Greenwood County, Kansas: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+61%. Republican peak: R+61 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+61MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 5,9192024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,0422024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+10 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Morris County, KS · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Greenwood CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Greenwood 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 | −50.3% |
| 1896 | +5.8% |
| 1900 | −6.9% |
| 1904 | −32.3% |
| 1908 | −20.6% |
| 1912 | +10.3% |
| 1916 | −0.2% |
| 1920 | −38.8% |
| 1924 | −36.5% |
| 1928 | −57.7% |
| 1932 | +5.3% |
| 1936 | +0.4% |
| 1940 | −21.4% |
| 1944 | −28.6% |
| 1948 | −15.8% |
| 1952 | −47.9% |
| 1956 | −40.4% |
| 1960 | −35.1% |
| 1964 | −13.9% |
| 1968 | −40.8% |
| 1972 | −52.1% |
| 1976 | −14.0% |
| 1980 | −34.8% |
| 1984 | −42.0% |
| 1988 | −21.4% |
| 1992 | −3.9% |
| 1996 | −22.7% |
| 2000 | −38.3% |
| 2004 | −42.3% |
| 2008 | −43.7% |
| 2012 | −52.4% |
| 2016 | −59.0% |
| 2020 | −60.9% |
| 2024 | −60.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 541 | 2,299 | 2,892 | ||
| R | 569 | 2,444 | 3,077 | ||
| R | 485 | 2,160 | 2,840 | ||
| R | 478 | 1,590 | 2,123 | ||
| R | 622 | 1,619 | 2,279 | ||
| R | 911 | 2,282 | 3,244 | ||
| R | 1,027 | 2,392 | 3,561 | ||
| R | 1,108 | 1,932 | 3,635 | ||
| R | 1,262 | 1,411 | 3,853 | ||
| R | 1,421 | 2,217 | 3,716 | ||
| R | 1,173 | 2,901 | 4,118 | ||
| R | 1,241 | 2,685 | 4,155 | ||
| R | 1,737 | 2,319 | 4,144 | ||
| R | 951 | 3,157 | 4,238 | ||
| R | 1,122 | 2,937 | 4,451 | ||
| R | 2,048 | 2,717 | 4,801 | ||
| R | 1,804 | 3,758 | 5,571 | ||
| R | 1,763 | 4,164 | 5,948 | ||
| R | 1,743 | 4,974 | 6,749 | ||
| R | 2,574 | 3,553 | 6,200 | ||
| R | 2,187 | 3,959 | 6,187 | ||
| R | 3,160 | 4,893 | 8,109 | ||
| D | 4,176 | 4,146 | 8,345 | ||
| D | 4,002 | 3,592 | 7,747 | ||
| R | 1,554 | 5,863 | 7,466 | ||
| R | 1,794 | 4,181 | 6,531 | ||
| R | 1,478 | 3,422 | 5,007 | ||
| R | 2,956 | 2,971 | 6,154 | ||
| O | 1,334 | 954 | 3,694 | ||
| R | 1,545 | 2,370 | 4,006 | ||
| R | 1,211 | 2,458 | 3,859 | ||
| R | 1,917 | 2,204 | 4,137 | ||
| D | 2,064 | 1,835 | 3,922 | ||
| R | 0 | 1,781 | 3,538 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
23.3%
English
17.6%
Irish
13.8%
American
9.1%
French
3.0%
Scottish
1.9%
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: 47.8 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
$60,042
Greenwood County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Greenwood County$60,042
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Greenwood 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
13.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.0%
Working age (18–64)12.2%
Seniors (65+)12.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.7%
speak English only
Spanish1.9%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Greenwood County's R+61 margin in 2024 places it among the most skewed presidential results in Kansas, reflecting a sparsely populated Flint Hills ranching economy where Republican alignment has deepened steadily over recent cycles.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-one points in 2020. The 2024 margin was sixty-one points.
A population of 5,919, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,042 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Morris County and Cloud County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Greenwood County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Greenwood County, Kansas voted Republican by 60.8 points (R+61), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,892 votes cast, 541 went Democratic and 2,299 went Republican.
What is Greenwood County, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Greenwood 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 3 times, Republican 30 times, and other 1 times.
When did Greenwood County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Greenwood County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Greenwood County, Kansas?
Greenwood County, Kansas has a population of 5,919 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Greenwood County, Kansas?
Median household income in Greenwood County, Kansas is $60,042 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Greenwood County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Greenwood County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 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.