HarrisDemocratic25.2%3,394TrumpRepublican72.8%9,811KennedyOther1.4%186
R+47.6- Lead
- 6,417
- Total
- 13,472
- vs nation
- R+46.2
- Turnout
- 74.5%
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Pottawatomie County, KS
Contests in this Place (89 available)
President34 · 1892–2024 · 3 mapped
▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail
President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the county’s overall result across 1892–2024.
President results by year
2024 turnout 74.5% of 18,359 citizens 18+
BidenDemocratic25.3%3,313TrumpRepublican72.2%9,452JorgensenLibertarian2.4%318
R+46.9- Lead
- 6,139
- Total
- 13,083
- vs nation
- R+51.4
- Turnout
- 78.5%
ClintonDemocratic20.8%2,225TrumpRepublican71.2%7,612JohnsonLibertarian5.1%543
R+50.4- Lead
- 5,387
- Total
- 10,693
- vs nation
- R+52.5
- Turnout
- 70.9%
ObamaDemocratic24.6%2,335RomneyRepublican71.8%6,804JohnsonLibertarian2.0%193
R+47.1- Lead
- 4,469
- Total
- 9,479
- vs nation
- R+51.0
- Turnout
- —
ObamaDemocratic26.4%2,599McCainRepublican70.4%6,929OtherAll other candidates3.1%309
R+44.0- Lead
- 4,330
- Total
- 9,837
- vs nation
- R+51.3
- Turnout
- —
KerryDemocratic24.7%2,176BushRepublican71.7%6,326OtherAll other candidates3.6%321
R+47.0- Lead
- 4,150
- Total
- 8,823
- vs nation
- R+44.6
- Turnout
- —
GoreDemocratic26.3%2,037BushRepublican64.5%4,985NaderGreen3.3%252
R+38.1- Lead
- 2,948
- Total
- 7,731
- vs nation
- R+38.7
- Turnout
- —
ClintonDemocratic25.8%1,997DoleRepublican58.2%4,504PerotReform13.4%1,035
R+32.4- Lead
- 2,507
- Total
- 7,744
- vs nation
- R+40.9
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+47.6MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 26,2042024 5-year
- Population density
- 31 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 841 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $92,3252024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+12.8 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56.1 in 1952MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Boone County, KY · twin score 84.7
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
2004–20248 cycles · 5 audited
- 2024 turnout
- 74.5%13,673 participants ÷ 18,359 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +18.5 ptsVolatile
- Drop-off vs state
- -0.3 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026
- 55.9%–60.3%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
| Cycle | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Series | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13,673 | 18,359 ± 223 | 74.5% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2022Mid | 10,718 | 17,862 ± 226 | 60.0% | Audited | C/A |
| 13,224 | 16,837 ± 208 | 78.5% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2018Mid | 9,995 | 16,341 ± 216 | 61.2% | Audited | A/A |
| 11,158 | 15,727 ± 196 | 70.9% | Audited | A/A | |
| 9,479 | 15,067 | 62.9% | Derived | — | |
| 9,837 | 13,784 | 71.4% | Derived | — | |
| 8,823 | 12,501 extrapolated | 70.6% | Derived | — |
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
- 2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.
- 2022: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 154/183.
