Sedgwick County, Kansas: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+14%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+14MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 528,2262024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,3652024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 69.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 16.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+30 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Harvey County, KS · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Sedgwick CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Sedgwick 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 | −51.4% |
| 1896 | +13.6% |
| 1900 | −2.0% |
| 1904 | −34.7% |
| 1908 | −5.3% |
| 1912 | +29.8% |
| 1916 | +9.6% |
| 1920 | −20.1% |
| 1924 | −33.7% |
| 1928 | −49.7% |
| 1932 | +14.3% |
| 1936 | +29.1% |
| 1940 | +3.1% |
| 1944 | −6.0% |
| 1948 | −0.7% |
| 1952 | −33.8% |
| 1956 | −22.4% |
| 1960 | −11.0% |
| 1964 | +11.5% |
| 1968 | −14.3% |
| 1972 | −35.0% |
| 1976 | −4.2% |
| 1980 | −13.9% |
| 1984 | −26.5% |
| 1988 | −13.2% |
| 1992 | −6.9% |
| 1996 | −20.3% |
| 2000 | −19.1% |
| 2004 | −25.6% |
| 2008 | −12.7% |
| 2012 | −18.9% |
| 2016 | −18.1% |
| 2020 | −11.9% |
| 2024 | −13.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 90,506 | 120,118 | 215,550 | ||
| R | 95,870 | 122,416 | 223,688 | ||
| R | 69,627 | 104,353 | 191,798 | ||
| R | 71,977 | 106,506 | 182,895 | ||
| R | 82,337 | 106,849 | 192,716 | ||
| R | 64,839 | 110,381 | 177,679 | ||
| R | 62,561 | 93,724 | 163,417 | ||
| R | 59,643 | 93,397 | 166,599 | ||
| R | 62,670 | 75,577 | 186,475 | ||
| R | 65,618 | 86,124 | 155,745 | ||
| R | 55,263 | 95,874 | 153,315 | ||
| R | 55,105 | 75,317 | 145,431 | ||
| R | 63,989 | 69,828 | 137,629 | ||
| R | 39,220 | 83,949 | 127,701 | ||
| R | 44,041 | 60,853 | 117,469 | ||
| D | 66,372 | 52,592 | 120,181 | ||
| R | 58,887 | 73,501 | 133,084 | ||
| R | 45,732 | 72,292 | 118,360 | ||
| R | 34,926 | 70,983 | 106,788 | ||
| R | 38,621 | 39,165 | 79,029 | ||
| R | 34,442 | 38,896 | 73,698 | ||
| D | 34,219 | 32,160 | 66,926 | ||
| D | 39,503 | 21,654 | 61,354 | ||
| D | 29,344 | 21,815 | 52,594 | ||
| R | 10,649 | 32,132 | 43,186 | ||
| R | 8,712 | 21,144 | 36,943 | ||
| R | 10,998 | 16,642 | 28,134 | ||
| D | 13,391 | 10,899 | 26,082 | ||
| O | 5,752 | 1,419 | 14,521 | ||
| R | 6,049 | 6,756 | 13,445 | ||
| R | 2,869 | 6,697 | 11,021 | ||
| R | 5,144 | 5,363 | 10,719 | ||
| D | 5,434 | 4,122 | 9,658 | ||
| R | 0 | 5,254 | 10,218 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.2%
English
11.5%
Irish
10.0%
American
5.2%
Scottish
1.8%
French
1.7%
Italian
1.6%
African American
6.2%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 36.0 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
$69,365
Sedgwick County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Sedgwick County$69,365
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Sedgwick 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
13.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.6%
Working age (18–64)12.6%
Seniors (65+)9.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.8%
speak English only
Spanish10.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.0%
Other languages1.1%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Wichita, Sedgwick County carries more than a third of Kansas's urban population, and its R+13.8 presidential margin in 2024 reflects a suburban electorate that has trended more competitive over the past decade.
The Democratic margin here reached thirty points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fourteen points.
A population of 528,226, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,365 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Harvey County and Finney County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Sedgwick County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Sedgwick County, Kansas voted Republican by 13.7 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 215,550 votes cast, 90,506 went Democratic and 120,118 went Republican.
What is Sedgwick County, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Sedgwick County, Kansas in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. 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 6 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.
When did Sedgwick County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sedgwick County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Sedgwick County, Kansas?
Sedgwick County, Kansas has a population of 528,226 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sedgwick County, Kansas?
Median household income in Sedgwick County, Kansas is $69,365 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Sedgwick County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Sedgwick County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.