Harper County, Kansas: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+64%. Republican peak: R+64 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+64MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 5,4002024 5-year
- Median household income
- $53,4882024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+29 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Decatur County, KS · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Harper CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Harper 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 | −59.5% |
| 1896 | +23.9% |
| 1900 | +2.8% |
| 1904 | −36.5% |
| 1908 | −2.8% |
| 1912 | +29.0% |
| 1916 | +17.4% |
| 1920 | −26.3% |
| 1924 | −22.4% |
| 1928 | −56.8% |
| 1932 | +14.5% |
| 1936 | +16.2% |
| 1940 | −12.6% |
| 1944 | −28.6% |
| 1948 | −20.8% |
| 1952 | −58.2% |
| 1956 | −40.5% |
| 1960 | −37.2% |
| 1964 | −4.1% |
| 1968 | −36.4% |
| 1972 | −54.7% |
| 1976 | −2.7% |
| 1980 | −36.0% |
| 1984 | −47.2% |
| 1988 | −21.6% |
| 1992 | −15.6% |
| 1996 | −35.0% |
| 2000 | −39.5% |
| 2004 | −48.7% |
| 2008 | −45.2% |
| 2012 | −50.6% |
| 2016 | −62.0% |
| 2020 | −63.7% |
| 2024 | −63.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 437 | 2,072 | 2,565 | ||
| R | 461 | 2,168 | 2,678 | ||
| R | 393 | 1,996 | 2,587 | ||
| R | 550 | 1,759 | 2,389 | ||
| R | 736 | 1,999 | 2,796 | ||
| R | 727 | 2,154 | 2,930 | ||
| R | 869 | 2,076 | 3,055 | ||
| R | 836 | 1,941 | 3,159 | ||
| R | 845 | 1,371 | 3,378 | ||
| R | 1,235 | 1,941 | 3,268 | ||
| R | 893 | 2,521 | 3,449 | ||
| R | 990 | 2,254 | 3,512 | ||
| R | 1,681 | 1,777 | 3,554 | ||
| R | 729 | 2,628 | 3,471 | ||
| R | 1,015 | 2,351 | 3,674 | ||
| R | 1,813 | 1,969 | 3,810 | ||
| R | 1,439 | 3,158 | 4,622 | ||
| R | 1,311 | 3,111 | 4,445 | ||
| R | 927 | 3,575 | 4,547 | ||
| R | 1,752 | 2,702 | 4,560 | ||
| R | 1,573 | 2,849 | 4,468 | ||
| R | 2,478 | 3,205 | 5,751 | ||
| D | 3,391 | 2,441 | 5,854 | ||
| D | 2,860 | 2,116 | 5,145 | ||
| R | 1,005 | 3,712 | 4,768 | ||
| R | 1,321 | 2,280 | 4,282 | ||
| R | 1,486 | 2,593 | 4,206 | ||
| D | 2,648 | 1,797 | 4,884 | ||
| O | 1,274 | 365 | 3,138 | ||
| R | 1,404 | 1,490 | 3,075 | ||
| R | 597 | 1,459 | 2,364 | ||
| D | 1,261 | 1,190 | 2,530 | ||
| D | 1,332 | 812 | 2,173 | ||
| R | 0 | 1,986 | 3,339 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.2%
English
11.5%
Irish
9.9%
American
9.8%
French
2.6%
Scottish
2.1%
Italian
1.0%
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: 40.6 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
$53,488
Harper County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Harper County$53,488
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Harper County ranks in the bottom 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
17.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.2%
Working age (18–64)14.6%
Seniors (65+)16.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.4%
speak English only
Spanish1.7%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Harper County's R+64 margin in 2024 places it among the most uniformly Republican counties in Kansas, a pattern consistent with its sparse, agriculturally dependent population on the Oklahoma border.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-four points in 2024. The 2024 margin was sixty-four points.
A population of 5,400, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,488 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Decatur County and Wabaunsee County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Harper County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Harper County, Kansas voted Republican by 63.7 points (R+64), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,565 votes cast, 437 went Democratic and 2,072 went Republican.
What is Harper County, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Harper 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 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Harper County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Harper County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Harper County, Kansas?
Harper County, Kansas has a population of 5,400 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Harper County, Kansas?
Median household income in Harper County, Kansas is $53,488 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Harper County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Harper County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.