Trego County, Kansas: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+71%. Republican peak: R+71 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+71MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 2,7772024 5-year
- Median household income
- $81,5282024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 95.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+31 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+71 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Edwards County, KS · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Trego CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Trego 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 | −48.0% |
| 1896 | +14.0% |
| 1900 | +0.1% |
| 1904 | −30.3% |
| 1908 | −14.1% |
| 1912 | +25.9% |
| 1916 | +11.0% |
| 1920 | −52.2% |
| 1924 | −37.4% |
| 1928 | −16.0% |
| 1932 | +30.6% |
| 1936 | +27.4% |
| 1940 | −15.8% |
| 1944 | −24.5% |
| 1948 | −5.0% |
| 1952 | −51.6% |
| 1956 | −39.2% |
| 1960 | −23.9% |
| 1964 | +9.4% |
| 1968 | −28.5% |
| 1972 | −36.6% |
| 1976 | −1.1% |
| 1980 | −39.9% |
| 1984 | −42.2% |
| 1988 | −10.0% |
| 1992 | −6.2% |
| 1996 | −33.3% |
| 2000 | −38.3% |
| 2004 | −46.9% |
| 2008 | −48.2% |
| 2012 | −61.4% |
| 2016 | −69.4% |
| 2020 | −68.8% |
| 2024 | −70.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 216 | 1,343 | 1,591 | ||
| R | 242 | 1,363 | 1,630 | ||
| R | 198 | 1,227 | 1,482 | ||
| R | 291 | 1,261 | 1,579 | ||
| R | 420 | 1,225 | 1,671 | ||
| R | 434 | 1,225 | 1,686 | ||
| R | 516 | 1,220 | 1,837 | ||
| R | 548 | 1,205 | 1,972 | ||
| R | 608 | 727 | 1,912 | ||
| R | 795 | 979 | 1,831 | ||
| R | 598 | 1,491 | 2,118 | ||
| R | 523 | 1,340 | 2,048 | ||
| R | 1,003 | 1,025 | 2,068 | ||
| R | 621 | 1,369 | 2,046 | ||
| R | 623 | 1,211 | 2,064 | ||
| D | 1,177 | 974 | 2,162 | ||
| R | 875 | 1,426 | 2,309 | ||
| R | 726 | 1,668 | 2,403 | ||
| R | 608 | 1,915 | 2,533 | ||
| R | 1,117 | 1,237 | 2,387 | ||
| R | 883 | 1,459 | 2,354 | ||
| R | 1,140 | 1,571 | 2,728 | ||
| D | 1,783 | 1,012 | 2,811 | ||
| D | 1,751 | 918 | 2,719 | ||
| R | 982 | 1,359 | 2,354 | ||
| R | 399 | 1,121 | 1,928 | ||
| R | 395 | 1,299 | 1,731 | ||
| D | 1,094 | 867 | 2,061 | ||
| O | 449 | 160 | 1,116 | ||
| R | 458 | 617 | 1,127 | ||
| R | 264 | 526 | 865 | ||
| D | 361 | 360 | 744 | ||
| D | 340 | 256 | 599 | ||
| O | 0 | 294 | 612 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
50.9%
Irish
8.9%
English
7.4%
French
3.9%
American
2.8%
Italian
1.3%
Polish
0.5%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 48.0 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
$81,528
Trego County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Trego County$81,528
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Trego County ranks in the top 25% 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
5.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.3%
Working age (18–64)3.9%
Seniors (65+)7.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
99.4%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Spanish0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Trego County's sparse population and agricultural economy place it among the most Republican-leaning counties in Kansas, where the 2024 presidential margin reached 71 points — leaving Democrats with a negligible footprint in local contests.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-one points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-one points.
A population of 2,777, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,528 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Edwards County and Sumner County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Trego County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Trego County, Kansas voted Republican by 70.8 points (R+71), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,591 votes cast, 216 went Democratic and 1,343 went Republican.
What is Trego County, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Trego County, Kansas in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 26 times, and other 2 times.
When did Trego County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Trego County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Trego County, Kansas?
Trego County, Kansas has a population of 2,777 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Trego County, Kansas?
Median household income in Trego County, Kansas is $81,528 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Trego County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Trego County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.