Leavenworth County, Kansas: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+23%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+23MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 83,1232024 5-year
- Median household income
- $89,2182024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+19 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Cowley County, KS · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Leavenworth CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Leavenworth County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −52.3% |
| 1896 | +7.6% |
| 1900 | −0.6% |
| 1904 | −33.3% |
| 1908 | −11.4% |
| 1912 | +6.9% |
| 1916 | +3.8% |
| 1920 | −32.7% |
| 1924 | −46.5% |
| 1928 | −12.8% |
| 1932 | +18.8% |
| 1936 | −3.2% |
| 1940 | −16.8% |
| 1944 | −17.6% |
| 1948 | +2.0% |
| 1952 | −22.6% |
| 1956 | −23.3% |
| 1960 | −6.4% |
| 1964 | +14.8% |
| 1968 | −10.5% |
| 1972 | −38.0% |
| 1976 | −2.3% |
| 1980 | −16.8% |
| 1984 | −25.5% |
| 1988 | −5.9% |
| 1992 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | −7.5% |
| 2000 | −12.2% |
| 2004 | −18.0% |
| 2008 | −11.6% |
| 2012 | −19.6% |
| 2016 | −24.2% |
| 2020 | −21.2% |
| 2024 | −22.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 13,732 | 22,055 | 36,756 | ||
| R | 13,886 | 21,610 | 36,490 | ||
| R | 10,209 | 17,638 | 30,639 | ||
| R | 11,357 | 17,059 | 29,085 | ||
| R | 13,255 | 16,791 | 30,587 | ||
| R | 11,039 | 15,949 | 27,331 | ||
| R | 9,733 | 12,583 | 23,271 | ||
| R | 9,098 | 10,778 | 22,500 | ||
| D | 8,077 | 7,738 | 23,172 | ||
| R | 8,797 | 9,913 | 18,870 | ||
| R | 6,604 | 11,194 | 17,970 | ||
| R | 6,354 | 9,157 | 16,656 | ||
| R | 8,022 | 8,407 | 16,778 | ||
| R | 4,727 | 10,762 | 15,897 | ||
| R | 5,546 | 7,081 | 14,645 | ||
| D | 7,479 | 5,544 | 13,089 | ||
| R | 6,926 | 7,870 | 14,832 | ||
| R | 5,480 | 8,826 | 14,339 | ||
| R | 5,698 | 9,046 | 14,783 | ||
| D | 6,740 | 6,474 | 13,317 | ||
| R | 5,097 | 7,282 | 12,438 | ||
| R | 6,053 | 8,503 | 14,598 | ||
| R | 7,996 | 8,532 | 16,601 | ||
| D | 9,507 | 6,484 | 16,114 | ||
| R | 6,539 | 8,472 | 15,056 | ||
| R | 2,982 | 9,429 | 13,856 | ||
| R | 3,409 | 6,846 | 10,524 | ||
| D | 6,002 | 5,536 | 12,178 | ||
| D | 3,099 | 2,562 | 7,753 | ||
| R | 3,818 | 4,846 | 8,996 | ||
| R | 2,775 | 5,771 | 8,996 | ||
| R | 4,109 | 4,162 | 8,351 | ||
| D | 4,665 | 4,004 | 8,737 | ||
| R | 0 | 3,869 | 7,392 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.1%
English
15.8%
Irish
12.6%
American
7.0%
Scottish
2.7%
Italian
2.4%
Polish
2.4%
African American
5.6%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 38.0 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
$89,218
Leavenworth County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Leavenworth County$89,218
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Leavenworth County ranks in the top 10% 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
8.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.2%
Working age (18–64)8.7%
Seniors (65+)11.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.5%
speak English only
Spanish3.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Other Indo-European1.0%
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 62.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Leavenworth County's large military and correctional-facility workforce shapes its demographics in ways that set it apart from neighboring suburban Kansas counties, even as it trends reliably Republican in federal contests by margins exceeding 20 points.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-two points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-three points.
A population of 83,123, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $89,218 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cowley County and Cass County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Leavenworth County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Leavenworth County, Kansas voted Republican by 22.6 points (R+23), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 36,756 votes cast, 13,732 went Democratic and 22,055 went Republican.
What is Leavenworth County, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Leavenworth 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 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.
When did Leavenworth County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Leavenworth County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Leavenworth County, Kansas?
Leavenworth County, Kansas has a population of 83,123 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Leavenworth County, Kansas?
Median household income in Leavenworth County, Kansas is $89,218 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Leavenworth County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Leavenworth County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.