- 2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
- 2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
- 2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
- 2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
Interactive election map
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Explore precinct resultsSearch, sort, compare years, or export CSV · 59 precincts
Precinct data
Results by precinct
59 precincts · 13,472 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -KS149000020KS149000020 | 903 | 1,352 | 49 | 2,304 | 39.2% | 58.7% | R+19.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -KS149000270KS149000270 | 675 | 1,569 | 51 | 2,295 | 29.4% | 68.4% | R+39.0 |
| Precinct -KS149120030KS149120030 | 450 | 1,209 | 40 | 1,699 | 26.5% | 71.2% | R+44.7 |
| Precinct -KS149000210KS149000210 | 112 | 1,246 | 17 | 1,375 | 8.1% | 90.6% | R+82.5 |
| Precinct -KS149120020KS149120020 | 190 | 492 | 15 | 697 | 27.3% | 70.6% | R+43.3 |
| Precinct -KS149000220KS149000220 | 39 | 561 | 5 | 605 | 6.4% | 92.7% | R+86.3 |
| Precinct -KS149000110KS149000110 | 117 | 470 | 11 | 598 | 19.6% | 78.6% | R+59.0 |
| Precinct -KS149000130KS149000130 | 118 | 358 | 9 | 485 | 24.3% | 73.8% | R+49.5 |
| Precinct -KS149000021KS149000021 | 144 | 299 | 10 | 453 | 31.8% | 66.0% | R+34.2 |
| Precinct -KS149000140KS149000140 | 73 | 329 | 8 | 410 | 17.8% | 80.2% | R+62.4 |
| Precinct -KS149120070KS149120070 | 117 | 228 | 6 | 351 | 33.3% | 65.0% | R+31.6 |
| Precinct -KS149000150KS149000150 | 70 | 229 | 7 | 306 | 22.9% | 74.8% | R+52.0 |
| Precinct -KS149000030KS149000030 | 44 | 161 | 11 | 216 | 20.4% | 74.5% | R+54.2 |
| Precinct -KS149000010KS149000010 | 29 | 172 | 4 | 205 | 14.1% | 83.9% | R+69.8 |
| Precinct -KS149000060KS149000060 | 34 | 162 | 3 | 199 | 17.1% | 81.4% | R+64.3 |
| Precinct -KS149120080KS149120080 | 48 | 141 | 4 | 193 | 24.9% | 73.1% | R+48.2 |
| Precinct -KS149000160KS149000160 | 29 | 114 | 4 | 147 | 19.7% | 77.6% | R+57.8 |
| Precinct -KS149000230KS149000230 | 37 | 107 | 2 | 146 | 25.3% | 73.3% | R+47.9 |
| Precinct -KS149000070KS149000070 | 27 | 112 | 1 | 140 | 19.3% | 80.0% | R+60.7 |
| Precinct -KS149000100KS149000100 | 25 | 104 | 1 | 130 | 19.2% | 80.0% | R+60.8 |
| Precinct -KS149000080KS149000080 | 28 | 91 | 1 | 120 | 23.3% | 75.8% | R+52.5 |
| Precinct -KS149000050KS149000050 | 18 | 59 | 1 | 78 | 23.1% | 75.6% | R+52.6 |
| Precinct -KS149000090KS149000090 | 10 | 60 | 0 | 70 | 14.3% | 85.7% | R+71.4 |
| Precinct -KS149000040KS149000040 | 10 | 54 | 1 | 65 | 15.4% | 83.1% | R+67.7 |
| Precinct -KS149000240KS149000240 | 15 | 44 | 2 | 61 | 24.6% | 72.1% | R+47.5 |
| Precinct -KS149000170KS149000170 | 16 | 42 | 2 | 60 | 26.7% | 70.0% | R+43.3 |
| Precinct -KS149000190KS149000190 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 33 | 21.2% | 78.8% | R+57.6 |
| Precinct -KS149000180KS149000180 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 30 | 26.7% | 66.7% | R+40.0 |
| Precinct -KS149000120KS149000120 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% | 0.0% | D+100.0 |
| Belvue Township Voting District20_20149000010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Blue Township Voting District20_20149000020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Blue Valley Township Voting District20_20149000030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Center Township Voting District20_20149000040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Clear Creek Township Voting District20_20149000050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Emmett Township Voting District20_20149000060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Grant Township Voting District20_20149000070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Green Township Voting District20_20149000080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Lincoln Township Voting District20_20149000090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Lone Tree Township Voting District20_20149000100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Louisville Township Voting District20_20149000110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan Ward 2 Precinct 520_20149000120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manhattan Ward 2 Precinct 5 Exclave20_20149900030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Mill Creek Township Voting District20_20149000130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Pottawatomie County Voting District20_20149000140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Rock Creek Township Voting District20_20149000150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Shannon Township Voting District20_20149000160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Sherman Township Voting District20_20149000170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Spring Creek Township Voting District20_20149000180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| St. Clere Township Voting District20_20149000190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| St. George Township Voting District20_20149000200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| St. Marys East Voting District20_20149000210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| St. Marys West Voting District20_20149000220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Union Township Voting District20_20149000230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Vienna Township Voting District20_20149000240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Wamego East Enclave Voting District20_20149900040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Wamego East Voting District20_20149000250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Wamego Township Enclave Voting District20_20149900010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Wamego Township Voting District20_2014900026A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Wamego West Voting District20_20149000270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
presidential history
Party record book
Pottawatomie County, KS · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1932
53.2%
3,910 votes · D+7.8
Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1896 · 49.3%
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1952
77.9%
4,944 votes · R+56.1
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · 77.0%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1932
3,910votes
53.2% of the vote · D+7.8
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 3,394 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
9,811votes
72.8% of the vote · R+47.6
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 9,452 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
William J. Bryan1896
+5.4pts D vs U.S.
