Sherman County, Kansas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
37 precincts · 2,593 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -KS181000040KS181000040 | 113 | 480 | 17 | 610 | 18.5% | 78.7% | R+60.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -KS181000010KS181000010 | 86 | 459 | 14 | 559 | 15.4% | 82.1% | R+66.7 |
| Precinct -KS181000030KS181000030 | 65 | 279 | 7 | 351 | 18.5% | 79.5% | R+61.0 |
| Precinct -KS181000020KS181000020 | 53 | 248 | 7 | 308 | 17.2% | 80.5% | R+63.3 |
| Precinct -KS181000070KS181000070 | 15 | 147 | 1 | 163 | 9.2% | 90.2% | R+81.0 |
| Precinct -KS18100011AKS18100011A | 11 | 121 | 4 | 136 | 8.1% | 89.0% | R+80.9 |
| Precinct -KS181000170KS181000170 | 13 | 99 | 0 | 112 | 11.6% | 88.4% | R+76.8 |
| Precinct -KS181000080KS181000080 | 3 | 48 | 1 | 52 | 5.8% | 92.3% | R+86.5 |
| Precinct -KS181000090KS181000090 | 3 | 41 | 1 | 45 | 6.7% | 91.1% | R+84.4 |
| Precinct -KS181000180KS181000180 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 40 | 10.0% | 90.0% | R+80.0 |
| Precinct -KS181000140KS181000140 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 39 | 7.7% | 92.3% | R+84.6 |
| Precinct -KS181000150KS181000150 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 38 | 13.2% | 86.8% | R+73.7 |
| Precinct -KS181000160KS181000160 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
| Precinct -KS181000050KS181000050 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 35 | 8.6% | 88.6% | R+80.0 |
| Precinct -KS181000100KS181000100 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 25 | 4.0% | 96.0% | R+92.0 |
| Precinct -KS181000130KS181000130 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
| Precinct -KS181000120KS181000120 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
| Precinct -KS181000060KS181000060 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 10.0% | 90.0% | R+80.0 |
| Goodland Ward 120_20181000010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Goodland Ward 220_20181000020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Goodland Ward 320_20181000030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Goodland Ward 420_20181000040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Grant Township Voting District20_20181000050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Iowa Township Voting District20_20181000060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Itasca Township Voting District20_20181000070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Kanorado City Voting District20_20181000080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lincoln Township Voting District20_20181000090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Llanos Township Voting District20_20181000100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Logan Township Enclave (B) Voting District20_2018100011C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Logan Township Voting District20_2018100011A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| McPherson Township Voting District20_20181000120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Shermanville Township Voting District20_20181000130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Smoky Township Voting District20_20181000140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| State Line Township Voting District20_20181000150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Union Township Voting District20_20181000160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voltaire Township Voting District20_20181000170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Washington Township Voting District20_20181000180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −43.2% |
| 1896 | +20.0% |
| 1900 | +4.7% |
| 1904 | −30.5% |
| 1908 | +6.9% |
| 1912 | +34.1% |
| 1916 | +32.5% |
| 1920 | −14.1% |
| 1924 | −24.3% |
| 1928 | −51.4% |
| 1932 | +28.9% |
| 1936 | +21.6% |
| 1940 | −5.7% |
| 1944 | −21.9% |
| 1948 | −3.3% |
| 1952 | −42.8% |
| 1956 | −30.7% |
| 1960 | −30.7% |
| 1964 | +2.0% |
| 1968 | −27.1% |
| 1972 | −45.3% |
| 1976 | −2.9% |
| 1980 | −45.7% |
| 1984 | −57.4% |
| 1988 | −27.6% |
| 1992 | −25.0% |
| 1996 | −44.6% |
| 2000 | −45.2% |
| 2004 | −52.7% |
| 2008 | −47.0% |
| 2012 | −53.3% |
| 2016 | −66.4% |
| 2020 | −68.7% |
| 2024 | −68.7% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 11.1%227 | 84.4%1,726 | 2,045 |
| 2020 | R | 15.5%418 | 78.8%2,132 | 2,705 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 6.1 points more Democratic.
3,621 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
−4 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −221 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $44,604 in average income, against $69,180 for residents who stayed — 36% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
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 | +30 |
| 2012 | +67 |
| 2013 | −41 |
| 2014 | −22 |
| 2015 | −111 |
| 2016 | −20 |
| 2017 | −5 |
| 2018 | −44 |
| 2019 | +5 |
| 2021 | +20 |
| 2022 | −66 |
| 2023 | −51 |
| 2024 | +21 |
| 2025 | −4 |
Sherman County, anchored by the small city of Goodland, has delivered Republican presidential margins above 60 points in every recent cycle, reflecting the heavily Republican alignment common to sparsely populated western Kansas wheat country.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.1 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 68.7 points in 2024. The 2024 margin was 68.7 points.
A population of 5,858, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,750 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Big Horn County and Cheyenne County.
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Sherman County, Kansas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/20181/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.