- Lead
- 22,059
- Total
- 58,041
- vs nation
- D+39.5
- Turnout
- 62.1%
Douglas County, KS
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
President results by year
2024 turnout 62.1% of 95,167 citizens 18+
- Lead
- 23,499
- Total
- 59,495
- vs nation
- D+35.0
- Turnout
- 63.9%
- Lead
- 16,507
- Total
- 51,031
- vs nation
- D+30.3
- Turnout
- 58.4%
- Lead
- 11,866
- Total
- 48,464
- vs nation
- D+20.6
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 16,469
- Total
- 53,398
- vs nation
- D+23.6
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 8,090
- Total
- 50,111
- vs nation
- D+18.6
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 1,187
- Total
- 39,838
- vs nation
- D+2.5
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 2,000
- Total
- 37,800
- vs nation
- R+3.2
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+38.0MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 120,3022024 5-year
- Population density
- 264 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 456 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $69,7462024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 76.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+39.5 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58.4 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Benton County, OR · twin score 98.0
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
- 2024 turnout
- 62.1%59,054 participants ÷ 95,167 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +12.1 ptsVolatile
- Drop-off vs state
- -6.8 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026
- 49.9%–54.6%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
| Cycle | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Series | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59,054 | 95,167 ± 800 | 62.1% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2022Mid | 48,406 | 93,463 ± 801 | 51.8% | Audited | C/A |
| 60,140 | 94,114 ± 840 | 63.9% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2018Mid | 50,922 | 91,581 ± 799 | 55.6% | Audited | A/A |
| 52,164 | 89,390 ± 582 | 58.4% | Audited | A/A | |
| 48,464 | 85,538 | 56.7% | Derived | — | |
| 53,398 | 88,224 | 60.5% | Derived | — | |
| 50,111 | 90,910 extrapolated | 55.1% | Derived | — |
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
- 2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.
- 2022: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 154/183.
- 2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
- 2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
- 2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
- 2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
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Precinct data
Results by precinct
101 precincts · 58,041 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -KS045000700KS045000700 | 1,450 | 610 | 43 | 2,103 | 68.9% | 29.0% | D+39.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -KS045000430KS045000430 | 1,181 | 513 | 16 | 1,710 | 69.1% | 30.0% | D+39.1 |
| Precinct -KS045000690KS045000690 | 1,069 | 445 | 21 | 1,535 | 69.6% | 29.0% | D+40.7 |
| Precinct -KS045000450KS045000450 | 985 | 427 | 11 | 1,423 | 69.2% | 30.0% | D+39.2 |
| Precinct -KS045000490KS045000490 | 926 | 430 | 20 | 1,376 | 67.3% | 31.3% | D+36.0 |
| Precinct -KS045000180KS045000180 | 1,008 | 347 | 20 | 1,375 | 73.3% | 25.2% | D+48.1 |
| Precinct -KS045000200KS045000200 | 990 | 321 | 27 | 1,338 | 74.0% | 24.0% | D+50.0 |
| Precinct -KS045000910KS045000910 | 996 | 250 | 23 | 1,269 | 78.5% | 19.7% | D+58.8 |
| Precinct -KS045000380KS045000380 | 877 | 331 | 20 | 1,228 | 71.4% | 27.0% | D+44.5 |
