Cherokee County, Kansas: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+53%. Republican peak: R+58 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+53MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 19,1512024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,6682024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+29 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Brown County, IL · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Cherokee CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Cherokee 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 | −57.6% |
| 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 | −52.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,970 | 6,584 | 8,740 | ||
| R | 2,194 | 6,766 | 9,128 | ||
| R | 2,005 | 6,182 | 8,718 | ||
| R | 2,930 | 5,456 | 8,571 | ||
| R | 3,594 | 5,886 | 9,665 | ||
| R | 3,726 | 6,083 | 9,913 | ||
| R | 3,783 | 5,014 | 9,130 | ||
| R | 3,771 | 4,138 | 9,043 | ||
| D | 4,083 | 3,589 | 9,757 | ||
| R | 4,069 | 4,281 | 8,402 | ||
| R | 3,663 | 5,801 | 9,553 | ||
| R | 3,969 | 5,296 | 9,662 | ||
| D | 5,154 | 3,957 | 9,218 | ||
| R | 2,806 | 6,019 | 8,980 | ||
| R | 3,597 | 4,211 | 8,872 | ||
| D | 5,720 | 3,730 | 9,497 | ||
| R | 4,366 | 5,753 | 10,192 | ||
| R | 4,112 | 5,824 | 9,975 | ||
| R | 4,597 | 6,261 | 10,914 | ||
| D | 4,854 | 4,616 | 9,663 | ||
| R | 4,468 | 5,458 | 9,988 | ||
| D | 6,670 | 6,600 | 13,396 | ||
| D | 7,894 | 5,445 | 13,408 | ||
| D | 7,442 | 4,045 | 11,880 | ||
| R | 3,442 | 7,478 | 11,296 | ||
| R | 3,071 | 5,437 | 10,278 | ||
| R | 3,832 | 5,466 | 9,790 | ||
| D | 6,188 | 4,350 | 11,585 | ||
| O | 2,641 | 1,994 | 7,513 | ||
| R | 3,819 | 3,893 | 8,795 | ||
| R | 2,253 | 4,586 | 8,217 | ||
| D | 5,302 | 4,478 | 9,911 | ||
| D | 5,108 | 3,505 | 8,719 | ||
| R | 0 | 3,751 | 6,508 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.5%
American
13.8%
Irish
12.7%
English
11.0%
Italian
2.7%
Scottish
2.3%
French
1.5%
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: 42.2 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
$57,668
Cherokee County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Cherokee County$57,668
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Cherokee 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
14.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.5%
Working age (18–64)14.8%
Seniors (65+)15.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.9%
speak English only
Spanish1.2%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at fifty-eight points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-three points.
A median household income of $57,668, a 14% poverty rate, and a 87% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Brown County and Texas County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Cherokee County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cherokee County, Kansas voted Republican by 52.8 points (R+53), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,740 votes cast, 1,970 went Democratic and 6,584 went Republican.
What is Cherokee County, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Cherokee County, Kansas in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology — Deeply Republican, heavily Baptist counties of the Deep South. 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 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did Cherokee County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cherokee County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Cherokee County, Kansas?
Cherokee County, Kansas has a population of 19,151 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cherokee County, Kansas?
Median household income in Cherokee County, Kansas is $57,668 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Cherokee County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cherokee County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.