Rooks County, Kansas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
28 precincts · 2,534 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -KS163000130KS163000130 | 113 | 698 | 8 | 819 | 13.8% | 85.2% | R+71.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -KS163000040KS163000040 | 80 | 465 | 8 | 553 | 14.5% | 84.1% | R+69.6 |
| Precinct -KS163000120KS163000120 | 32 | 254 | 2 | 288 | 11.1% | 88.2% | R+77.1 |
| Precinct -KS163000020KS163000020 | 25 | 157 | 5 | 187 | 13.4% | 84.0% | R+70.6 |
| Precinct -KS163000090KS163000090 | 16 | 122 | 1 | 139 | 11.5% | 87.8% | R+76.3 |
| Precinct -KS163000080KS163000080 | 14 | 85 | 0 | 99 | 14.1% | 85.9% | R+71.7 |
| Precinct -KS163000010KS163000010 | 13 | 82 | 1 | 96 | 13.5% | 85.4% | R+71.9 |
| Precinct -KS163000110KS163000110 | 12 | 76 | 1 | 89 | 13.5% | 85.4% | R+71.9 |
| Precinct -KS163000140KS163000140 | 17 | 61 | 5 | 83 | 20.5% | 73.5% | R+53.0 |
| Precinct -KS163000070KS163000070 | 8 | 45 | 0 | 53 | 15.1% | 84.9% | R+69.8 |
| Precinct -KS163000030KS163000030 | 7 | 43 | 1 | 51 | 13.7% | 84.3% | R+70.6 |
| Precinct -KS163000060KS163000060 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 40 | 7.5% | 92.5% | R+85.0 |
| Precinct -KS163000050KS163000050 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 36.8% | 63.2% | R+26.3 |
| Precinct -KS163000100KS163000100 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 11.1% | 88.9% | R+77.8 |
| Township 01 Voting District20_20163000010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Township 02 Voting District20_20163000020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Township 03 Precinct 120_20163000030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Township 03 Precinct 220_20163000040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Township 04 Voting District20_20163000050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Township 05 Voting District20_20163000060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Township 06 Voting District20_20163000070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Township 07 Voting District20_20163000080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Township 08 Voting District20_20163000090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Township 09 Voting District20_20163000100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Township 10 Voting District20_20163000110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Township 11 Precinct 120_20163000120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Township 11 Precinct 220_20163000130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Township 12 Voting District20_20163000140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −47.9% |
| 1896 | +8.5% |
| 1900 | −0.1% |
| 1904 | −39.3% |
| 1908 | −11.5% |
| 1912 | +14.2% |
| 1916 | +18.3% |
| 1920 | −42.4% |
| 1924 | −40.9% |
| 1928 | −42.1% |
| 1932 | +5.2% |
| 1936 | +1.9% |
| 1940 | −22.0% |
| 1944 | −33.7% |
| 1948 | −14.5% |
| 1952 | −49.7% |
| 1956 | −42.2% |
| 1960 | −26.7% |
| 1964 | −1.6% |
| 1968 | −34.7% |
| 1972 | −45.3% |
| 1976 | −8.0% |
| 1980 | −48.6% |
| 1984 | −56.9% |
| 1988 | −30.8% |
| 1992 | −15.5% |
| 1996 | −43.6% |
| 2000 | −51.1% |
| 2004 | −58.6% |
| 2008 | −61.8% |
| 2012 | −68.2% |
| 2016 | −72.6% |
| 2020 | −73.6% |
| 2024 | −71.2% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 8.8%183 | 85.1%1,775 | 2,085 |
| 2020 | R | 14.0%382 | 80.0%2,190 | 2,738 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 5.9 points more Democratic.
3,596 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
−47 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −364 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $43,407 in average income, against $57,270 for residents who stayed — 24% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+46.1 on average — 25 points more Democratic-leaning than Rooks County, KS itself (R+71.2).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Ellis County, KS24R+46.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Ellis 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 | +12 |
| 2012 | +13 |
| 2013 | −23 |
| 2014 | 0 |
| 2015 | −6 |
| 2016 | −56 |
| 2017 | −64 |
| 2018 | −46 |
| 2019 | −55 |
| 2021 | −7 |
| 2022 | −34 |
| 2023 | −16 |
| 2024 | −35 |
| 2025 | −47 |
Rooks County, anchored by the small city of Stockton, returned an R+71.2 margin in 2024 — among the widest in the state — reflecting the deep Republican alignment common across Kansas's sparsely populated High Plains counties.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 18.3 points in 1916 and a Republican high of 73.6 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.4 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 71.2 points.
A population of 4,813, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,500 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Graham County and Logan County.
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Rooks County, Kansas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/20163/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.