Miami County, Kansas: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+39%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+39MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 34,9382024 5-year
- Median household income
- $89,0002024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+23 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Neosho County, KS · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Miami CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Miami 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 | −49.9% |
| 1896 | +5.0% |
| 1900 | −5.1% |
| 1904 | −32.3% |
| 1908 | −4.5% |
| 1912 | +20.3% |
| 1916 | +13.0% |
| 1920 | −24.2% |
| 1924 | −36.0% |
| 1928 | −46.4% |
| 1932 | +12.6% |
| 1936 | −0.8% |
| 1940 | −14.0% |
| 1944 | −14.7% |
| 1948 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | −24.9% |
| 1956 | −18.9% |
| 1960 | −16.1% |
| 1964 | +22.6% |
| 1968 | −11.8% |
| 1972 | −40.8% |
| 1976 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | −20.1% |
| 1984 | −31.0% |
| 1988 | −4.1% |
| 1992 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | −9.3% |
| 2000 | −17.7% |
| 2004 | −29.8% |
| 2008 | −23.7% |
| 2012 | −34.6% |
| 2016 | −39.6% |
| 2020 | −39.4% |
| 2024 | −39.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,472 | 12,854 | 18,750 | ||
| R | 5,247 | 12,308 | 17,937 | ||
| R | 3,991 | 10,003 | 15,175 | ||
| R | 4,712 | 9,858 | 14,856 | ||
| R | 5,742 | 9,382 | 15,377 | ||
| R | 4,838 | 9,013 | 14,016 | ||
| R | 4,554 | 6,611 | 11,607 | ||
| R | 4,237 | 5,256 | 10,955 | ||
| D | 3,835 | 3,528 | 11,096 | ||
| R | 4,427 | 4,807 | 9,306 | ||
| R | 3,076 | 5,877 | 9,036 | ||
| R | 3,071 | 4,740 | 8,301 | ||
| D | 4,000 | 3,999 | 8,216 | ||
| R | 2,140 | 5,234 | 7,581 | ||
| R | 2,739 | 3,614 | 7,386 | ||
| D | 4,620 | 2,907 | 7,570 | ||
| R | 3,505 | 4,857 | 8,396 | ||
| R | 3,428 | 5,031 | 8,484 | ||
| R | 3,374 | 5,623 | 9,022 | ||
| D | 3,660 | 3,650 | 7,388 | ||
| R | 3,217 | 4,326 | 7,552 | ||
| R | 3,900 | 5,178 | 9,121 | ||
| R | 4,601 | 4,676 | 9,291 | ||
| D | 4,739 | 3,667 | 8,520 | ||
| R | 2,148 | 5,931 | 8,157 | ||
| R | 1,994 | 4,788 | 7,753 | ||
| R | 2,450 | 4,060 | 6,664 | ||
| D | 4,047 | 3,086 | 7,393 | ||
| D | 1,919 | 1,033 | 4,356 | ||
| R | 2,256 | 2,475 | 4,850 | ||
| R | 1,425 | 2,899 | 4,568 | ||
| R | 2,401 | 2,663 | 5,095 | ||
| D | 2,812 | 2,541 | 5,395 | ||
| O | 0 | 2,280 | 4,568 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.3%
English
14.3%
Irish
14.2%
American
7.6%
Scottish
1.9%
Polish
1.8%
Italian
1.7%
African American
1.0%
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: 41.7 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
$89,000
Miami County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Miami County$89,000
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Miami 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
7.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.6%
Working age (18–64)7.0%
Seniors (65+)17.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.2%
speak English only
Spanish2.4%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
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 59.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Miami County sits at the southwestern edge of the Kansas City metro, where low-density suburban growth has reinforced an already lopsided Republican baseline. Its 2024 presidential margin of R+39.5 reflects a pattern consistent across rural-exurban Johnson County neighbors.
The Republican margin here reached fifty points in 1892. The 2024 margin was thirty-nine points.
A population of 34,938, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $89,000 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Neosho County and Wilson County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Miami County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Miami County, Kansas voted Republican by 39.4 points (R+39), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,750 votes cast, 5,472 went Democratic and 12,854 went Republican.
What is Miami County, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Miami 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 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.
When did Miami County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Miami County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Miami County, Kansas?
Miami County, Kansas has a population of 34,938 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Miami County, Kansas?
Median household income in Miami County, Kansas is $89,000 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Miami County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Miami County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.