Morton County, Kansas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+73%. Republican peak: R+74 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+73MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 2,6112024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,4472024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 75.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 24.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+26 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+74 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Hemphill County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Morton CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Morton County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −41.3% |
| 1896 | −18.0% |
| 1900 | −20.0% |
| 1904 | −9.2% |
| 1908 | −4.6% |
| 1912 | +6.8% |
| 1916 | +5.4% |
| 1920 | −48.2% |
| 1924 | −31.5% |
| 1928 | −58.6% |
| 1932 | +26.3% |
| 1936 | +15.8% |
| 1940 | −12.1% |
| 1944 | −25.3% |
| 1948 | −6.7% |
| 1952 | −41.6% |
| 1956 | −30.1% |
| 1960 | −21.9% |
| 1964 | +21.1% |
| 1968 | −19.5% |
| 1972 | −50.0% |
| 1976 | −0.2% |
| 1980 | −44.7% |
| 1984 | −64.6% |
| 1988 | −30.3% |
| 1992 | −31.0% |
| 1996 | −44.1% |
| 2000 | −56.6% |
| 2004 | −64.1% |
| 2008 | −65.9% |
| 2012 | −69.1% |
| 2016 | −70.7% |
| 2020 | −73.8% |
| 2024 | −72.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 130 | 879 | 1,029 | ||
| R | 150 | 1,034 | 1,198 | ||
| R | 147 | 995 | 1,200 | ||
| R | 189 | 1,072 | 1,278 | ||
| R | 229 | 1,153 | 1,402 | ||
| R | 276 | 1,287 | 1,576 | ||
| R | 321 | 1,203 | 1,557 | ||
| R | 376 | 1,073 | 1,581 | ||
| R | 398 | 915 | 1,670 | ||
| R | 569 | 1,074 | 1,669 | ||
| R | 322 | 1,533 | 1,874 | ||
| R | 414 | 1,157 | 1,662 | ||
| R | 735 | 738 | 1,509 | ||
| R | 363 | 1,165 | 1,603 | ||
| R | 475 | 770 | 1,509 | ||
| D | 938 | 609 | 1,561 | ||
| R | 586 | 918 | 1,513 | ||
| R | 436 | 814 | 1,257 | ||
| R | 362 | 893 | 1,277 | ||
| R | 545 | 624 | 1,186 | ||
| R | 367 | 617 | 987 | ||
| R | 503 | 643 | 1,154 | ||
| D | 876 | 636 | 1,521 | ||
| D | 1,093 | 621 | 1,793 | ||
| R | 259 | 1,010 | 1,282 | ||
| R | 286 | 669 | 1,216 | ||
| R | 266 | 783 | 1,073 | ||
| D | 457 | 405 | 955 | ||
| D | 144 | 120 | 353 | ||
| R | 140 | 154 | 305 | ||
| R | 44 | 53 | 98 | ||
| R | 34 | 51 | 85 | ||
| R | 36 | 52 | 89 | ||
| O | 0 | 76 | 184 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.5%
American
11.8%
English
11.4%
Irish
10.6%
French
4.2%
Scottish
1.8%
African American
1.0%
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: 46.1 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
$66,447
Morton County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Morton County$66,447
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Morton 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
14.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.2%
Working age (18–64)14.6%
Seniors (65+)2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
80.1%
speak English only
Spanish15.3%
Other Indo-European3.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Morton County, tucked into Kansas's southwestern corner along the Oklahoma and Colorado borders, has delivered some of the state's widest presidential margins for decades, reflecting a sparse, agriculturally rooted electorate where fewer than 3,500 residents cast ballots.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-four points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-three points.
A population of 2,611, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,447 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hemphill County and Cimarron County. A non-English-speaking share of 20% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Morton County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Morton County, Kansas voted Republican by 72.8 points (R+73), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,029 votes cast, 130 went Democratic and 879 went Republican.
What is Morton County, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Morton County, Kansas in the "Texan Right" typology — East Texas and the Piney Woods — solidly Republican, with a meaningful Latino presence. 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 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Morton County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Morton County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Morton County, Kansas?
Morton County, Kansas has a population of 2,611 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Morton County, Kansas?
Median household income in Morton County, Kansas is $66,447 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Morton County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Morton County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.