Crawford County, Kansas: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+25%. Republican peak: R+57 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+25MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 39,0082024 5-year
- Median household income
- $52,8442024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Montgomery County, IL · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Crawford CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Crawford County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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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 | −56.9% |
| 1896 | +10.2% |
| 1900 | +1.1% |
| 1904 | −38.0% |
| 1908 | −8.3% |
| 1912 | +1.0% |
| 1916 | +5.4% |
| 1920 | −17.8% |
| 1924 | −31.3% |
| 1928 | −26.3% |
| 1932 | +22.3% |
| 1936 | +20.2% |
| 1940 | +4.0% |
| 1944 | −4.7% |
| 1948 | +4.4% |
| 1952 | −12.0% |
| 1956 | −10.2% |
| 1960 | −6.0% |
| 1964 | +24.0% |
| 1968 | −0.9% |
| 1972 | −17.8% |
| 1976 | +10.9% |
| 1980 | −2.4% |
| 1984 | −17.1% |
| 1988 | +5.7% |
| 1992 | +11.4% |
| 1996 | +6.7% |
| 2000 | −0.6% |
| 2004 | −6.1% |
| 2008 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | −5.9% |
| 2016 | −22.7% |
| 2020 | −23.2% |
| 2024 | −25.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,956 | 10,084 | 16,417 | ||
| R | 6,179 | 10,045 | 16,645 | ||
| R | 5,199 | 8,624 | 15,074 | ||
| R | 6,826 | 7,708 | 15,040 | ||
| D | 7,957 | 7,735 | 16,075 | ||
| R | 7,617 | 8,626 | 16,527 | ||
| R | 7,076 | 7,160 | 15,034 | ||
| D | 7,504 | 6,447 | 15,880 | ||
| D | 7,366 | 5,468 | 16,591 | ||
| D | 7,783 | 6,940 | 14,850 | ||
| R | 6,722 | 9,518 | 16,381 | ||
| R | 7,658 | 8,058 | 16,855 | ||
| D | 9,021 | 7,225 | 16,504 | ||
| R | 6,683 | 9,652 | 16,637 | ||
| R | 7,191 | 7,344 | 16,213 | ||
| D | 10,282 | 6,286 | 16,644 | ||
| R | 8,325 | 9,383 | 17,777 | ||
| R | 7,799 | 9,578 | 17,437 | ||
| R | 8,349 | 10,646 | 19,074 | ||
| D | 9,005 | 8,229 | 17,815 | ||
| R | 8,211 | 9,017 | 17,311 | ||
| D | 11,002 | 10,143 | 21,275 | ||
| D | 12,974 | 8,596 | 21,636 | ||
| D | 10,994 | 6,884 | 18,401 | ||
| R | 6,351 | 10,992 | 17,642 | ||
| R | 3,433 | 9,063 | 18,005 | ||
| R | 5,362 | 7,957 | 14,553 | ||
| D | 8,064 | 7,067 | 18,539 | ||
| O | 2,781 | 2,676 | 10,637 | ||
| R | 4,230 | 5,152 | 11,068 | ||
| R | 2,057 | 5,910 | 10,129 | ||
| D | 4,824 | 4,722 | 9,704 | ||
| D | 4,757 | 3,868 | 8,712 | ||
| R | 0 | 4,164 | 7,314 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.9%
Irish
13.7%
English
13.6%
American
12.3%
Italian
5.6%
Scottish
2.8%
French
2.3%
African American
1.4%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 33.6 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
$52,844
Crawford County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Crawford County$52,844
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Crawford County ranks in the bottom 25% 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
20.6%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.2%
Working age (18–64)19.9%
Seniors (65+)12.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.2%
speak English only
Spanish4.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Crawford County's history as a coal and zinc mining hub shaped a working-class Democratic tradition that eroded steadily over recent decades, leaving it now among the more Republican-leaning corners of the state's southeast corner.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-seven points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-five points.
A population of 39,008, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,844 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Montgomery County and Iron County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Crawford County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Crawford County, Kansas voted Republican by 25.1 points (R+25), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,417 votes cast, 5,956 went Democratic and 10,084 went Republican.
What is Crawford County, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Crawford 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 13 times, Republican 20 times, and other 1 times.
When did Crawford County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Crawford County, Kansas voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Crawford County, Kansas?
Crawford County, Kansas has a population of 39,008 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Crawford County, Kansas?
Median household income in Crawford County, Kansas is $52,844 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Crawford County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Crawford County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.