Jackson County, Kansas: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+42%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1952.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+42MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 13,3412024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,2152024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 82.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+14 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 1952MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lincoln County, NE · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Jackson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Jackson County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
—
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 | −46.2% |
| 1896 | −4.9% |
| 1900 | −13.4% |
| 1904 | −44.8% |
| 1908 | −18.8% |
| 1912 | +13.7% |
| 1916 | −8.3% |
| 1920 | −41.0% |
| 1924 | −48.1% |
| 1928 | −49.7% |
| 1932 | +2.5% |
| 1936 | −6.0% |
| 1940 | −28.3% |
| 1944 | −39.9% |
| 1948 | −23.4% |
| 1952 | −50.7% |
| 1956 | −43.7% |
| 1960 | −35.2% |
| 1964 | −8.4% |
| 1968 | −32.9% |
| 1972 | −46.5% |
| 1976 | −12.0% |
| 1980 | −33.0% |
| 1984 | −34.7% |
| 1988 | −9.8% |
| 1992 | −6.0% |
| 1996 | −12.8% |
| 2000 | −19.3% |
| 2004 | −28.3% |
| 2008 | −24.0% |
| 2012 | −29.2% |
| 2016 | −41.7% |
| 2020 | −40.0% |
| 2024 | −42.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,799 | 4,557 | 6,499 | ||
| R | 1,881 | 4,517 | 6,584 | ||
| R | 1,512 | 3,939 | 5,818 | ||
| R | 1,901 | 3,527 | 5,561 | ||
| R | 2,308 | 3,811 | 6,253 | ||
| R | 2,064 | 3,730 | 5,888 | ||
| R | 1,990 | 3,001 | 5,250 | ||
| R | 1,983 | 2,682 | 5,460 | ||
| R | 1,639 | 1,970 | 5,552 | ||
| R | 2,261 | 2,759 | 5,075 | ||
| R | 1,667 | 3,466 | 5,179 | ||
| R | 1,537 | 3,211 | 5,070 | ||
| R | 2,129 | 2,725 | 4,968 | ||
| R | 1,191 | 3,363 | 4,672 | ||
| R | 1,225 | 2,678 | 4,411 | ||
| R | 1,971 | 2,334 | 4,336 | ||
| R | 1,567 | 3,279 | 4,861 | ||
| R | 1,356 | 3,469 | 4,837 | ||
| R | 1,358 | 4,161 | 5,527 | ||
| R | 1,958 | 3,166 | 5,165 | ||
| R | 1,567 | 3,665 | 5,257 | ||
| R | 2,397 | 4,306 | 6,737 | ||
| R | 3,265 | 3,680 | 6,959 | ||
| D | 3,442 | 3,271 | 6,799 | ||
| R | 1,602 | 4,811 | 6,453 | ||
| R | 1,419 | 4,391 | 6,177 | ||
| R | 1,562 | 3,753 | 5,346 | ||
| R | 2,914 | 3,451 | 6,459 | ||
| D | 1,565 | 1,027 | 3,923 | ||
| R | 1,494 | 2,201 | 3,753 | ||
| R | 919 | 2,547 | 3,637 | ||
| R | 1,745 | 2,291 | 4,079 | ||
| R | 1,955 | 2,158 | 4,146 | ||
| O | 0 | 1,594 | 3,448 | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
27.2%
Irish
13.9%
English
13.2%
American
7.5%
French
2.2%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.7%
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: 41.2 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
$75,215
Jackson County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Jackson County$75,215
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Jackson 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
6.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 184.6%
Working age (18–64)7.0%
Seniors (65+)2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.0%
speak English only
Spanish3.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.5%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 72.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Jackson County's small-town and agricultural character anchors it firmly in northeastern Kansas's Republican column, with the 2024 presidential contest decided by more than 42 points — a margin typical of the region's low-density prairie counties.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-one points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-two points.
A population of 13,341, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,215 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lincoln County and Woodson County.
Most similar counties
Compare two places, side by side
Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →
Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Jackson County, Kansas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/20085/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0
More stable rural right counties
Frequently asked questions
How did Jackson County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jackson County, Kansas voted Republican by 42.4 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,499 votes cast, 1,799 went Democratic and 4,557 went Republican.
What is Jackson County, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Jackson 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 2 times, Republican 31 times, and other 1 times.
When did Jackson County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jackson County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1932.
How many people live in Jackson County, Kansas?
Jackson County, Kansas has a population of 13,341 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jackson County, Kansas?
Median household income in Jackson County, Kansas is $75,215 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Jackson County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Jackson County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.