Place R+0.7 · U.S. R+6.1
Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1900 · −6.3 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2016
+52.5pts R vs U.S.
Place R+50.4 · U.S. D+2.1
Runner-up · Benjamin Harrison, 1892 · +51.5 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RKenny TitusState Senate · 18
RFrancis AwerkampState House · 61
Seats representing Pottawatomie County, KS. A county elects none of these itself — they are the members for the 1 congressional, 1 state senate and 1 state house districts it falls inside, so parts of the county are represented by different members.
U.S. House elections · 2 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
| Year | Vote lead | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 21.7%2,884 | 78.3%10,436 | 13,320 |
| 2020 | R | 23.7%3,048 | 76.3%9,829 | 12,877 |
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2025R+50.2
Presidential vote · 2024R+47.6
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 2.6 points.
18,798 registered voters · 2025
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+102 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +1,609 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $71,096 in average income, against $89,378 for residents who stayed — 20% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+3.3 on average — 44 points more Democratic-leaning than Pottawatomie County, KS itself (R+47.6).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Riley County, KS205D+1.8
- Shawnee County, KS57D+0.5
- Geary County, KS28R+17.6
- Wabaunsee County, KS25R+48.8
- Johnson County, KS24D+8.5
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Riley County, KS227
- Shawnee County, KS40
- Johnson County, KS29
- Wabaunsee County, KS29
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 | +37 |
| 2012 | +95 |
| 2013 | +66 |
| 2014 | −2 |
| 2015 | +210 |
| 2016 | +278 |
| 2017 | +124 |
| 2018 | +99 |
| 2019 | +17 |
| 2021 | +300 |
| 2022 | +268 |
| 2023 | −88 |
| 2024 | +103 |
| 2025 | +102 |
Pottawatomie County, anchored by small agricultural communities north of Topeka, has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 40 points in every recent cycle, reflecting the heavily Republican voting patterns common across Kansas's rural Flint Hills corridor.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 12.8 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 56.1 points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 0.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.6 points.
A population of 26,204, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $92,325 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Boone County and Dawson County.
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Boone County
Kentucky
84.7twin score
12-yr trend2000–2004 trajectorymedian income≠ population scale
Dawson County
Georgia
82.4twin score
median income2000–2004 trajectory12-yr trend≠ median age
Park County
Wyoming
82.1twin score
2004–2012 trajectory12-yr trend≠ median age
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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Frequently asked questions
How did Pottawatomie County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pottawatomie County, Kansas voted Republican by 47.6 points (R+47.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,472 votes cast, 3,394 went Democratic and 9,811 went Republican.
When did Pottawatomie County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pottawatomie County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1932.
How many people live in Pottawatomie County, Kansas?
Pottawatomie County, Kansas has a population of 26,204 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pottawatomie County, Kansas?
Median household income in Pottawatomie County, Kansas is $92,325 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Pottawatomie County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pottawatomie County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 31 went Republican.