Wichita County, Kansas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+74%. Republican peak: R+74 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+74MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 2,0912024 5-year
- Median household income
- $79,0632024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 73.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 27.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+31 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+74 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Scott County, KS · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Wichita CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Wichita County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | −46.5% |
| 1896 | −5.4% |
| 1900 | −21.9% |
| 1904 | −42.3% |
| 1908 | −14.0% |
| 1912 | +14.3% |
| 1916 | +2.1% |
| 1920 | −51.7% |
| 1924 | −43.6% |
| 1928 | −11.1% |
| 1932 | +31.3% |
| 1936 | +17.3% |
| 1940 | −19.4% |
| 1944 | −29.3% |
| 1948 | −15.1% |
| 1952 | −52.9% |
| 1956 | −41.0% |
| 1960 | −11.7% |
| 1964 | +11.1% |
| 1968 | −31.3% |
| 1972 | −44.5% |
| 1976 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | −45.9% |
| 1984 | −58.9% |
| 1988 | −28.0% |
| 1992 | −35.8% |
| 1996 | −49.8% |
| 2000 | −59.8% |
| 2004 | −64.6% |
| 2008 | −66.4% |
| 2012 | −67.3% |
| 2016 | −65.8% |
| 2020 | −68.1% |
| 2024 | −73.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 107 | 740 | 860 | ||
| R | 149 | 808 | 968 | ||
| R | 140 | 769 | 956 | ||
| R | 157 | 821 | 987 | ||
| R | 163 | 840 | 1,019 | ||
| R | 183 | 869 | 1,062 | ||
| R | 207 | 859 | 1,090 | ||
| R | 239 | 796 | 1,119 | ||
| R | 241 | 681 | 1,230 | ||
| R | 399 | 721 | 1,148 | ||
| R | 232 | 916 | 1,161 | ||
| R | 303 | 880 | 1,258 | ||
| D | 614 | 593 | 1,238 | ||
| R | 288 | 794 | 1,136 | ||
| R | 364 | 757 | 1,254 | ||
| D | 662 | 529 | 1,197 | ||
| R | 554 | 702 | 1,262 | ||
| R | 312 | 747 | 1,061 | ||
| R | 276 | 910 | 1,199 | ||
| R | 443 | 606 | 1,077 | ||
| R | 329 | 604 | 939 | ||
| R | 433 | 644 | 1,090 | ||
| D | 637 | 448 | 1,091 | ||
| D | 732 | 375 | 1,139 | ||
| R | 370 | 464 | 845 | ||
| R | 147 | 482 | 769 | ||
| R | 127 | 422 | 571 | ||
| D | 333 | 318 | 722 | ||
| O | 135 | 82 | 371 | ||
| R | 173 | 233 | 429 | ||
| R | 91 | 245 | 364 | ||
| R | 128 | 201 | 333 | ||
| R | 192 | 214 | 409 | ||
| O | 0 | 214 | 460 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
35.1%
Irish
9.2%
English
5.9%
American
5.2%
Polish
3.4%
French
2.3%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 38.8 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
$79,063
Wichita County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Wichita County$79,063
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Wichita 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
16.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.3%
Working age (18–64)17.1%
Seniors (65+)3.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.9%
speak English only
Spanish14.7%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Wichita County sits in the high plains of western Kansas with a population under 3,000, and its 2024 presidential margin of R+73.6 reflects the overwhelming Republican alignment typical of the region's sparse, agriculture-dependent communities.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-four points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-four points.
A population of 2,091, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,063 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Scott County and Logan County. A non-English-speaking share of 15% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Wichita County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wichita County, Kansas voted Republican by 73.6 points (R+74), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 860 votes cast, 107 went Democratic and 740 went Republican.
What is Wichita County, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Wichita County, Kansas in the "Texan Right" typology — East Texas and the Piney Woods — solidly Republican, with a meaningful Latino presence. 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 5 times, Republican 27 times, and other 2 times.
When did Wichita County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wichita County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Wichita County, Kansas?
Wichita County, Kansas has a population of 2,091 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wichita County, Kansas?
Median household income in Wichita County, Kansas is $79,063 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Wichita County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wichita County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.