Seward County, Kansas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
44 precincts · 4,565 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -KS175000170KS175000170 | 235 | 626 | 12 | 873 | 26.9% | 71.7% | R+44.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -KS175000180KS175000180 | 146 | 444 | 13 | 603 | 24.2% | 73.6% | R+49.4 |
| Precinct -KS175000110KS175000110 | 199 | 290 | 13 | 502 | 39.6% | 57.8% | R+18.1 |
| Precinct -KS175000120KS175000120 | 140 | 248 | 5 | 393 | 35.6% | 63.1% | R+27.5 |
| Precinct -KS175000130KS175000130 | 122 | 251 | 8 | 381 | 32.0% | 65.9% | R+33.9 |
| Precinct -KS175000100KS175000100 | 122 | 173 | 4 | 299 | 40.8% | 57.9% | R+17.1 |
| Precinct -KS175000150KS175000150 | 88 | 197 | 9 | 294 | 29.9% | 67.0% | R+37.1 |
| Precinct -KS175000140KS175000140 | 127 | 147 | 7 | 281 | 45.2% | 52.3% | R+7.1 |
| Precinct -KS175000160KS175000160 | 76 | 167 | 3 | 246 | 30.9% | 67.9% | R+37.0 |
| Precinct -KS175000020KS175000020 | 25 | 138 | 3 | 166 | 15.1% | 83.1% | R+68.1 |
| Precinct -KS175000040KS175000040 | 38 | 92 | 0 | 130 | 29.2% | 70.8% | R+41.5 |
| Precinct -KS17500005AKS17500005A | 12 | 66 | 0 | 78 | 15.4% | 84.6% | R+69.2 |
| Precinct -KS175000070KS175000070 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 56 | 7.1% | 92.9% | R+85.7 |
| Precinct -KS17500008AKS17500008A | 4 | 48 | 0 | 52 | 7.7% | 92.3% | R+84.6 |
| Precinct -KS175000010KS175000010 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 50 | 8.0% | 92.0% | R+84.0 |
| Precinct -KS175000190KS175000190 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
| Precinct -KS175000200KS175000200 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 31 | 3.2% | 93.5% | R+90.3 |
| Precinct -KS175000060KS175000060 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 30 | 6.7% | 93.3% | R+86.7 |
| Precinct -KS175000090KS175000090 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 29 | 17.2% | 82.8% | R+65.5 |
| Precinct -KS175000210KS175000210 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
| Precinct -KS175000030KS175000030 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 23.5% | 76.5% | R+52.9 |
| Fargo Township 1 Voting District20_20175000010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Fargo Township 2 Voting District20_20175000020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Fargo Township 3 Voting District20_20175000030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Fargo Township 4 Voting District20_20175000040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Liberal Township 1 Exclave Voting District20_2017500005B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Liberal Township 1 Voting District20_2017500005A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Liberal Township 2 Voting District20_20175000060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Liberal Township 3 Voting District20_20175000070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Liberal Township 4 Exclave Voting District20_2017500008B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Liberal Township 4 Voting District20_2017500008A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Liberal Township 5 Voting District20_20175000090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Liberal Ward 1 Precinct 120_20175000100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Liberal Ward 1 Precinct 220_20175000110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Liberal Ward 1 Precinct 320_20175000120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Liberal Ward 220_20175000130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Liberal Ward 320_20175000140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Liberal Ward 420_20175000150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Liberal Ward 520_20175000160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Liberal Ward 6 Precinct 120_20175000170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Liberal Ward 6 Precinct 220_20175000180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Seward Township 1 Voting District20_20175000190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Seward Township 2 Voting District20_20175000200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Seward Township 3 Voting District20_20175000210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −57.1% |
| 1896 | −12.3% |
| 1900 | −22.3% |
| 1904 | −38.8% |
| 1908 | −1.6% |
| 1912 | +23.1% |
| 1916 | +21.7% |
| 1920 | −27.1% |
| 1924 | −22.3% |
| 1928 | −54.9% |
| 1932 | +9.4% |
| 1936 | +28.6% |
| 1940 | −1.0% |
| 1944 | −8.4% |
| 1948 | −6.1% |
| 1952 | −46.2% |
| 1956 | −42.4% |
| 1960 | −41.1% |
| 1964 | −7.1% |
| 1968 | −36.1% |
| 1972 | −57.5% |
| 1976 | −30.2% |
| 1980 | −47.2% |
| 1984 | −62.1% |
| 1988 | −42.0% |
| 1992 | −29.2% |
| 1996 | −44.9% |
| 2000 | −53.8% |
| 2004 | −57.9% |
| 2008 | −43.1% |
| 2012 | −41.1% |
| 2016 | −30.4% |
| 2020 | −29.1% |
| 2024 | −39.0% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 24.5%722 | 72.3%2,127 | 2,941 |
| 2020 | R | 35.1%1,824 | 59.9%3,115 | 5,199 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 20 points more Democratic.
11,267 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
−276 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −7,477 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $49,435 in average income, against $66,964 for residents who stayed — 26% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+74.2 on average — 35 points more Republican-leaning than Seward County, KS itself (R+39.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Texas County, OK36R+67.7
- Beaver County, OK22R+83.8
- Stevens County, KS20R+75.5
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Texas County, OK59
- Sedgwick County, KS32
- Finney County, KS20
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 | −175 |
| 2012 | −197 |
| 2013 | −423 |
| 2014 | −452 |
| 2015 | −556 |
| 2016 | −852 |
| 2017 | −1,022 |
| 2018 | −748 |
| 2019 | −878 |
| 2021 | −303 |
| 2022 | −693 |
| 2023 | −527 |
| 2024 | −375 |
| 2025 | −276 |
Seward County's meatpacking economy has drawn one of Kansas's larger Hispanic populations to Liberal, its county seat, yet presidential margins have held consistently above R+35 for the past decade, reflecting the complex interplay of industry, immigration, and rural voting patterns.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.6 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 62.1 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 9.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 39.0 points.
A population of 21,486, a 25% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,827 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Adams County and Deaf Smith County.
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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Seward County, Kansas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/20175/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.