Rice County, Kansas: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+57%. Republican peak: R+57 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+57MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 9,3502024 5-year
- Median household income
- $63,9252024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 78.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 14.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+21 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Edwards County, KS · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Rice CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Rice 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 | −49.4% |
| 1896 | +0.1% |
| 1900 | −13.1% |
| 1904 | −40.8% |
| 1908 | −11.9% |
| 1912 | +18.2% |
| 1916 | +5.2% |
| 1920 | −40.0% |
| 1924 | −45.8% |
| 1928 | −49.0% |
| 1932 | −1.1% |
| 1936 | +19.2% |
| 1940 | −13.6% |
| 1944 | −23.1% |
| 1948 | −18.2% |
| 1952 | −50.0% |
| 1956 | −41.2% |
| 1960 | −30.0% |
| 1964 | +20.9% |
| 1968 | −19.5% |
| 1972 | −34.8% |
| 1976 | +8.2% |
| 1980 | −24.5% |
| 1984 | −38.9% |
| 1988 | −10.1% |
| 1992 | −11.4% |
| 1996 | −29.4% |
| 2000 | −32.8% |
| 2004 | −46.9% |
| 2008 | −40.2% |
| 2012 | −47.9% |
| 2016 | −56.3% |
| 2020 | −53.2% |
| 2024 | −56.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 835 | 3,109 | 4,017 | ||
| R | 965 | 3,262 | 4,319 | ||
| R | 695 | 2,837 | 3,804 | ||
| R | 911 | 2,676 | 3,681 | ||
| R | 1,163 | 2,780 | 4,021 | ||
| R | 1,130 | 3,182 | 4,376 | ||
| R | 1,422 | 2,903 | 4,520 | ||
| R | 1,434 | 2,842 | 4,789 | ||
| R | 1,555 | 2,158 | 5,271 | ||
| R | 2,033 | 2,503 | 4,645 | ||
| R | 1,559 | 3,598 | 5,239 | ||
| R | 1,847 | 3,211 | 5,568 | ||
| D | 3,056 | 2,584 | 5,765 | ||
| R | 1,825 | 3,843 | 5,803 | ||
| R | 2,049 | 3,141 | 5,586 | ||
| D | 3,665 | 2,390 | 6,098 | ||
| R | 2,328 | 4,329 | 6,680 | ||
| R | 1,926 | 4,638 | 6,581 | ||
| R | 1,832 | 5,572 | 7,478 | ||
| R | 2,752 | 4,002 | 6,882 | ||
| R | 2,505 | 4,024 | 6,584 | ||
| R | 3,635 | 4,792 | 8,483 | ||
| D | 4,905 | 3,318 | 8,245 | ||
| R | 3,037 | 3,107 | 6,298 | ||
| R | 1,462 | 4,321 | 5,835 | ||
| R | 1,303 | 3,920 | 5,720 | ||
| R | 1,532 | 3,651 | 5,295 | ||
| D | 2,801 | 2,494 | 5,852 | ||
| O | 1,314 | 697 | 3,389 | ||
| R | 1,407 | 1,832 | 3,568 | ||
| R | 727 | 1,994 | 3,108 | ||
| R | 1,527 | 2,013 | 3,699 | ||
| D | 1,731 | 1,729 | 3,547 | ||
| O | 0 | 1,821 | 3,685 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
30.2%
English
15.0%
Irish
11.4%
American
3.6%
Italian
2.2%
Scottish
2.0%
French
1.2%
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: 38.6 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
$63,925
Rice County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Rice County$63,925
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Rice 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
7.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.7%
Working age (18–64)6.2%
Seniors (65+)14.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.5%
speak English only
Spanish8.8%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Rice County's wheat-belt economy and sparse rural population have produced some of the state's widest presidential margins, with the 2024 result landing nearly 57 points to the right of the Democratic candidate.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-seven points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-seven points.
A median household income of $63,925, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 9,350 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Edwards County and Reno County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Rice County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Rice County, Kansas voted Republican by 56.6 points (R+57), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,017 votes cast, 835 went Democratic and 3,109 went Republican.
What is Rice County, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Rice County, Kansas in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 5 times, Republican 27 times, and other 2 times.
When did Rice County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Rice County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Rice County, Kansas?
Rice County, Kansas has a population of 9,350 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rice County, Kansas?
Median household income in Rice County, Kansas is $63,925 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Rice County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Rice County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.