Scott County, Kansas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+75%. Republican peak: R+75 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+75MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 5,0272024 5-year
- Median household income
- $68,8392024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 21.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+32 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+75 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Meade County, KS · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Scott CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Scott County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican 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 | −52.4% |
| 1896 | +27.7% |
| 1900 | +10.7% |
| 1904 | −44.6% |
| 1908 | −4.4% |
| 1912 | +31.5% |
| 1916 | +21.4% |
| 1920 | −23.6% |
| 1924 | −20.0% |
| 1928 | −32.4% |
| 1932 | +28.4% |
| 1936 | +27.3% |
| 1940 | −15.7% |
| 1944 | −22.8% |
| 1948 | −16.5% |
| 1952 | −57.7% |
| 1956 | −50.5% |
| 1960 | −43.1% |
| 1964 | −5.8% |
| 1968 | −42.1% |
| 1972 | −52.7% |
| 1976 | −12.6% |
| 1980 | −56.8% |
| 1984 | −64.0% |
| 1988 | −36.8% |
| 1992 | −37.3% |
| 1996 | −54.2% |
| 2000 | −60.5% |
| 2004 | −68.6% |
| 2008 | −68.9% |
| 2012 | −70.7% |
| 2016 | −74.0% |
| 2020 | −72.9% |
| 2024 | −74.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 246 | 1,843 | 2,133 | ||
| R | 299 | 2,014 | 2,354 | ||
| R | 236 | 1,865 | 2,202 | ||
| R | 277 | 1,728 | 2,052 | ||
| R | 321 | 1,823 | 2,179 | ||
| R | 347 | 1,924 | 2,299 | ||
| R | 418 | 1,811 | 2,303 | ||
| R | 458 | 1,750 | 2,384 | ||
| R | 480 | 1,426 | 2,534 | ||
| R | 717 | 1,590 | 2,375 | ||
| R | 427 | 2,017 | 2,486 | ||
| R | 456 | 1,829 | 2,418 | ||
| R | 919 | 1,195 | 2,183 | ||
| R | 449 | 1,547 | 2,082 | ||
| R | 500 | 1,374 | 2,074 | ||
| R | 1,016 | 1,143 | 2,177 | ||
| R | 598 | 1,514 | 2,124 | ||
| R | 451 | 1,376 | 1,832 | ||
| R | 443 | 1,681 | 2,146 | ||
| R | 739 | 1,040 | 1,829 | ||
| R | 565 | 903 | 1,482 | ||
| R | 717 | 988 | 1,726 | ||
| D | 1,096 | 625 | 1,724 | ||
| D | 1,092 | 595 | 1,748 | ||
| R | 450 | 886 | 1,347 | ||
| R | 445 | 734 | 1,443 | ||
| R | 379 | 636 | 1,087 | ||
| D | 684 | 416 | 1,255 | ||
| O | 247 | 56 | 606 | ||
| R | 294 | 324 | 688 | ||
| R | 79 | 275 | 439 | ||
| D | 159 | 128 | 290 | ||
| D | 161 | 91 | 253 | ||
| R | 0 | 162 | 309 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
30.6%
English
15.3%
Irish
7.1%
Scottish
3.9%
American
3.8%
French
3.3%
Italian
2.3%
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: 38.2 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
$68,839
Scott County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Scott County$68,839
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Scott 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
6.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.4%
Working age (18–64)5.5%
Seniors (65+)0.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
82.1%
speak English only
Spanish16.6%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Scott County's 2024 presidential margin of R+74.7 places it among the most heavily Republican jurisdictions in the state, reflecting a sparse, agriculturally rooted population of roughly 5,000 residents on the High Plains.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-five points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-five points.
A population of 5,027, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,839 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Meade County and Logan County. A non-English-speaking share of 18% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Scott County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Scott County, Kansas voted Republican by 74.9 points (R+75), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,133 votes cast, 246 went Democratic and 1,843 went Republican.
What is Scott County, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Scott County, Kansas in the "Texan Right" typology — East Texas and the Piney Woods — solidly Republican, with a meaningful Latino presence. 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 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Scott County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Scott County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Scott County, Kansas?
Scott County, Kansas has a population of 5,027 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Scott County, Kansas?
Median household income in Scott County, Kansas is $68,839 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Scott County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Scott County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.