Gray County, Kansas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+69%. Republican peak: R+69 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+69MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 5,7012024 5-year
- Median household income
- $79,1222024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 16.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+31 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+69 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Thomas County, KS · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Gray CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Gray County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −45.4% |
| 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 | −68.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 319 | 1,799 | 2,150 | ||
| R | 341 | 1,911 | 2,288 | ||
| R | 263 | 1,698 | 2,066 | ||
| R | 324 | 1,603 | 1,958 | ||
| R | 436 | 1,643 | 2,119 | ||
| R | 408 | 1,816 | 2,245 | ||
| R | 482 | 1,631 | 2,160 | ||
| R | 404 | 1,457 | 2,037 | ||
| R | 443 | 1,039 | 2,173 | ||
| R | 696 | 1,180 | 1,917 | ||
| R | 514 | 1,580 | 2,126 | ||
| R | 583 | 1,310 | 2,057 | ||
| D | 1,111 | 837 | 1,989 | ||
| R | 511 | 1,235 | 1,786 | ||
| R | 612 | 952 | 1,723 | ||
| D | 1,136 | 643 | 1,793 | ||
| R | 744 | 1,150 | 1,899 | ||
| R | 627 | 1,278 | 1,914 | ||
| R | 537 | 1,515 | 2,061 | ||
| R | 869 | 1,035 | 1,928 | ||
| R | 775 | 1,057 | 1,854 | ||
| R | 962 | 1,056 | 2,036 | ||
| D | 1,459 | 764 | 2,225 | ||
| D | 1,348 | 910 | 2,317 | ||
| R | 606 | 1,294 | 1,918 | ||
| R | 463 | 959 | 1,616 | ||
| R | 507 | 962 | 1,547 | ||
| D | 889 | 660 | 1,707 | ||
| O | 243 | 112 | 702 | ||
| R | 338 | 372 | 795 | ||
| R | 113 | 285 | 442 | ||
| R | 145 | 188 | 337 | ||
| R | 133 | 153 | 286 | ||
| O | 0 | 229 | 504 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
37.4%
English
7.4%
Irish
6.0%
American
3.9%
Polish
1.4%
French
0.7%
Scottish
0.5%
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: 37.9 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
$79,122
Gray County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Gray County$79,122
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Gray County ranks in the top 25% 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
8.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.3%
Working age (18–64)6.1%
Seniors (65+)3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
81.0%
speak English only
Spanish10.4%
Other Indo-European7.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 30.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-nine points in 2016. The 2024 margin was sixty-nine points.
A population of 5,701, a 90% 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 Thomas County and Hodgeman County. A non-English-speaking share of 19% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Gray County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Gray County, Kansas voted Republican by 68.8 points (R+69), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,150 votes cast, 319 went Democratic and 1,799 went Republican.
What is Gray County, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Gray County, Kansas in the "Texan Right" typology — East Texas and the Piney Woods — solidly Republican, with a meaningful Latino presence. 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 5 times, Republican 27 times, and other 2 times.
When did Gray County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Gray County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Gray County, Kansas?
Gray County, Kansas has a population of 5,701 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Gray County, Kansas?
Median household income in Gray County, Kansas is $79,122 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Gray County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Gray County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.