Mitchell County, Kansas: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+66%. Republican peak: R+66 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+66MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 5,7792024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,2462024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+21 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+66 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Washington County, KS · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Mitchell CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Mitchell 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 | −55.0% |
| 1896 | +13.8% |
| 1900 | −1.7% |
| 1904 | −36.7% |
| 1908 | −5.6% |
| 1912 | +21.1% |
| 1916 | +13.5% |
| 1920 | −39.2% |
| 1924 | −32.0% |
| 1928 | −26.9% |
| 1932 | +11.5% |
| 1936 | +8.3% |
| 1940 | −28.0% |
| 1944 | −34.2% |
| 1948 | −25.9% |
| 1952 | −62.3% |
| 1956 | −44.8% |
| 1960 | −24.2% |
| 1964 | −1.4% |
| 1968 | −33.3% |
| 1972 | −45.5% |
| 1976 | −10.2% |
| 1980 | −49.2% |
| 1984 | −53.0% |
| 1988 | −32.1% |
| 1992 | −18.2% |
| 1996 | −45.2% |
| 2000 | −49.0% |
| 2004 | −57.2% |
| 2008 | −54.3% |
| 2012 | −58.8% |
| 2016 | −62.2% |
| 2020 | −62.8% |
| 2024 | −65.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 515 | 2,562 | 3,112 | ||
| R | 558 | 2,504 | 3,101 | ||
| R | 477 | 2,308 | 2,942 | ||
| R | 584 | 2,327 | 2,965 | ||
| R | 701 | 2,440 | 3,203 | ||
| R | 693 | 2,609 | 3,349 | ||
| R | 751 | 2,350 | 3,266 | ||
| R | 833 | 2,435 | 3,544 | ||
| R | 938 | 1,601 | 3,650 | ||
| R | 1,145 | 2,257 | 3,462 | ||
| R | 919 | 3,036 | 3,996 | ||
| R | 876 | 2,821 | 3,953 | ||
| R | 1,700 | 2,095 | 3,880 | ||
| R | 1,030 | 2,830 | 3,953 | ||
| R | 1,144 | 2,428 | 3,861 | ||
| R | 1,898 | 1,951 | 3,880 | ||
| R | 1,692 | 2,779 | 4,497 | ||
| R | 1,214 | 3,198 | 4,432 | ||
| R | 961 | 4,167 | 5,146 | ||
| R | 1,750 | 2,998 | 4,823 | ||
| R | 1,579 | 3,238 | 4,857 | ||
| R | 2,060 | 3,681 | 5,792 | ||
| D | 3,289 | 2,781 | 6,111 | ||
| D | 3,176 | 2,502 | 5,859 | ||
| R | 1,855 | 3,245 | 5,164 | ||
| R | 1,470 | 3,161 | 5,287 | ||
| R | 1,409 | 3,310 | 4,845 | ||
| D | 3,197 | 2,413 | 5,825 | ||
| D | 1,441 | 737 | 3,341 | ||
| R | 1,570 | 1,765 | 3,495 | ||
| R | 867 | 2,037 | 3,189 | ||
| R | 1,702 | 1,764 | 3,553 | ||
| D | 1,889 | 1,428 | 3,347 | ||
| R | 0 | 1,855 | 3,372 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
36.7%
Irish
12.2%
English
11.7%
American
6.7%
Scottish
1.4%
Italian
0.8%
French
0.8%
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: 43.1 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
$64,246
Mitchell County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Mitchell County$64,246
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Mitchell 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
12.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.0%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)13.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.3%
speak English only
Spanish3.5%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 35.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Mitchell County's 2024 presidential margin of R+65.6 reflects a pattern common to sparsely populated High Plains counties, where rural agricultural communities have shifted sharply toward Republican candidates over the past two decades.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-six points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-six points.
A population of 5,779, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,246 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Washington County and Jewell County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Mitchell County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mitchell County, Kansas voted Republican by 65.8 points (R+66), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,112 votes cast, 515 went Democratic and 2,562 went Republican.
What is Mitchell County, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Mitchell 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 5 times, Republican 29 times, and other 0 times.
When did Mitchell County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mitchell County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Mitchell County, Kansas?
Mitchell County, Kansas has a population of 5,779 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mitchell County, Kansas?
Median household income in Mitchell County, Kansas is $64,246 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Mitchell County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mitchell County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.