Russell County, Kansas: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+61%. Republican peak: R+66 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+61MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 6,6792024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,3922024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+25 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+66 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Barton County, KS · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Russell CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Russell 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 | −41.6% |
| 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 | −61.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 608 | 2,632 | 3,315 | ||
| R | 600 | 2,790 | 3,467 | ||
| R | 461 | 2,574 | 3,193 | ||
| R | 593 | 2,553 | 3,200 | ||
| R | 736 | 2,509 | 3,293 | ||
| R | 810 | 2,671 | 3,525 | ||
| R | 886 | 2,434 | 3,482 | ||
| R | 705 | 3,347 | 4,238 | ||
| R | 1,178 | 1,434 | 4,015 | ||
| R | 1,448 | 2,403 | 3,926 | ||
| R | 1,055 | 3,673 | 4,771 | ||
| R | 910 | 3,241 | 4,437 | ||
| R | 1,453 | 3,165 | 4,669 | ||
| R | 1,011 | 3,168 | 4,292 | ||
| R | 1,261 | 3,177 | 4,739 | ||
| D | 2,505 | 2,435 | 4,977 | ||
| R | 1,870 | 3,607 | 5,501 | ||
| R | 1,528 | 3,920 | 5,461 | ||
| R | 1,499 | 4,813 | 6,333 | ||
| R | 2,343 | 3,113 | 5,512 | ||
| R | 1,583 | 3,344 | 4,950 | ||
| R | 2,579 | 3,714 | 6,342 | ||
| D | 3,736 | 2,241 | 5,984 | ||
| D | 2,723 | 1,805 | 4,631 | ||
| R | 1,366 | 2,782 | 4,180 | ||
| R | 687 | 2,637 | 4,101 | ||
| R | 724 | 2,407 | 3,198 | ||
| R | 1,934 | 2,011 | 4,114 | ||
| O | 983 | 416 | 2,460 | ||
| R | 976 | 1,360 | 2,381 | ||
| R | 515 | 1,451 | 2,032 | ||
| R | 810 | 1,233 | 2,065 | ||
| R | 823 | 902 | 1,748 | ||
| O | 0 | 730 | 1,753 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
44.8%
Irish
8.4%
English
7.7%
American
4.2%
French
3.1%
Italian
2.0%
Scottish
1.5%
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: 44.4 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
$62,392
Russell County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Russell County$62,392
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Russell 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
14.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.5%
Working age (18–64)11.6%
Seniors (65+)18.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.7%
speak English only
Spanish0.7%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-six points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-one 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 Barton County and Ellsworth County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Russell County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Russell County, Kansas voted Republican by 61.1 points (R+61), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,315 votes cast, 608 went Democratic and 2,632 went Republican.
What is Russell County, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Russell 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 3 times, Republican 29 times, and other 2 times.
When did Russell County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Russell County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Russell County, Kansas?
Russell County, Kansas has a population of 6,679 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Russell County, Kansas?
Median household income in Russell County, Kansas is $62,392 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Russell County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Russell County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.