| Precinct -KS045001110KS045001110 | 486 | 698 | 24 | 1,208 | 40.2% | 57.8% | R+17.5 |
| Precinct -KS045000480KS045000480 | 859 | 255 | 17 | 1,131 | 76.0% | 22.5% | D+53.4 |
| Precinct -KS045000170KS045000170 | 818 | 279 | 16 | 1,113 | 73.5% | 25.1% | D+48.4 |
| Precinct -KS045000120KS045000120 | 816 | 259 | 13 | 1,088 | 75.0% | 23.8% | D+51.2 |
| Precinct -KS045000620KS045000620 | 425 | 632 | 18 | 1,075 | 39.5% | 58.8% | R+19.3 |
| Precinct -KS045000610KS045000610 | 461 | 563 | 22 | 1,046 | 44.1% | 53.8% | R+9.8 |
| Precinct -KS045000600KS045000600 | 486 | 536 | 18 | 1,040 | 46.7% | 51.5% | R+4.8 |
| Precinct -KS045000190KS045000190 | 728 | 289 | 7 | 1,024 | 71.1% | 28.2% | D+42.9 |
| Precinct -KS045000140KS045000140 | 685 | 275 | 16 | 976 | 70.2% | 28.2% | D+42.0 |
| Precinct -KS045000150KS045000150 | 788 | 148 | 9 | 945 | 83.4% | 15.7% | D+67.7 |
| Precinct -KS045000560KS045000560 | 476 | 442 | 26 | 944 | 50.4% | 46.8% | D+3.6 |
| Precinct -KS045000220KS045000220 | 676 | 230 | 22 | 928 | 72.8% | 24.8% | D+48.1 |
| Precinct -KS045000660KS045000660 | 380 | 495 | 17 | 892 | 42.6% | 55.5% | R+12.9 |
| Precinct -KS045000370KS045000370 | 621 | 259 | 10 | 890 | 69.8% | 29.1% | D+40.7 |
| Precinct -KS045000130KS045000130 | 727 | 142 | 12 | 881 | 82.5% | 16.1% | D+66.4 |
| Precinct -KS045000540KS045000540 | 374 | 449 | 19 | 842 | 44.4% | 53.3% | R+8.9 |
| Precinct -KS045000950KS045000950 | 591 | 220 | 13 | 824 | 71.7% | 26.7% | D+45.0 |
| Precinct -KS045000310KS045000310 | 620 | 190 | 11 | 821 | 75.5% | 23.1% | D+52.4 |
| Precinct -KS045000060KS045000060 | 578 | 226 | 11 | 815 | 70.9% | 27.7% | D+43.2 |
| Precinct -KS045000530KS045000530 | 300 | 471 | 11 | 782 | 38.4% | 60.2% | R+21.9 |
| Precinct -KS045000360KS045000360 | 563 | 198 | 18 | 779 | 72.3% | 25.4% | D+46.9 |
| Precinct -KS045000460KS045000460 | 547 | 186 | 18 | 751 | 72.8% | 24.8% | D+48.1 |
| Precinct -KS045000160KS045000160 | 588 | 146 | 13 | 747 | 78.7% | 19.5% | D+59.2 |
| Precinct -KS045000030KS045000030 | 642 | 90 | 8 | 740 | 86.8% | 12.2% | D+74.6 |
| Precinct -KS045000320KS045000320 | 525 | 178 | 18 | 721 | 72.8% | 24.7% | D+48.1 |
| Precinct -KS045000400KS045000400 | 650 | 53 | 15 | 718 | 90.5% | 7.4% | D+83.1 |
| Precinct -KS045000670KS045000670 | 356 | 344 | 14 | 714 | 49.9% | 48.2% | D+1.7 |
| Precinct -KS045000390KS045000390 | 637 | 57 | 7 | 701 | 90.9% | 8.1% | D+82.7 |
| Precinct -KS045000330KS045000330 | 591 | 71 | 7 | 669 | 88.3% | 10.6% | D+77.7 |
| Precinct -KS045000110KS045000110 | 509 | 108 | 6 | 623 | 81.7% | 17.3% | D+64.4 |
| Precinct -KS045000240KS045000240 | 470 | 142 | 8 | 620 | 75.8% | 22.9% | D+52.9 |
| Precinct -KS045000050KS045000050 | 452 | 160 | 7 | 619 | 73.0% | 25.8% | D+47.2 |
| Precinct -KS045000270KS045000270 | 500 | 100 | 8 | 608 | 82.2% | 16.4% | D+65.8 |
| Precinct -KS045000280KS045000280 | 494 | 93 | 10 | 597 | 82.7% | 15.6% | D+67.2 |
| Precinct -KS045000020KS045000020 | 524 | 58 | 6 | 588 | 89.1% | 9.9% | D+79.3 |
| Precinct -KS045000290KS045000290 | 455 | 113 | 7 | 575 | 79.1% | 19.7% | D+59.5 |
| Precinct -KS045001060KS045001060 | 261 | 295 | 8 | 564 | 46.3% | 52.3% | R+6.0 |
| Precinct -KS045000440KS045000440 | 361 | 173 | 10 | 544 | 66.4% | 31.8% | D+34.6 |
| Precinct -KS045000590KS045000590 | 247 | 276 | 20 | 543 | 45.5% | 50.8% | R+5.3 |
| Precinct -KS045000010KS045000010 | 450 | 78 | 6 | 534 | 84.3% | 14.6% | D+69.7 |
| Precinct -KS045000040KS045000040 | 418 | 95 | 12 | 525 | 79.6% | 18.1% | D+61.5 |
| Precinct -KS045000470KS045000470 | 345 | 171 | 8 | 524 | 65.8% | 32.6% | D+33.2 |
| Precinct -KS045000230KS045000230 | 419 | 98 | 6 | 523 | 80.1% | 18.7% | D+61.4 |
| Precinct -KS045000340KS045000340 | 452 | 54 | 7 | 513 | 88.1% | 10.5% | D+77.6 |
