Osborne County, Kansas: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+69%. Republican peak: R+69 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+69MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 3,4522024 5-year
- Median household income
- $63,0112024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+9 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+69 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Graham County, KS · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Osborne CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Osborne 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 | −53.9% |
| 1896 | +2.8% |
| 1900 | −11.1% |
| 1904 | −54.1% |
| 1908 | −17.7% |
| 1912 | +8.7% |
| 1916 | +9.3% |
| 1920 | −50.6% |
| 1924 | −52.1% |
| 1928 | −63.2% |
| 1932 | −6.6% |
| 1936 | −11.3% |
| 1940 | −38.8% |
| 1944 | −44.2% |
| 1948 | −28.6% |
| 1952 | −64.1% |
| 1956 | −48.1% |
| 1960 | −40.5% |
| 1964 | −1.2% |
| 1968 | −40.4% |
| 1972 | −49.1% |
| 1976 | −13.5% |
| 1980 | −52.5% |
| 1984 | −51.0% |
| 1988 | −23.5% |
| 1992 | −8.6% |
| 1996 | −40.7% |
| 2000 | −46.7% |
| 2004 | −54.6% |
| 2008 | −56.3% |
| 2012 | −62.8% |
| 2016 | −68.6% |
| 2020 | −69.3% |
| 2024 | −68.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 261 | 1,477 | 1,775 | ||
| R | 281 | 1,629 | 1,945 | ||
| R | 233 | 1,460 | 1,788 | ||
| R | 324 | 1,479 | 1,838 | ||
| R | 403 | 1,490 | 1,930 | ||
| R | 454 | 1,587 | 2,075 | ||
| R | 484 | 1,432 | 2,030 | ||
| R | 608 | 1,582 | 2,392 | ||
| R | 779 | 1,003 | 2,607 | ||
| R | 943 | 1,541 | 2,544 | ||
| R | 686 | 2,171 | 2,909 | ||
| R | 620 | 2,188 | 2,984 | ||
| R | 1,190 | 1,574 | 2,840 | ||
| R | 724 | 2,182 | 2,972 | ||
| R | 793 | 2,073 | 3,170 | ||
| R | 1,659 | 1,700 | 3,401 | ||
| R | 1,152 | 2,731 | 3,903 | ||
| R | 1,023 | 2,948 | 3,999 | ||
| R | 754 | 3,577 | 4,403 | ||
| R | 1,420 | 2,603 | 4,140 | ||
| R | 1,078 | 2,827 | 3,953 | ||
| R | 1,488 | 3,424 | 4,995 | ||
| R | 2,200 | 2,765 | 4,978 | ||
| R | 2,231 | 2,555 | 4,919 | ||
| R | 821 | 3,683 | 4,528 | ||
| R | 905 | 3,333 | 4,658 | ||
| R | 980 | 3,060 | 4,110 | ||
| D | 2,621 | 2,149 | 5,081 | ||
| O | 972 | 733 | 2,737 | ||
| R | 1,132 | 1,665 | 3,011 | ||
| R | 420 | 1,765 | 2,484 | ||
| R | 1,239 | 1,555 | 2,857 | ||
| D | 1,403 | 1,325 | 2,769 | ||
| R | 0 | 1,380 | 2,561 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
39.3%
English
14.1%
Irish
11.2%
American
9.5%
French
3.3%
Scottish
1.9%
Italian
1.0%
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: 46.4 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
$63,011
Osborne County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Osborne County$63,011
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Osborne 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
8.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.3%
Working age (18–64)7.5%
Seniors (65+)12.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.2%
speak English only
Spanish1.2%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Osborne County, anchored by its small agricultural seat, recorded an R+68.5 margin in 2024—among the widest in a state already dominated by rural Republican strongholds. Its shrinking population reflects broader depopulation trends across the High Plains.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-nine points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-nine points.
A population of 3,452, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,011 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Graham County and Lincoln County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Osborne County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Osborne County, Kansas voted Republican by 68.5 points (R+69), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,775 votes cast, 261 went Democratic and 1,477 went Republican.
What is Osborne County, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Osborne 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 2 times, Republican 31 times, and other 1 times.
When did Osborne County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Osborne County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1916.
How many people live in Osborne County, Kansas?
Osborne County, Kansas has a population of 3,452 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Osborne County, Kansas?
Median household income in Osborne County, Kansas is $63,011 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Osborne County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Osborne County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.