Pottawatomie County, Kansas: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+48%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1952.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+48MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 26,2042024 5-year
- Median household income
- $92,3252024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+13 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56 in 1952MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Butler County, KS · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Pottawatomie CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Pottawatomie 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 | −49.7% |
| 1896 | −0.7% |
| 1900 | −13.8% |
| 1904 | −42.1% |
| 1908 | −22.2% |
| 1912 | +12.8% |
| 1916 | −12.9% |
| 1920 | −54.7% |
| 1924 | −45.1% |
| 1928 | −31.0% |
| 1932 | +7.8% |
| 1936 | −9.4% |
| 1940 | −38.6% |
| 1944 | −40.3% |
| 1948 | −26.0% |
| 1952 | −56.1% |
| 1956 | −50.4% |
| 1960 | −26.6% |
| 1964 | −3.4% |
| 1968 | −37.0% |
| 1972 | −49.3% |
| 1976 | −19.8% |
| 1980 | −35.3% |
| 1984 | −43.3% |
| 1988 | −20.7% |
| 1992 | −12.6% |
| 1996 | −32.4% |
| 2000 | −38.1% |
| 2004 | −47.0% |
| 2008 | −44.0% |
| 2012 | −47.1% |
| 2016 | −50.4% |
| 2020 | −46.9% |
| 2024 | −47.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,394 | 9,811 | 13,472 | ||
| R | 3,313 | 9,452 | 13,083 | ||
| R | 2,225 | 7,612 | 10,693 | ||
| R | 2,335 | 6,804 | 9,479 | ||
| R | 2,599 | 6,929 | 9,837 | ||
| R | 2,176 | 6,326 | 8,823 | ||
| R | 2,037 | 4,985 | 7,731 | ||
| R | 1,997 | 4,504 | 7,744 | ||
| R | 2,099 | 3,106 | 7,990 | ||
| R | 2,544 | 3,897 | 6,549 | ||
| R | 1,798 | 4,598 | 6,468 | ||
| R | 1,724 | 3,895 | 6,144 | ||
| R | 2,316 | 3,483 | 5,897 | ||
| R | 1,298 | 3,947 | 5,369 | ||
| R | 1,368 | 3,267 | 5,130 | ||
| R | 2,432 | 2,606 | 5,070 | ||
| R | 2,125 | 3,666 | 5,804 | ||
| R | 1,422 | 4,335 | 5,782 | ||
| R | 1,387 | 4,944 | 6,343 | ||
| R | 2,167 | 3,709 | 5,921 | ||
| R | 1,727 | 4,074 | 5,819 | ||
| R | 2,226 | 5,045 | 7,299 | ||
| R | 3,284 | 3,977 | 7,398 | ||
| D | 3,910 | 3,339 | 7,346 | ||
| R | 2,341 | 4,451 | 6,816 | ||
| R | 1,471 | 4,340 | 6,356 | ||
| R | 1,293 | 4,481 | 5,823 | ||
| R | 2,834 | 3,688 | 6,626 | ||
| D | 1,599 | 1,058 | 4,216 | ||
| R | 1,680 | 2,650 | 4,360 | ||
| R | 1,045 | 2,632 | 3,768 | ||
| R | 1,929 | 2,556 | 4,531 | ||
| R | 2,276 | 2,308 | 4,621 | ||
| O | 0 | 2,101 | 4,231 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
35.3%
English
16.3%
Irish
13.6%
American
5.9%
Italian
3.7%
Scottish
3.0%
French
2.8%
African American
1.4%
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: 36.4 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
$92,325
Pottawatomie County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Pottawatomie County$92,325
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Pottawatomie County ranks in the top 10% 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
6.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.5%
Working age (18–64)6.5%
Seniors (65+)9.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.1%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.3%
Spanish1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Pottawatomie County, anchored by small agricultural communities north of Topeka, has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 40 points in every recent cycle, reflecting the deep-red voting patterns common across Kansas's rural Flint Hills corridor.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-six points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-eight points.
A population of 26,204, a 89% 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 Butler County and Mitchell County.
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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+48), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,472 votes cast, 3,394 went Democratic and 9,811 went Republican.
What is Pottawatomie County, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Pottawatomie 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 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. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.