Woodson County, Kansas: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+61%. Republican peak: R+61 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+61MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 3,1092024 5-year
- Median household income
- $50,3262024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+9 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Marshall County, KS · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Woodson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Woodson County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −48.3% |
| 1896 | −4.0% |
| 1900 | −11.9% |
| 1904 | −35.5% |
| 1908 | −8.7% |
| 1912 | +8.6% |
| 1916 | −1.7% |
| 1920 | −39.9% |
| 1924 | −36.3% |
| 1928 | −53.9% |
| 1932 | +6.8% |
| 1936 | −11.5% |
| 1940 | −30.5% |
| 1944 | −39.5% |
| 1948 | −26.7% |
| 1952 | −53.2% |
| 1956 | −42.5% |
| 1960 | −35.1% |
| 1964 | −6.2% |
| 1968 | −35.0% |
| 1972 | −47.5% |
| 1976 | −9.8% |
| 1980 | −36.0% |
| 1984 | −40.0% |
| 1988 | −16.3% |
| 1992 | −3.9% |
| 1996 | −19.4% |
| 2000 | −28.4% |
| 2004 | −38.2% |
| 2008 | −34.0% |
| 2012 | −45.3% |
| 2016 | −56.1% |
| 2020 | −60.4% |
| 2024 | −61.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 282 | 1,205 | 1,506 | ||
| R | 294 | 1,228 | 1,546 | ||
| R | 273 | 1,082 | 1,443 | ||
| R | 380 | 1,035 | 1,447 | ||
| R | 512 | 1,055 | 1,599 | ||
| R | 530 | 1,204 | 1,763 | ||
| R | 521 | 974 | 1,595 | ||
| R | 598 | 953 | 1,832 | ||
| R | 590 | 662 | 1,866 | ||
| R | 761 | 1,062 | 1,847 | ||
| R | 596 | 1,408 | 2,030 | ||
| R | 646 | 1,435 | 2,189 | ||
| R | 904 | 1,104 | 2,041 | ||
| R | 550 | 1,592 | 2,193 | ||
| R | 639 | 1,450 | 2,315 | ||
| R | 1,128 | 1,279 | 2,431 | ||
| R | 888 | 1,853 | 2,751 | ||
| R | 870 | 2,171 | 3,063 | ||
| R | 786 | 2,594 | 3,400 | ||
| R | 1,145 | 1,997 | 3,191 | ||
| R | 999 | 2,308 | 3,318 | ||
| R | 1,398 | 2,637 | 4,065 | ||
| R | 1,884 | 2,374 | 4,278 | ||
| D | 2,119 | 1,842 | 4,078 | ||
| R | 855 | 2,885 | 3,767 | ||
| R | 1,026 | 2,412 | 3,818 | ||
| R | 944 | 2,253 | 3,279 | ||
| R | 1,794 | 1,861 | 3,860 | ||
| D | 900 | 694 | 2,382 | ||
| R | 1,047 | 1,252 | 2,352 | ||
| R | 657 | 1,490 | 2,344 | ||
| R | 1,115 | 1,418 | 2,553 | ||
| R | 1,189 | 1,288 | 2,498 | ||
| O | 0 | 1,032 | 2,135 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
32.3%
Irish
14.2%
English
13.9%
American
11.6%
Italian
4.5%
Scottish
1.7%
Polish
1.2%
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: 45.9 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
$50,326
Woodson County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Woodson County$50,326
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Woodson County ranks in the bottom 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
12.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.2%
Working age (18–64)12.6%
Seniors (65+)4.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
99.1%
speak English only
Spanish0.7%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 79.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Woodson County's roughly 3,800 residents are spread across southeastern Kansas grasslands, and its presidential margins have exceeded R+60 in recent cycles, making it among the most lopsidedly Republican counties in the state.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-one points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-one points.
A population of 3,109, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $50,326 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Marshall County and Polk County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Woodson County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Woodson County, Kansas voted Republican by 61.3 points (R+61), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,506 votes cast, 282 went Democratic and 1,205 went Republican.
What is Woodson County, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Woodson 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 2 times, Republican 31 times, and other 1 times.
When did Woodson County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Woodson County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1932.
How many people live in Woodson County, Kansas?
Woodson County, Kansas has a population of 3,109 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Woodson County, Kansas?
Median household income in Woodson County, Kansas is $50,326 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Woodson County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Woodson County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.