Neosho County, Kansas: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+48%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+48MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 15,6562024 5-year
- Median household income
- $56,6182024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+16 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Marshall County, KS · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Neosho CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Neosho 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 | −51.9% |
| 1896 | +8.8% |
| 1900 | −3.0% |
| 1904 | −31.8% |
| 1908 | −9.9% |
| 1912 | +7.9% |
| 1916 | +9.1% |
| 1920 | −23.1% |
| 1924 | −32.6% |
| 1928 | −45.4% |
| 1932 | +14.1% |
| 1936 | −1.5% |
| 1940 | −19.4% |
| 1944 | −25.2% |
| 1948 | −14.6% |
| 1952 | −37.5% |
| 1956 | −32.3% |
| 1960 | −25.9% |
| 1964 | +16.1% |
| 1968 | −16.4% |
| 1972 | −32.0% |
| 1976 | −2.4% |
| 1980 | −20.9% |
| 1984 | −29.5% |
| 1988 | −4.7% |
| 1992 | −1.6% |
| 1996 | −12.8% |
| 2000 | −20.7% |
| 2004 | −31.5% |
| 2008 | −26.6% |
| 2012 | −34.3% |
| 2016 | −46.4% |
| 2020 | −46.2% |
| 2024 | −48.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,696 | 4,961 | 6,809 | ||
| R | 1,796 | 4,970 | 6,877 | ||
| R | 1,501 | 4,431 | 6,314 | ||
| R | 2,050 | 4,272 | 6,480 | ||
| R | 2,563 | 4,473 | 7,192 | ||
| R | 2,424 | 4,705 | 7,231 | ||
| R | 2,588 | 4,014 | 6,886 | ||
| R | 2,527 | 3,409 | 6,897 | ||
| R | 2,799 | 2,926 | 7,893 | ||
| R | 3,402 | 3,739 | 7,222 | ||
| R | 2,679 | 4,968 | 7,749 | ||
| R | 2,923 | 4,613 | 8,077 | ||
| R | 3,842 | 4,038 | 8,024 | ||
| R | 2,559 | 5,034 | 7,738 | ||
| R | 2,725 | 3,950 | 7,464 | ||
| D | 4,795 | 3,458 | 8,296 | ||
| R | 3,451 | 5,877 | 9,371 | ||
| R | 3,005 | 5,886 | 8,920 | ||
| R | 2,987 | 6,595 | 9,614 | ||
| R | 3,770 | 5,072 | 8,947 | ||
| R | 3,233 | 5,420 | 8,679 | ||
| R | 4,419 | 6,556 | 11,031 | ||
| R | 5,611 | 5,777 | 11,429 | ||
| D | 5,616 | 4,212 | 9,965 | ||
| R | 2,459 | 6,603 | 9,136 | ||
| R | 2,274 | 5,106 | 8,699 | ||
| R | 3,195 | 5,150 | 8,467 | ||
| D | 4,891 | 4,053 | 9,239 | ||
| D | 1,993 | 1,580 | 5,235 | ||
| R | 2,386 | 2,929 | 5,511 | ||
| R | 1,530 | 3,134 | 5,046 | ||
| R | 2,279 | 2,424 | 4,759 | ||
| D | 2,601 | 2,177 | 4,816 | ||
| R | 0 | 2,170 | 4,183 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
23.9%
English
11.6%
American
11.5%
Irish
11.2%
French
1.8%
Scottish
1.2%
Italian
1.0%
African American
1.3%
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: 39.2 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
$56,618
Neosho County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Neosho County$56,618
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Neosho 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
13.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.2%
Working age (18–64)11.7%
Seniors (65+)15.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.8%
speak English only
Spanish0.9%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Neosho County's 2024 presidential margin of R+48.1 reflects a pattern common to the Ozark-edge plains: low population density, an aging workforce tied to agriculture and light manufacturing, and decades of consistent partisan consolidation.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-two points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-eight points.
A population of 15,656, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,618 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Marshall County and Adams County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Neosho County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Neosho County, Kansas voted Republican by 48.0 points (R+48), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,809 votes cast, 1,696 went Democratic and 4,961 went Republican.
What is Neosho County, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Neosho County, Kansas in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 Neosho County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Neosho County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Neosho County, Kansas?
Neosho County, Kansas has a population of 15,656 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Neosho County, Kansas?
Median household income in Neosho County, Kansas is $56,618 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Neosho County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Neosho County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.