Rush County, Kansas: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+65%. Republican peak: R+65 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+65MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 2,9472024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,9702024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+36 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Trego County, KS · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Rush CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Rush County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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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 | −51.3% |
| 1896 | +11.0% |
| 1900 | +2.6% |
| 1904 | −20.6% |
| 1908 | +7.7% |
| 1912 | +36.0% |
| 1916 | +8.7% |
| 1920 | −51.4% |
| 1924 | −31.9% |
| 1928 | −20.8% |
| 1932 | +22.3% |
| 1936 | +17.8% |
| 1940 | −20.1% |
| 1944 | −34.0% |
| 1948 | −14.7% |
| 1952 | −51.5% |
| 1956 | −30.0% |
| 1960 | −8.1% |
| 1964 | +23.4% |
| 1968 | −23.7% |
| 1972 | −33.2% |
| 1976 | +7.3% |
| 1980 | −49.9% |
| 1984 | −41.1% |
| 1988 | −1.2% |
| 1992 | −3.2% |
| 1996 | −34.8% |
| 2000 | −39.4% |
| 2004 | −39.6% |
| 2008 | −40.5% |
| 2012 | −50.9% |
| 2016 | −64.1% |
| 2020 | −62.9% |
| 2024 | −65.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 264 | 1,315 | 1,606 | ||
| R | 295 | 1,350 | 1,677 | ||
| R | 233 | 1,197 | 1,503 | ||
| R | 367 | 1,166 | 1,570 | ||
| R | 504 | 1,225 | 1,781 | ||
| R | 517 | 1,226 | 1,789 | ||
| R | 505 | 1,235 | 1,854 | ||
| R | 547 | 1,239 | 1,989 | ||
| R | 689 | 756 | 2,115 | ||
| R | 1,020 | 1,045 | 2,153 | ||
| R | 718 | 1,758 | 2,530 | ||
| R | 557 | 1,840 | 2,572 | ||
| D | 1,359 | 1,170 | 2,581 | ||
| R | 806 | 1,639 | 2,512 | ||
| R | 864 | 1,471 | 2,560 | ||
| D | 1,778 | 1,098 | 2,901 | ||
| R | 1,418 | 1,668 | 3,097 | ||
| R | 1,080 | 2,007 | 3,094 | ||
| R | 843 | 2,650 | 3,510 | ||
| R | 1,360 | 1,840 | 3,262 | ||
| R | 1,076 | 2,193 | 3,283 | ||
| R | 1,588 | 2,394 | 4,001 | ||
| D | 2,482 | 1,733 | 4,219 | ||
| D | 2,275 | 1,433 | 3,774 | ||
| R | 1,296 | 1,985 | 3,307 | ||
| R | 787 | 1,780 | 3,109 | ||
| R | 605 | 2,017 | 2,747 | ||
| D | 1,478 | 1,223 | 2,936 | ||
| D | 870 | 210 | 1,831 | ||
| D | 894 | 764 | 1,697 | ||
| R | 570 | 883 | 1,517 | ||
| D | 717 | 681 | 1,405 | ||
| D | 643 | 515 | 1,168 | ||
| R | 0 | 616 | 1,200 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
57.7%
Irish
14.2%
English
9.0%
French
7.1%
American
1.8%
Italian
1.7%
Scottish
1.6%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 45.2 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
$59,970
Rush County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Rush County$59,970
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Rush 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
11.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.5%
Working age (18–64)11.8%
Seniors (65+)7.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.0%
speak English only
Spanish2.4%
Other Indo-European2.2%
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 42.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Rush County's Republican presidential margin exceeded 65 points in 2024, reflecting a sparsely populated High Plains community where ranching and wheat farming shape both the economy and the electorate.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-five points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-five points.
A population of 2,947, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,970 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Trego County and Edwards County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Rush County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Rush County, Kansas voted Republican by 65.4 points (R+65), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,606 votes cast, 264 went Democratic and 1,315 went Republican.
What is Rush County, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Rush County, Kansas in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 9 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.
When did Rush County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Rush County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Rush County, Kansas?
Rush County, Kansas has a population of 2,947 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rush County, Kansas?
Median household income in Rush County, Kansas is $59,970 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Rush County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Rush County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.