| Precinct -KS045000570KS045000570 | 203 | 281 | 6 | 490 | 41.4% | 57.3% | R+15.9 |
| Precinct -KS045000510KS045000510 | 233 | 244 | 7 | 484 | 48.1% | 50.4% | R+2.3 |
| Precinct -KS045001030KS045001030 | 207 | 249 | 8 | 464 | 44.6% | 53.7% | R+9.1 |
| Precinct -KS045001090KS045001090 | 196 | 230 | 13 | 439 | 44.6% | 52.4% | R+7.7 |
| Precinct -KS045000730KS045000730 | 296 | 137 | 3 | 436 | 67.9% | 31.4% | D+36.5 |
| Precinct -KS045000260KS045000260 | 377 | 49 | 7 | 433 | 87.1% | 11.3% | D+75.8 |
| Precinct -KS045000210KS045000210 | 378 | 51 | 2 | 431 | 87.7% | 11.8% | D+75.9 |
| Precinct -KS045000890KS045000890 | 323 | 99 | 5 | 427 | 75.6% | 23.2% | D+52.5 |
| Precinct -KS045000300KS045000300 | 303 | 90 | 7 | 400 | 75.8% | 22.5% | D+53.3 |
| Precinct -KS045000080KS045000080 | 320 | 62 | 6 | 388 | 82.5% | 16.0% | D+66.5 |
| Precinct -KS045000420KS045000420 | 268 | 107 | 10 | 385 | 69.6% | 27.8% | D+41.8 |
| Precinct -KS045000090KS045000090 | 305 | 50 | 8 | 363 | 84.0% | 13.8% | D+70.2 |
| Precinct -KS045000350KS045000350 | 307 | 42 | 2 | 351 | 87.5% | 12.0% | D+75.5 |
| Precinct -KS045000940KS045000940 | 280 | 64 | 6 | 350 | 80.0% | 18.3% | D+61.7 |
| Precinct -KS045001130KS045001130 | 170 | 135 | 8 | 313 | 54.3% | 43.1% | D+11.2 |
| Precinct -KS045000250KS045000250 | 257 | 49 | 4 | 310 | 82.9% | 15.8% | D+67.1 |
| Precinct -KS045000820KS045000820 | 232 | 68 | 5 | 305 | 76.1% | 22.3% | D+53.8 |
| Precinct -KS045000920KS045000920 | 206 | 58 | 6 | 270 | 76.3% | 21.5% | D+54.8 |
| Precinct -KS045000070KS045000070 | 219 | 35 | 4 | 258 | 84.9% | 13.6% | D+71.3 |
| Precinct -KS045000900KS045000900 | 169 | 81 | 8 | 258 | 65.5% | 31.4% | D+34.1 |
| Precinct -KS045000630KS045000630 | 114 | 133 | 1 | 248 | 46.0% | 53.6% | R+7.7 |
| Precinct -KS045000580KS045000580 | 114 | 124 | 4 | 242 | 47.1% | 51.2% | R+4.1 |
| Precinct -KS045001050KS045001050 | 60 | 170 | 3 | 233 | 25.8% | 73.0% | R+47.2 |
| Precinct -KS045000650KS045000650 | 116 | 108 | 2 | 226 | 51.3% | 47.8% | D+3.5 |
| Precinct -KS045000640KS045000640 | 148 | 67 | 4 | 219 | 67.6% | 30.6% | D+37.0 |
| Precinct -KS045000960KS045000960 | 141 | 72 | 4 | 217 | 65.0% | 33.2% | D+31.8 |
| Precinct -KS045000550KS045000550 | 89 | 83 | 4 | 176 | 50.6% | 47.2% | D+3.4 |
| Precinct -KS045001000KS045001000 | 62 | 108 | 5 | 175 | 35.4% | 61.7% | R+26.3 |
| Precinct -KS045000100KS045000100 | 125 | 36 | 4 | 165 | 75.8% | 21.8% | D+53.9 |
| Precinct -KS045000850KS045000850 | 113 | 18 | 3 | 134 | 84.3% | 13.4% | D+70.9 |
| Precinct -KS045000720KS045000720 | 89 | 37 | 1 | 127 | 70.1% | 29.1% | D+40.9 |
| Precinct -KS045001100KS045001100 | 39 | 53 | 4 | 96 | 40.6% | 55.2% | R+14.6 |
| Precinct -KS045001150KS045001150 | 21 | 62 | 1 | 84 | 25.0% | 73.8% | R+48.8 |
| Precinct -KS045000990KS045000990 | 46 | 29 | 2 | 77 | 59.7% | 37.7% | D+22.1 |
| Precinct -KS045000810KS045000810 | 39 | 26 | 3 | 68 | 57.4% | 38.2% | D+19.1 |
| Precinct -KS045000520KS045000520 | 16 | 47 | 1 | 64 | 25.0% | 73.4% | R+48.4 |
| Precinct -KS045000800KS045000800 | 42 | 20 | 2 | 64 | 65.6% | 31.3% | D+34.4 |
| Precinct -KS045000500KS045000500 | 20 | 28 | 0 | 48 | 41.7% | 58.3% | R+16.7 |
| Precinct -KS045000840KS045000840 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 90.9% | 6.8% | D+84.1 |
| Precinct -KS045000750KS045000750 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 77.4% | 22.6% | D+54.8 |
| Precinct -KS045000780KS045000780 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 23 | 47.8% | 52.2% | R+4.3 |
| Precinct -KS045001140KS045001140 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 55.6% | 38.9% | D+16.7 |
| Precinct -KS045000970KS045000970 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
