Ottawa County, Kansas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
47 precincts · 3,003 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -KS143000010KS143000010 | 134 | 508 | 14 | 656 | 20.4% | 77.4% | R+57.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -KS143000170KS143000170 | 61 | 303 | 2 | 366 | 16.7% | 82.8% | R+66.1 |
| Precinct -KS143000150KS143000150 | 60 | 250 | 9 | 319 | 18.8% | 78.4% | R+59.6 |
| Precinct -KS14300016AKS14300016A | 37 | 180 | 1 | 218 | 17.0% | 82.6% | R+65.6 |
| Precinct -KS143000210KS143000210 | 26 | 183 | 4 | 213 | 12.2% | 85.9% | R+73.7 |
| Precinct -KS143000180KS143000180 | 32 | 165 | 4 | 201 | 15.9% | 82.1% | R+66.2 |
| Precinct -KS143000060KS143000060 | 16 | 139 | 1 | 156 | 10.3% | 89.1% | R+78.8 |
| Precinct -KS143000200KS143000200 | 13 | 109 | 5 | 127 | 10.2% | 85.8% | R+75.6 |
| Precinct -KS143000070KS143000070 | 20 | 93 | 4 | 117 | 17.1% | 79.5% | R+62.4 |
| Precinct -KS143000130KS143000130 | 12 | 67 | 1 | 80 | 15.0% | 83.8% | R+68.8 |
| Precinct -KS143000020KS143000020 | 9 | 65 | 1 | 75 | 12.0% | 86.7% | R+74.7 |
| Precinct -KS143000090KS143000090 | 10 | 51 | 1 | 62 | 16.1% | 82.3% | R+66.1 |
| Precinct -KS143000110KS143000110 | 4 | 56 | 2 | 62 | 6.5% | 90.3% | R+83.9 |
| Precinct -KS143000100KS143000100 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 57 | 12.3% | 87.7% | R+75.4 |
| Precinct -KS143000030KS143000030 | 10 | 45 | 0 | 55 | 18.2% | 81.8% | R+63.6 |
| Precinct -KS143000040KS143000040 | 4 | 47 | 2 | 53 | 7.5% | 88.7% | R+81.1 |
| Precinct -KS143000140KS143000140 | 4 | 45 | 1 | 50 | 8.0% | 90.0% | R+82.0 |
| Precinct -KS143000050KS143000050 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 33 | 3.0% | 97.0% | R+93.9 |
| Precinct -KS143000230KS143000230 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 33 | 15.2% | 84.8% | R+69.7 |
| Precinct -KS143000220KS143000220 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 28 | 10.7% | 89.3% | R+78.6 |
| Precinct -KS143000190KS143000190 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 21 | 23.8% | 76.2% | R+52.4 |
| Precinct -KS143000120KS143000120 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 21.4% | 78.6% | R+57.1 |
| Precinct -KS143000080KS143000080 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
| Bennington Township Voting District20_20143000010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Blaine Township Voting District20_20143000020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Buckeye Township Voting District20_20143000030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Center Township Voting District20_20143000040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Chapman Township Voting District20_20143000050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Concord Township Voting District20_20143000060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Culver Township Voting District20_20143000070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Durham Township Voting District20_20143000080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Fountain Township Voting District20_20143000090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Garfield Township Voting District20_20143000100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Grant Township Voting District20_20143000110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Henry Township Voting District20_20143000120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lincoln Township Voting District20_20143000130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Logan Township Voting District20_20143000140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Minneapolis Precinct 120_20143000150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Minneapolis Precinct 220_2014300016A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Minneapolis Precinct 2 Exclave20_2014300016B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Minneapolis Precinct 320_20143000170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Morton Township Voting District20_20143000180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Ottawa Township Voting District20_20143000190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Richland Township Voting District20_20143000200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Sheridan Township Voting District20_20143000210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Sherman Township Voting District20_20143000220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Stanton Township Voting District20_20143000230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −47.5% |
| 1896 | +8.3% |
| 1900 | −4.9% |
| 1904 | −47.5% |
| 1908 | −6.3% |
| 1912 | +26.4% |
| 1916 | +14.1% |
| 1920 | −28.9% |
| 1924 | −39.5% |
| 1928 | −46.6% |
| 1932 | +13.6% |
| 1936 | +11.0% |
| 1940 | −15.1% |
| 1944 | −27.3% |
| 1948 | −20.9% |
| 1952 | −56.3% |
| 1956 | −38.2% |
| 1960 | −34.1% |
| 1964 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | −34.7% |
| 1972 | −48.0% |
| 1976 | −7.7% |
| 1980 | −50.5% |
| 1984 | −53.2% |
| 1988 | −31.2% |
| 1992 | −18.4% |
| 1996 | −37.9% |
| 2000 | −48.2% |
| 2004 | −58.5% |
| 2008 | −52.5% |
| 2012 | −59.2% |
| 2016 | −63.6% |
| 2020 | −65.9% |
| 2024 | −66.6% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 11.8%280 | 83.6%1,986 | 2,375 |
| 2020 | R | 17.7%566 | 76.6%2,442 | 3,190 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 3.0 points.
3,902 registered voters · 2025
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−37 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −118 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $46,021 in average income, against $66,689 for residents who stayed — 31% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+31.6 on average — 35 points more Democratic-leaning than Ottawa County, KS itself (R+66.6).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Saline County, KS56R+31.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Saline County, KS67
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −26 |
| 2012 | −4 |
| 2013 | +5 |
| 2014 | −10 |
| 2015 | −90 |
| 2016 | −7 |
| 2017 | −63 |
| 2018 | −31 |
| 2019 | −32 |
| 2021 | +137 |
| 2022 | −9 |
| 2023 | +20 |
| 2024 | +29 |
| 2025 | −37 |
Ottawa County's rural, sparsely populated plains have produced Republican presidential margins above 60 points in recent cycles, making it among the most reliably one-sided counties in a state already tilted heavily toward GOP candidates at the federal level.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 26.4 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 66.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 0.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 66.6 points.
A population of 5,819, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,018 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Coffey County and Rock County.
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Ottawa County, Kansas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/20143/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.