Lane County, Kansas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
16 precincts · 843 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -KS101000040KS101000040 | 89 | 448 | 18 | 555 | 16.0% | 80.7% | R+64.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -KS101000110KS101000110 | 15 | 127 | 0 | 142 | 10.6% | 89.4% | R+78.9 |
| Precinct -KS101000010KS101000010 | 0 | 100 | 5 | 105 | 0.0% | 95.2% | R+95.2 |
| Precinct -KS101000100KS101000100 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 41 | 17.1% | 82.9% | R+65.9 |
| Alamota Township Voting District20_20101000010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Cheyenne Township Voting District20_20101000040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Dighton City Precinct 120_20101000060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Dighton City Precinct 220_20101000070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Dighton City Precinct 320_20101000080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Dighton Township 1 Voting District20_20101000050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Dighton Township 2 Voting District20_20101000020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Dighton Township 320_20101000030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct -KS101000050KS101000050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct -KS101000060KS101000060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| White Rock Township Voting District20_20101000100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Wilson Township Voting District20_20101000110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −55.6% |
| 1896 | −11.4% |
| 1900 | −15.8% |
| 1904 | −43.6% |
| 1908 | −12.4% |
| 1912 | +12.7% |
| 1916 | +26.1% |
| 1920 | −34.9% |
| 1924 | −35.1% |
| 1928 | −44.1% |
| 1932 | +12.4% |
| 1936 | +11.0% |
| 1940 | −22.7% |
| 1944 | −32.8% |
| 1948 | −18.0% |
| 1952 | −56.6% |
| 1956 | −44.5% |
| 1960 | −31.9% |
| 1964 | +13.6% |
| 1968 | −30.7% |
| 1972 | −50.4% |
| 1976 | −0.4% |
| 1980 | −44.1% |
| 1984 | −55.6% |
| 1988 | −25.4% |
| 1992 | −31.5% |
| 1996 | −48.5% |
| 2000 | −52.4% |
| 2004 | −63.3% |
| 2008 | −60.5% |
| 2012 | −61.1% |
| 2016 | −70.3% |
| 2020 | −72.3% |
| 2024 | −70.9% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 8.5%57 | 88.7%596 | 672 |
| 2020 | R | 15.2%135 | 79.4%706 | 889 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 1.0 points.
1,127 registered voters · 2025
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+15 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −133 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $36,957 in average income, against $74,816 for residents who stayed — 51% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +14 |
| 2012 | −56 |
| 2013 | +17 |
| 2014 | −34 |
| 2015 | −25 |
| 2016 | −20 |
| 2017 | −35 |
| 2018 | +16 |
| 2019 | −7 |
| 2021 | +17 |
| 2022 | −3 |
| 2023 | −3 |
| 2024 | −29 |
| 2025 | +15 |
With roughly 2,100 residents spread across 717 square miles of High Plains rangeland, Lane County delivers Republican presidential margins that consistently rank among the widest in the state, reflecting a rural agricultural electorate with little demographic counterweight.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 26.1 points in 1916 and a Republican high of 72.3 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.4 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 70.9 points.
A population of 1,461, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,526 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Alfalfa County and Clark County.
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Lane County, Kansas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/20101/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.