Gray County, Kansas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
16 precincts · 2,193 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -KS069500020KS069500020 | 138 | 618 | 10 | 766 | 18.0% | 80.7% | R+62.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -KS069000070KS069000070 | 57 | 369 | 4 | 430 | 13.3% | 85.8% | R+72.6 |
| Precinct -KS069500010KS069500010 | 41 | 261 | 3 | 305 | 13.4% | 85.6% | R+72.1 |
| Precinct -KS069000050KS069000050 | 41 | 199 | 3 | 243 | 16.9% | 81.9% | R+65.0 |
| Precinct -KS069000020KS069000020 | 14 | 130 | 6 | 150 | 9.3% | 86.7% | R+77.3 |
| Precinct -KS069000030KS069000030 | 25 | 119 | 3 | 147 | 17.0% | 81.0% | R+63.9 |
| Precinct -KS069000060KS069000060 | 3 | 100 | 3 | 106 | 2.8% | 94.3% | R+91.5 |
| Precinct -KS069000040KS069000040 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 46 | 10.9% | 89.1% | R+78.3 |
| Cimarron Township Precinct 120_20069500010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Cimarron Township Precinct 220_20069500020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Copeland Township Voting District20_20069000020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| East Hess Township Voting District20_20069000030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Foote Township Voting District20_20069000040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Ingalls Township Voting District20_20069000050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Logan Township Voting District20_20069000060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Montezuma Township Voting District20_20069000070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −54.4% |
| 1896 | −7.0% |
| 1900 | −12.8% |
| 1904 | −38.9% |
| 1908 | −4.3% |
| 1912 | +18.7% |
| 1916 | +13.4% |
| 1920 | −29.4% |
| 1924 | −30.7% |
| 1928 | −35.9% |
| 1932 | +18.9% |
| 1936 | +31.2% |
| 1940 | −4.6% |
| 1944 | −15.2% |
| 1948 | −8.6% |
| 1952 | −47.5% |
| 1956 | −34.0% |
| 1960 | −21.4% |
| 1964 | +27.5% |
| 1968 | −19.7% |
| 1972 | −40.5% |
| 1976 | +13.8% |
| 1980 | −35.3% |
| 1984 | −50.1% |
| 1988 | −25.2% |
| 1992 | −27.4% |
| 1996 | −51.7% |
| 2000 | −53.2% |
| 2004 | −62.7% |
| 2008 | −57.0% |
| 2012 | −65.3% |
| 2016 | −69.5% |
| 2020 | −68.6% |
| 2024 | −69.0% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 10.5%179 | 86.7%1,476 | 1,702 |
| 2020 | R | 15.6%355 | 79.4%1,811 | 2,280 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 14 points more Democratic.
3,395 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
−62 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −643 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $49,620 in average income, against $90,829 for residents who stayed — 45% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+38.4 on average — 31 points more Democratic-leaning than Gray County, KS itself (R+69.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Ford County, KS26R+38.4
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 | +21 |
| 2012 | −178 |
| 2013 | −21 |
| 2014 | +27 |
| 2015 | −39 |
| 2016 | −103 |
| 2017 | −54 |
| 2018 | −5 |
| 2019 | −159 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | +17 |
| 2023 | +5 |
| 2024 | −92 |
| 2025 | −62 |
Gray County's sparse, agriculture-driven population on the High Plains has delivered Republican presidential margins above 60 points for over a decade, making it a reliable anchor of southwest Kansas's deeply conservative voting bloc.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.2 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 69.5 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 69.0 points.
A population of 5,701, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,122 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cheyenne County and Sioux County.
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Gray County, Kansas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/20069/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.