Gove County, Kansas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
18 precincts · 1,396 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -KS063000010KS063000010 | 76 | 541 | 6 | 623 | 12.2% | 86.8% | R+74.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -KS063000050KS063000050 | 23 | 190 | 5 | 218 | 10.6% | 87.2% | R+76.6 |
| Precinct -KS063000040KS063000040 | 24 | 180 | 4 | 208 | 11.5% | 86.5% | R+75.0 |
| Precinct -KS063000090KS063000090 | 11 | 118 | 2 | 131 | 8.4% | 90.1% | R+81.7 |
| Precinct -KS063000030KS063000030 | 9 | 93 | 1 | 103 | 8.7% | 90.3% | R+81.6 |
| Precinct -KS063000060KS063000060 | 5 | 61 | 1 | 67 | 7.5% | 91.0% | R+83.6 |
| Precinct -KS063000020KS063000020 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
| Precinct -KS063000070KS063000070 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 11.1% | 88.9% | R+77.8 |
| Precinct -KS063000080KS063000080 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
| Baker Township Voting District20_20063000010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Gaeland Township Voting District20_20063000020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Gove Township Voting District20_20063000030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Grainfield Township Voting District20_20063000040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Grinnell Township Voting District20_20063000050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Jerome Township Voting District20_20063000060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Larrabee Township Voting District20_20063000070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lewis Township Voting District20_20063000080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Payne Township Voting District20_20063000090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −56.9% |
| 1896 | −14.9% |
| 1900 | −18.3% |
| 1904 | −35.8% |
| 1908 | −15.4% |
| 1912 | +20.2% |
| 1916 | +13.7% |
| 1920 | −52.4% |
| 1924 | −45.4% |
| 1928 | −42.5% |
| 1932 | +6.3% |
| 1936 | −0.8% |
| 1940 | −34.0% |
| 1944 | −45.1% |
| 1948 | −17.4% |
| 1952 | −52.2% |
| 1956 | −45.2% |
| 1960 | −12.4% |
| 1964 | +13.7% |
| 1968 | −27.8% |
| 1972 | −43.3% |
| 1976 | −0.7% |
| 1980 | −48.8% |
| 1984 | −49.6% |
| 1988 | −18.0% |
| 1992 | −24.2% |
| 1996 | −47.6% |
| 2000 | −55.3% |
| 2004 | −64.7% |
| 2008 | −61.7% |
| 2012 | −71.7% |
| 2016 | −73.8% |
| 2020 | −76.5% |
| 2024 | −77.1% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 7.4%86 | 90.7%1,049 | 1,156 |
| 2020 | R | 14.4%210 | 82.2%1,197 | 1,457 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 12 points more Democratic.
1,893 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
−42 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −82 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $36,844 in average income, against $81,053 for residents who stayed — 55% 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 | +41 |
| 2012 | +29 |
| 2013 | +48 |
| 2014 | −38 |
| 2015 | −56 |
| 2016 | −76 |
| 2017 | +3 |
| 2018 | −17 |
| 2019 | +33 |
| 2021 | +60 |
| 2022 | +6 |
| 2023 | −1 |
| 2024 | −72 |
| 2025 | −42 |
Gove County sits in the shortgrass-prairie High Plains and recorded one of the widest presidential margins in Kansas in 2024, with roughly 88% of its roughly 3,000 residents casting ballots for the Republican nominee.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 20.2 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 77.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 0.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 77.1 points.
A population of 2,799, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,029 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Red Willow County and Logan County.
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Gove County, Kansas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/20063/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.