Labette County, Kansas: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+38%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+38MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 19,8692024 5-year
- Median household income
- $56,3252024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+15 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Shelby County, IL · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Labette CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Labette 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 | −50.6% |
| 1896 | +6.7% |
| 1900 | +1.6% |
| 1904 | −32.7% |
| 1908 | −8.5% |
| 1912 | +15.2% |
| 1916 | +8.7% |
| 1920 | −19.9% |
| 1924 | −30.4% |
| 1928 | −49.9% |
| 1932 | +13.6% |
| 1936 | +9.8% |
| 1940 | −8.9% |
| 1944 | −16.1% |
| 1948 | −1.5% |
| 1952 | −24.5% |
| 1956 | −19.1% |
| 1960 | −17.5% |
| 1964 | +13.1% |
| 1968 | −14.2% |
| 1972 | −32.3% |
| 1976 | +6.4% |
| 1980 | −13.1% |
| 1984 | −28.4% |
| 1988 | −7.1% |
| 1992 | +8.1% |
| 1996 | −3.8% |
| 2000 | −8.6% |
| 2004 | −19.5% |
| 2008 | −12.9% |
| 2012 | −20.2% |
| 2016 | −37.0% |
| 2020 | −36.0% |
| 2024 | −38.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,352 | 5,328 | 7,806 | ||
| R | 2,655 | 5,735 | 8,563 | ||
| R | 2,291 | 5,335 | 8,218 | ||
| R | 3,117 | 4,742 | 8,037 | ||
| R | 3,839 | 5,001 | 9,031 | ||
| R | 3,615 | 5,400 | 9,139 | ||
| R | 3,745 | 4,475 | 8,538 | ||
| R | 3,931 | 4,283 | 9,380 | ||
| D | 4,196 | 3,368 | 10,177 | ||
| R | 4,433 | 5,125 | 9,684 | ||
| R | 3,631 | 6,542 | 10,260 | ||
| R | 3,947 | 5,244 | 9,921 | ||
| D | 5,294 | 4,640 | 10,177 | ||
| R | 3,210 | 6,399 | 9,881 | ||
| R | 3,974 | 5,503 | 10,750 | ||
| D | 6,208 | 4,761 | 11,062 | ||
| R | 5,248 | 7,491 | 12,807 | ||
| R | 5,202 | 7,677 | 12,936 | ||
| R | 5,219 | 8,624 | 13,913 | ||
| R | 6,113 | 6,298 | 12,565 | ||
| R | 5,398 | 7,480 | 12,926 | ||
| R | 6,860 | 8,210 | 15,157 | ||
| D | 8,050 | 6,610 | 14,719 | ||
| D | 7,667 | 5,794 | 13,755 | ||
| R | 2,969 | 9,048 | 12,191 | ||
| R | 2,971 | 6,593 | 11,933 | ||
| R | 4,328 | 6,596 | 11,384 | ||
| D | 6,421 | 5,328 | 12,504 | ||
| O | 2,568 | 1,516 | 6,937 | ||
| R | 2,783 | 3,367 | 6,848 | ||
| R | 1,637 | 3,700 | 6,305 | ||
| D | 3,425 | 3,319 | 6,805 | ||
| D | 3,669 | 3,206 | 6,939 | ||
| R | 0 | 3,116 | 6,160 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.1%
English
12.5%
American
12.1%
Irish
9.6%
Italian
2.1%
Scottish
2.1%
French
2.0%
African American
2.6%
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: 41.0 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
$56,325
Labette County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Labette County$56,325
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Labette 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
16.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.1%
Working age (18–64)16.9%
Seniors (65+)17.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.2%
Spanish0.9%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Labette County sits in Kansas's Ozark Plateau fringe, where a shrinking rural population and an economy tied to agriculture and light manufacturing have tracked closely with broader small-county realignment trends across the Great Plains.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-one points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-eight points.
A population of 19,869, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,325 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Shelby County and Benton County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Labette County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Labette County, Kansas voted Republican by 38.1 points (R+38), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,806 votes cast, 2,352 went Democratic and 5,328 went Republican.
What is Labette County, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Labette County, Kansas in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.
When did Labette County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Labette County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Labette County, Kansas?
Labette County, Kansas has a population of 19,869 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Labette County, Kansas?
Median household income in Labette County, Kansas is $56,325 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Labette County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Labette County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.