Elk County, Kansas: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+70%. Republican peak: R+71 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+70MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 2,4532024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,6092024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+15 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+71 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Garrard County, KY · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Elk CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Elk 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 | −52.3% |
| 1896 | +4.4% |
| 1900 | −10.9% |
| 1904 | −39.7% |
| 1908 | −9.9% |
| 1912 | +14.6% |
| 1916 | +7.1% |
| 1920 | −33.1% |
| 1924 | −35.2% |
| 1928 | −56.1% |
| 1932 | +12.2% |
| 1936 | −6.7% |
| 1940 | −30.3% |
| 1944 | −40.9% |
| 1948 | −28.5% |
| 1952 | −53.4% |
| 1956 | −40.2% |
| 1960 | −37.7% |
| 1964 | −12.0% |
| 1968 | −40.1% |
| 1972 | −54.6% |
| 1976 | −11.2% |
| 1980 | −43.4% |
| 1984 | −47.6% |
| 1988 | −27.4% |
| 1992 | −15.1% |
| 1996 | −27.1% |
| 2000 | −43.7% |
| 2004 | −49.5% |
| 2008 | −47.4% |
| 2012 | −56.1% |
| 2016 | −70.5% |
| 2020 | −69.4% |
| 2024 | −69.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 191 | 1,123 | 1,338 | ||
| R | 195 | 1,140 | 1,361 | ||
| R | 160 | 1,048 | 1,259 | ||
| R | 281 | 1,049 | 1,369 | ||
| R | 363 | 1,042 | 1,434 | ||
| R | 369 | 1,119 | 1,515 | ||
| R | 402 | 1,080 | 1,550 | ||
| R | 488 | 933 | 1,643 | ||
| R | 485 | 748 | 1,742 | ||
| R | 608 | 1,075 | 1,706 | ||
| R | 452 | 1,301 | 1,785 | ||
| R | 482 | 1,280 | 1,837 | ||
| R | 865 | 1,087 | 1,982 | ||
| R | 428 | 1,522 | 2,002 | ||
| R | 503 | 1,327 | 2,053 | ||
| R | 994 | 1,267 | 2,273 | ||
| R | 823 | 1,830 | 2,673 | ||
| R | 812 | 1,909 | 2,731 | ||
| R | 717 | 2,380 | 3,116 | ||
| R | 1,087 | 1,962 | 3,075 | ||
| R | 954 | 2,283 | 3,246 | ||
| R | 1,478 | 2,774 | 4,283 | ||
| R | 2,059 | 2,355 | 4,423 | ||
| D | 2,239 | 1,746 | 4,057 | ||
| R | 831 | 3,007 | 3,880 | ||
| R | 1,104 | 2,443 | 3,802 | ||
| R | 1,110 | 2,253 | 3,452 | ||
| D | 2,053 | 1,769 | 4,026 | ||
| D | 971 | 605 | 2,511 | ||
| R | 1,187 | 1,454 | 2,687 | ||
| R | 706 | 1,713 | 2,539 | ||
| R | 1,311 | 1,632 | 2,956 | ||
| D | 1,464 | 1,339 | 2,815 | ||
| R | 0 | 1,369 | 2,617 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.8%
American
15.1%
Irish
13.6%
English
12.7%
Scottish
2.4%
Italian
1.8%
French
1.2%
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: 48.8 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
$64,609
Elk County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Elk County$64,609
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Elk 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
10.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.2%
Working age (18–64)10.4%
Seniors (65+)3.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.8%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other Indo-European0.2%
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 55.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Elk County's 2024 presidential margin of R+69.7 places it among the most skewed rural counties in the state, reflecting a sparsely populated ranching economy where fewer than 3,300 residents cast ballots in a politically homogeneous environment.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-one points in 2016. The 2024 margin was seventy points.
A population of 2,453, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,609 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Garrard County and Bedford County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Elk County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Elk County, Kansas voted Republican by 69.7 points (R+70), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,338 votes cast, 191 went Democratic and 1,123 went Republican.
What is Elk County, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Elk County, Kansas in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 4 times, Republican 30 times, and other 0 times.
When did Elk County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Elk County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1932.
How many people live in Elk County, Kansas?
Elk County, Kansas has a population of 2,453 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Elk County, Kansas?
Median household income in Elk County, Kansas is $64,609 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Elk County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Elk County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.