| Precinct -KS045000760KS045000760 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 66.7% | 26.7% | D+40.0 |
| Precinct -KS045000770KS045000770 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 100.0% | 0.0% | D+100.0 |
| Precinct -KS045000790KS045000790 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% | R+33.3 |
| Precinct -KS045001120KS045001120 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100.0% | 0.0% | D+100.0 |
| Precinct -KS045001040KS045001040 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% | 0.0% | D+100.0 |
presidential history
Party record book
Douglas County, KS · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
68.6%
40,785 votes · D+39.5
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 68.2%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
78.7%
8,887 votes · R+58.4
Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · 75.3%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
40,785votes
68.6% of the vote · D+39.5
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 39,582 votes
Republican
George W. Bush2004
20,544votes
41.0% of the vote · D+16.1
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 18,975 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
+39.5pts D vs U.S.
Place D+38.0 · U.S. R+1.5
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · +35.0 pts
Republican
Benjamin Harrison1892
+59.0pts R vs U.S.
Place R+57.3 · U.S. D+1.7
Runner-up · Wendell Willkie, 1940 · +51.6 pts
Current officeholders
Seats representing Douglas County, KS. A county elects none of these itself — they are the members for the 2 congressional, 4 state senate and 5 state house districts it falls inside, so parts of the county are represented by different members.
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
| Year | Vote lead | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 69.2%39,190 | 30.8%17,426 | 56,616 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 18 points more Democratic than the rolls.
80,376 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
−729 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +284 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $54,238 in average income, against $89,539 for residents who stayed — 39% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+3.2 on average — 41 points more Republican-leaning than Douglas County, KS itself (D+38.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Johnson County, KS618D+8.5
- Shawnee County, KS321D+0.5
- Jackson County, MO178D+19.3
- Leavenworth County, KS128R+22.8
- Franklin County, KS125R+40.1
- Sedgwick County, KS117R+13.8
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Johnson County, KS745
- Shawnee County, KS331
- Jackson County, MO299
- Wyandotte County, KS119
- Franklin County, KS112
- Leavenworth County, KS106
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 | +24 |
| 2012 | −446 |
| 2013 | +273 |
| 2014 | +560 |
| 2015 | +284 |
| 2016 | +301 |
| 2017 | −39 |
| 2018 | +33 |
| 2019 | +342 |
| 2021 | +334 |
| 2022 | +33 |
| 2023 | −55 |
| 2024 | −631 |
| 2025 | −729 |
Douglas County's lopsided margins trace directly to Lawrence, a college town anchored by the University of Kansas. That campus concentration makes it a consistent outlier in an otherwise reliably Republican state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 39.5 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 58.4 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 38.0 points.
A population of 120,302, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,746 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Benton County and Boone County.
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