Wabaunsee County, Kansas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
28 precincts · 3,836 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -KS197000010KS197000010 | 177 | 479 | 12 | 668 | 26.5% | 71.7% | R+45.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -KS197000090KS197000090 | 127 | 492 | 10 | 629 | 20.2% | 78.2% | R+58.0 |
| Precinct -KS197000110KS197000110 | 100 | 319 | 6 | 425 | 23.5% | 75.1% | R+51.5 |
| Precinct -KS197000080KS197000080 | 99 | 229 | 7 | 335 | 29.6% | 68.4% | R+38.8 |
| Precinct -KS197120020KS197120020 | 74 | 244 | 10 | 328 | 22.6% | 74.4% | R+51.8 |
| Precinct -KS197000050KS197000050 | 77 | 217 | 6 | 300 | 25.7% | 72.3% | R+46.7 |
| Precinct -KS197000140KS197000140 | 74 | 190 | 6 | 270 | 27.4% | 70.4% | R+43.0 |
| Precinct -KS197000040KS197000040 | 60 | 196 | 5 | 261 | 23.0% | 75.1% | R+52.1 |
| Precinct -KS197000100KS197000100 | 38 | 131 | 5 | 174 | 21.8% | 75.3% | R+53.4 |
| Precinct -KS197000060KS197000060 | 57 | 95 | 6 | 158 | 36.1% | 60.1% | R+24.1 |
| Precinct -KS197000070KS197000070 | 28 | 112 | 1 | 141 | 19.9% | 79.4% | R+59.6 |
| Precinct -KS197000030KS197000030 | 23 | 44 | 0 | 67 | 34.3% | 65.7% | R+31.3 |
| Precinct -KS197000130KS197000130 | 7 | 45 | 2 | 54 | 13.0% | 83.3% | R+70.4 |
| Precinct -KS197000020KS197000020 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 26 | 11.5% | 88.5% | R+76.9 |
| Alma Township Voting District20_20197000010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Chalk Township Voting District20_20197000020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Farmer Township Voting District20_20197000030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Garfield Township Voting District20_20197000040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Harveyville Township Voting District20_20197000050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Hessdale Township Voting District20_20197000060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Kaw Township Voting District20_20197000070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Keene Township Voting District20_20197000080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Maple Hill Township Voting District20_20197000090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| McFarland Township Voting District20_20197000100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Paxico Township Voting District20_20197000110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Wabaunsee Township Voting District20_20197000120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Washington Township Voting District20_20197000130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Wilmington Township Voting District20_20197000140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −46.8% |
| 1896 | −4.7% |
| 1900 | −17.2% |
| 1904 | −47.1% |
| 1908 | −22.4% |
| 1912 | +11.8% |
| 1916 | −20.9% |
| 1920 | −56.4% |
| 1924 | −50.7% |
| 1928 | −44.3% |
| 1932 | +3.3% |
| 1936 | −11.3% |
| 1940 | −48.0% |
| 1944 | −52.6% |
| 1948 | −35.0% |
| 1952 | −62.3% |
| 1956 | −53.4% |
| 1960 | −41.5% |
| 1964 | −17.5% |
| 1968 | −41.6% |
| 1972 | −56.2% |
| 1976 | −17.0% |
| 1980 | −42.3% |
| 1984 | −47.0% |
| 1988 | −19.2% |
| 1992 | −11.9% |
| 1996 | −27.1% |
| 2000 | −33.8% |
| 2004 | −42.5% |
| 2008 | −38.6% |
| 2012 | −41.0% |
| 2016 | −47.2% |
| 2020 | −48.2% |
| 2024 | −48.8% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 17.8%596 | 78.5%2,625 | 3,342 |
| 2020 | R | 26.6%1,034 | 68.7%2,670 | 3,885 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 1.1 points.
5,362 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
−58 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −196 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $60,657 in average income, against $74,837 for residents who stayed — 19% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+15.4 on average — 33 points more Democratic-leaning than Wabaunsee County, KS itself (R+48.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Shawnee County, KS59D+0.5
- Pottawatomie County, KS29R+47.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Shawnee County, KS47
- Pottawatomie County, KS25
- Riley 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 | −21 |
| 2012 | −52 |
| 2013 | −12 |
| 2014 | −108 |
| 2015 | −76 |
| 2016 | −24 |
| 2017 | −59 |
| 2018 | +45 |
| 2019 | −7 |
| 2021 | +83 |
| 2022 | +46 |
| 2023 | +45 |
| 2024 | +2 |
| 2025 | −58 |
Wabaunsee sits at the eastern edge of the Kansas Flint Hills, where ranching-dominant land use and a population under 7,000 produce some of the most consistent Republican margins in the state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 11.8 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 62.3 points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 0.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 48.8 points.
A population of 7,009, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,908 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Loup County and Dickinson County.
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Wabaunsee County, Kansas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/20197/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.