Pawnee County, Kansas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
56 precincts · 2,675 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -KS145000100KS145000100 | 145 | 360 | 16 | 521 | 27.8% | 69.1% | R+41.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -KS145000090KS145000090 | 126 | 334 | 9 | 469 | 26.9% | 71.2% | R+44.3 |
| Precinct -KS145000080KS145000080 | 90 | 225 | 6 | 321 | 28.0% | 70.1% | R+42.1 |
| Precinct -KS145000111KS145000111 | 70 | 173 | 4 | 247 | 28.3% | 70.0% | R+41.7 |
| Precinct -KS145120020KS145120020 | 21 | 132 | 2 | 155 | 13.5% | 85.2% | R+71.6 |
| Precinct -KS14500017AKS14500017A | 15 | 79 | 1 | 95 | 15.8% | 83.2% | R+67.4 |
| Precinct -KS145120040KS145120040 | 9 | 85 | 0 | 94 | 9.6% | 90.4% | R+80.9 |
| Precinct -KS145000070KS145000070 | 19 | 71 | 1 | 91 | 20.9% | 78.0% | R+57.1 |
| Precinct -KS145000040KS145000040 | 17 | 65 | 2 | 84 | 20.2% | 77.4% | R+57.1 |
| Precinct -KS145000210KS145000210 | 18 | 62 | 0 | 80 | 22.5% | 77.5% | R+55.0 |
| Precinct -KS145000250KS145000250 | 6 | 40 | 3 | 49 | 12.2% | 81.6% | R+69.4 |
| Precinct -KS145000160KS145000160 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 48 | 16.7% | 83.3% | R+66.7 |
| Precinct -KS145000190KS145000190 | 12 | 32 | 1 | 45 | 26.7% | 71.1% | R+44.4 |
| Precinct -KS145000091KS145000091 | 16 | 28 | 0 | 44 | 36.4% | 63.6% | R+27.3 |
| Precinct -KS145000200KS145000200 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 40 | 10.0% | 90.0% | R+80.0 |
| Precinct -KS145000071KS145000071 | 5 | 29 | 2 | 36 | 13.9% | 80.6% | R+66.7 |
| Precinct -KS145000010KS145000010 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 31 | 35.5% | 64.5% | R+29.0 |
| Precinct -KS145000180KS145000180 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 29 | 13.8% | 86.2% | R+72.4 |
| Precinct -KS145000081KS145000081 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 24 | 16.7% | 83.3% | R+66.7 |
| Precinct -KS145000140KS145000140 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 24 | 37.5% | 62.5% | R+25.0 |
| Precinct -KS145000150KS145000150 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 24 | 8.3% | 91.7% | R+83.3 |
| Precinct -KS145000072KS145000072 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 21 | 14.3% | 85.7% | R+71.4 |
| Precinct -KS145000130KS145000130 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 19 | 10.5% | 89.5% | R+78.9 |
| Precinct -KS145000060KS145000060 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 27.8% | 72.2% | R+44.4 |
| Precinct -KS145000240KS145000240 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
| Precinct -KS145000220KS145000220 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
| Precinct -KS145000230KS145000230 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
| Precinct -KS145000030KS145000030 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
| Precinct -KS145000120KS145000120 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 12.5% | 87.5% | R+75.0 |
| Precinct -KS145000110KS145000110 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 60.0% | 40.0% | D+20.0 |
| Ash Valley Township Voting District20_20145000010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Browns Grove Township Voting District20_20145000020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Conkling Township Voting District20_20145000030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Garfield Township Voting District20_20145000040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Grant Township Voting District20_20145000050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Keysville Township Voting District20_20145000060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Larned Township Voting District20_20145000070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Larned Ward 120_20145000080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Larned Ward 220_20145000090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Larned Ward 320_20145000100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Larned Ward 420_20145000110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lincoln Township Voting District20_20145000120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Logan Township Voting District20_20145000130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Morton Township Voting District20_20145000140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Orange Township Voting District20_20145000150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Pawnee Township Voting District20_20145000160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Pleasant Grove Township Rural Enclave Voting District20_2014500017B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Pleasant Grove Township Voting District20_2014500017A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Pleasant Ridge Township Voting District20_20145000180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Pleasant Valley Township Voting District20_20145000190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| River Township Voting District20_20145000200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Santa Fe Township Voting District20_20145000210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Sawmill Township Voting District20_20145000220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Shiley Township Voting District20_20145000230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Valley Center Township Voting District20_20145000240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Walnut Township Voting District20_20145000250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −47.9% |
| 1896 | +11.8% |
| 1900 | +3.0% |
| 1904 | −29.4% |
| 1908 | −1.9% |
| 1912 | +30.4% |
| 1916 | +16.3% |
| 1920 | −29.8% |
| 1924 | −33.7% |
| 1928 | −50.8% |
| 1932 | +12.6% |
| 1936 | +23.2% |
| 1940 | −2.5% |
| 1944 | −8.7% |
| 1948 | −6.5% |
| 1952 | −43.3% |
| 1956 | −27.9% |
| 1960 | −17.0% |
| 1964 | +27.2% |
| 1968 | −16.5% |
| 1972 | −35.0% |
| 1976 | +7.1% |
| 1980 | −26.7% |
| 1984 | −39.6% |
| 1988 | −10.4% |
| 1992 | −6.7% |
| 1996 | −31.5% |
| 2000 | −30.0% |
| 2004 | −46.8% |
| 2008 | −37.1% |
| 2012 | −42.9% |
| 2016 | −49.8% |
| 2020 | −51.2% |
| 2024 | −51.5% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 17.5%376 | 78.8%1,691 | 2,145 |
| 2020 | R | 25.0%683 | 70.8%1,932 | 2,730 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 0.9 points.
3,669 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
−33 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −558 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $47,895 in average income, against $66,436 for residents who stayed — 28% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+56.7 on average — 5.2 points more Republican-leaning than Pawnee County, KS itself (R+51.5).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Barton County, KS27R+56.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Barton County, KS41
- Sedgwick County, KS24
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 | +16 |
| 2012 | −111 |
| 2013 | +10 |
| 2014 | −11 |
| 2015 | −34 |
| 2016 | −31 |
| 2017 | −44 |
| 2018 | −89 |
| 2019 | −155 |
| 2021 | +22 |
| 2022 | −30 |
| 2023 | −41 |
| 2024 | −27 |
| 2025 | −33 |
Pawnee County's sparse high-plains ranching economy anchors a voting pattern that has shifted little in decades, delivering lopsided Republican margins well above the state average in every recent presidential cycle.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.4 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 51.5 points in 2024. The 2024 margin was 51.5 points.
A population of 6,144, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,517 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Sully County and Nuckolls County.
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Pawnee County, Kansas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/20145/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.