Cheyenne County, Kansas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
16 precincts · 1,422 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -KS023000080KS023000080 | 85 | 451 | 13 | 549 | 15.5% | 82.1% | R+66.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -KS023000070KS023000070 | 57 | 335 | 10 | 402 | 14.2% | 83.3% | R+69.2 |
| Precinct -KS023000020KS023000020 | 57 | 283 | 7 | 347 | 16.4% | 81.6% | R+65.1 |
| Precinct -KS023000060KS023000060 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 31 | 6.5% | 93.5% | R+87.1 |
| Precinct -KS023000030KS023000030 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
| Precinct -KS023000040KS023000040 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 29 | 13.8% | 86.2% | R+72.4 |
| Precinct -KS023000010KS023000010 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 25 | 4.0% | 92.0% | R+88.0 |
| Precinct -KS023000050KS023000050 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
| Benkelman Township Voting District20_20023000010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Bird City Township Voting District20_20023000020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Calhoun Township Voting District20_20023000030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Cleveland Run Township Voting District20_20023000040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Jaqua Township Voting District20_20023000050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Orlando Township Voting District20_20023000060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Wano 1 Township Voting District20_20023000070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Wano 2 Township Voting District20_20023000080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −50.4% |
| 1896 | −0.8% |
| 1900 | −9.6% |
| 1904 | −57.2% |
| 1908 | −16.4% |
| 1912 | +18.3% |
| 1916 | +18.4% |
| 1920 | −35.2% |
| 1924 | −28.5% |
| 1928 | −41.8% |
| 1932 | +26.1% |
| 1936 | +14.8% |
| 1940 | −28.8% |
| 1944 | −36.9% |
| 1948 | −10.6% |
| 1952 | −52.1% |
| 1956 | −38.0% |
| 1960 | −43.4% |
| 1964 | −12.8% |
| 1968 | −50.2% |
| 1972 | −54.6% |
| 1976 | −13.9% |
| 1980 | −54.0% |
| 1984 | −59.5% |
| 1988 | −29.3% |
| 1992 | −26.0% |
| 1996 | −43.5% |
| 2000 | −55.7% |
| 2004 | −61.1% |
| 2008 | −55.1% |
| 2012 | −64.9% |
| 2016 | −70.5% |
| 2020 | −67.1% |
| 2024 | −68.8% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 10.8%112 | 86.9%903 | 1,039 |
| 2020 | R | 16.4%241 | 79.2%1,168 | 1,474 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 3.4 points more Democratic.
2,028 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
−3 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +6 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $47,413 in average income, against $63,679 for residents who stayed — 26% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
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 | −12 |
| 2012 | −15 |
| 2013 | +16 |
| 2014 | +5 |
| 2015 | −18 |
| 2016 | −5 |
| 2017 | +10 |
| 2018 | −35 |
| 2019 | +24 |
| 2021 | +29 |
| 2022 | −15 |
| 2023 | +19 |
| 2024 | +6 |
| 2025 | −3 |
Cheyenne County sits in the far northwest corner of Kansas, where a sparse, agriculture-driven population consistently produces some of the state's widest Republican presidential margins — hitting R+68.8 in 2024 with barely 3,000 residents.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 26.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 70.5 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 68.8 points.
A population of 2,628, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,429 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Gray County and Sheridan County.
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Cheyenne County, Kansas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/20023/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.