Ellis County, Kansas: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+46%. Republican peak: R+66 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+46MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 28,9202024 5-year
- Median household income
- $63,0842024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+57 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+66 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Trego County, KS · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Ellis CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Ellis 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 | −65.6% |
| 1896 | +38.6% |
| 1900 | +32.2% |
| 1904 | −4.1% |
| 1908 | +29.3% |
| 1912 | +56.6% |
| 1916 | +31.8% |
| 1920 | −51.8% |
| 1924 | −24.2% |
| 1928 | +32.8% |
| 1932 | +50.0% |
| 1936 | +49.7% |
| 1940 | −4.7% |
| 1944 | −20.5% |
| 1948 | +18.0% |
| 1952 | −31.8% |
| 1956 | −18.7% |
| 1960 | +29.6% |
| 1964 | +38.8% |
| 1968 | −1.6% |
| 1972 | −13.8% |
| 1976 | +13.9% |
| 1980 | −15.8% |
| 1984 | −36.5% |
| 1988 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | −22.3% |
| 2000 | −23.2% |
| 2004 | −31.7% |
| 2008 | −33.7% |
| 2012 | −45.6% |
| 2016 | −47.5% |
| 2020 | −43.6% |
| 2024 | −45.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,511 | 9,743 | 13,568 | ||
| R | 3,737 | 9,758 | 13,800 | ||
| R | 2,742 | 8,466 | 12,062 | ||
| R | 3,057 | 8,399 | 11,714 | ||
| R | 4,010 | 8,207 | 12,447 | ||
| R | 4,033 | 7,891 | 12,187 | ||
| R | 3,926 | 6,516 | 11,160 | ||
| R | 4,142 | 6,809 | 11,952 | ||
| D | 4,544 | 3,985 | 12,453 | ||
| D | 5,289 | 5,194 | 10,672 | ||
| R | 3,457 | 7,509 | 11,099 | ||
| R | 3,940 | 5,634 | 10,724 | ||
| D | 6,280 | 4,719 | 11,240 | ||
| R | 4,113 | 5,463 | 9,813 | ||
| R | 3,809 | 3,944 | 8,441 | ||
| D | 5,553 | 2,440 | 8,020 | ||
| D | 5,815 | 3,156 | 8,977 | ||
| R | 3,058 | 4,466 | 7,528 | ||
| R | 2,528 | 4,882 | 7,413 | ||
| D | 3,863 | 2,676 | 6,606 | ||
| R | 2,218 | 3,369 | 5,603 | ||
| R | 3,299 | 3,622 | 6,946 | ||
| D | 4,834 | 1,622 | 6,469 | ||
| D | 4,449 | 1,465 | 5,970 | ||
| D | 3,364 | 1,700 | 5,075 | ||
| R | 842 | 1,763 | 3,802 | ||
| R | 740 | 2,385 | 3,173 | ||
| D | 2,335 | 1,186 | 3,608 | ||
| D | 1,381 | 175 | 2,129 | ||
| D | 1,421 | 768 | 2,226 | ||
| R | 928 | 1,009 | 1,976 | ||
| D | 1,228 | 627 | 1,869 | ||
| D | 1,051 | 460 | 1,533 | ||
| R | 0 | 1,069 | 1,629 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
46.1%
Irish
12.0%
English
8.8%
Italian
3.7%
American
3.0%
French
1.6%
Scottish
1.4%
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: 33.2 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
$63,084
Ellis County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Ellis County$63,084
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Ellis 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
18.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.4%
Working age (18–64)19.9%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.8%
speak English only
Spanish4.1%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
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 30.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Ellis County, anchored by Hays and Fort Hays State University, posts presidential margins above R+45 despite a modest college-town presence — a sign that regional identity outweighs the usual campus-driven moderation seen elsewhere.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-six points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-six points.
A population of 28,920, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,084 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Trego County and Rush County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Ellis County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ellis County, Kansas voted Republican by 45.9 points (R+46), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,568 votes cast, 3,511 went Democratic and 9,743 went Republican.
What is Ellis County, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Ellis 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 14 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did Ellis County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ellis County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Ellis County, Kansas?
Ellis County, Kansas has a population of 28,920 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ellis County, Kansas?
Median household income in Ellis County, Kansas is $63,084 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Ellis County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ellis County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.