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,668 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pleasants County and Adams County.
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Cherokee County, Kansas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/20021/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.