Russell County, Kansas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
35 precincts · 3,301 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -KS167000040KS167000040 | 247 | 582 | 20 | 849 | 29.1% | 68.6% | R+39.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -KS167000020KS167000020 | 101 | 485 | 7 | 593 | 17.0% | 81.8% | R+64.8 |
| Precinct -KS167000090KS167000090 | 87 | 448 | 14 | 549 | 15.8% | 81.6% | R+65.8 |
| Precinct -KS167000050KS167000050 | 50 | 411 | 14 | 475 | 10.5% | 86.5% | R+76.0 |
| Precinct -KS167000080KS167000080 | 64 | 280 | 0 | 344 | 18.6% | 81.4% | R+62.8 |
| Precinct -KS167000060KS167000060 | 37 | 228 | 0 | 265 | 14.0% | 86.0% | R+72.1 |
| Precinct -KS167000160KS167000160 | 13 | 116 | 6 | 135 | 9.6% | 85.9% | R+76.3 |
| Precinct -KS167000030KS167000030 | 9 | 82 | 0 | 91 | 9.9% | 90.1% | R+80.2 |
| Big Creek Township Voting District20_20167000010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Center Township Voting District20_20167000020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Fairfield Township Voting District20_20167000030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Fairview Township Voting District20_20167000040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Grant Township Voting District20_20167000050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lincoln Township Voting District20_20167000060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Luray Township Voting District20_20167000070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Paradise Township Voting District20_20167000080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Plymouth Township Voting District20_20167000090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct -KS167000010KS167000010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct -KS167000070KS167000070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct -KS167000100KS167000100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct -KS167000110KS167000110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct -KS167000120KS167000120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct -KS167000130KS167000130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct -KS16700014AKS16700014A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct -KS167000150KS167000150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Russell Township Enclave Voting District20_20167900010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Russell Township Voting District20_20167000100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Russell Ward 120_20167000110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Russell Ward 220_20167000120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Russell Ward 320_20167000130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Russell Ward 420_2016700014A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Russell Ward 4 Exclave20_2016700014B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Russell Ward 4 Exclave Airport20_2016700014C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Waldo Township Voting District20_20167000150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Winterset Township Voting District20_20167000160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −57.4% |
| 1896 | −4.5% |
| 1900 | −20.5% |
| 1904 | −46.1% |
| 1908 | −16.1% |
| 1912 | +23.0% |
| 1916 | −1.9% |
| 1920 | −52.6% |
| 1924 | −47.5% |
| 1928 | −33.9% |
| 1932 | +19.8% |
| 1936 | +25.0% |
| 1940 | −17.9% |
| 1944 | −35.6% |
| 1948 | −14.0% |
| 1952 | −52.3% |
| 1956 | −43.8% |
| 1960 | −31.6% |
| 1964 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | −40.4% |
| 1972 | −50.3% |
| 1976 | −36.7% |
| 1980 | −52.5% |
| 1984 | −54.9% |
| 1988 | −24.3% |
| 1992 | −6.4% |
| 1996 | −62.3% |
| 2000 | −44.5% |
| 2004 | −52.8% |
| 2008 | −53.8% |
| 2012 | −61.3% |
| 2016 | −66.2% |
| 2020 | −63.2% |
| 2024 | −61.3% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 12.2%327 | 84.1%2,263 | 2,691 |
| 2020 | R | 19.4%666 | 75.7%2,595 | 3,428 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 3.7 points more Democratic.
4,591 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
−38 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +100 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $46,816 in average income, against $61,734 for residents who stayed — 24% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+46.1 on average — 15 points more Democratic-leaning than Russell County, KS itself (R+61.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Ellis County, KS34R+46.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Ellis County, KS42
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 | +7 |
| 2012 | +11 |
| 2013 | −7 |
| 2014 | +48 |
| 2015 | +41 |
| 2016 | −38 |
| 2017 | −51 |
| 2018 | −1 |
| 2019 | −15 |
| 2021 | +96 |
| 2022 | +51 |
| 2023 | +3 |
| 2024 | −7 |
| 2025 | −38 |
Russell County, birthplace of Bob Dole, sits in the High Plains oil-patch corridor where Republican presidential candidates have carried the county by 60-plus points in recent cycles, reflecting a sparsely populated, energy-dependent electorate with deep conservative roots.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 25.0 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 66.2 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.9 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 61.3 points.
A population of 6,679, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,392 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Osborne County and Hodgeman County.
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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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Russell County, Kansas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/20167/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.