† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
17 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupTopekaKansasUnited States
German25.3%23.3%12.5%
English13.6%12.4%9.5%
Irish11.2%11.3%9.4%
American6.0%5.6%5.3%
Swedish2.2%1.1%—
French2.1%1.8%1.6%
Scottish1.9%1.9%1.3%
Italian1.9%2.0%4.8%
Mexican8.4%10.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.0%0.6%1.8%
Salvadoran0.3%0.3%0.7%
African American†4.2%4.3%9.9%
African0.3%0.3%0.5%
Filipino0.3%0.2%0.9%
Asian Indian0.3%0.6%1.4%
Korean0.3%0.2%0.4%
Chinese0.2%0.4%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Topeka
Kansas
United States
Median age
36.6
37.5
39.1
Age 18–24
12.7%
10.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.2%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Topeka
Kansas
United States
Median household income
$67,609
$74,275
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.2%
11.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
32.0%
35.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Topeka
Kansas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.3%
12.2%
22.3%
Spanish
4.9%
8.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Topeka
Kansas
United States
Catholic
12.5%
14.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
16.2%
17.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
56.7%
54.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
10.5%
10.0%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Topeka, Kansas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−49.6%
1896
−1.3%
1900
−11.9%
1904
−42.2%
1908
−13.8%
1912
+15.9%
1916
−3.5%
1920
−40.4%
1924
−44.0%
1928
−46.4%
1932
+1.6%
1936
−2.5%
1940
−24.6%
1944
−30.5%
1948
−17.6%
1952
−45.3%
1956
−40.4%
1960
−28.0%
1964
+2.1%
1968
−24.6%
1972
−40.6%
1976
−13.0%
1980
−26.6%
1984
−33.1%
1988
−11.1%
1992
−2.7%
1996
−13.9%
2000
−16.2%
2004
−23.3%
2008
−14.5%
2012
−17.8%
2016
−20.9%
2020
−16.8%
2024
−19.6%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
39.2%Harris79,516
58.8%Trump119,323
2.1%
R+19.6
R+2.8
R+18.1
203,027
R
40.3%Biden84,578
57.1%Trump119,829
2.6%
R+16.8
D+4.1
R+21.2
209,866
R
35.2%Clinton65,235
56.1%Trump104,040
8.7%
R+20.9
R+3.1
R+23.0
185,422
R
39.8%Obama72,287
57.7%Romney104,660
2.5%
R+17.8
R+3.4
R+21.7
181,448
R
41.8%Obama82,626
56.3%McCain111,207
1.9%
R+14.5
D+8.9
R+21.7
197,613
R
37.6%Kerry72,050
60.9%Bush116,802
1.6%
R+23.3
R+7.2
R+20.9
191,863
R
39.3%Gore69,305
55.4%Bush97,846
5.3%
R+16.2
R+2.3
R+16.7
176,473
R
37.1%Clinton67,656
51.0%Dole92,962
11.8%
R+13.9
R+11.2
R+22.4
182,140
R
34.3%Clinton67,315
37.0%Bush72,633
28.7%
R+2.7
D+8.4
R+8.3
196,330
R
43.8%Dukakis74,027
54.9%Bush92,712
1.2%
R+11.1
D+22.1
R+3.3
168,842
R
32.9%Mondale57,551
66.0%Reagan115,531
1.1%
R+33.1
R+6.6
R+14.9
175,012
R
32.2%Carter54,873
58.7%Reagan100,166
9.1%
R+26.6
R+13.5
R+16.8
170,560
R
42.2%Carter73,352
55.2%Ford95,988
2.7%
R+13.0
D+27.6
R+15.1
173,979
R
28.6%McGovern46,867
69.2%Nixon113,522
2.2%
R+40.6
R+16.0
R+17.5
164,015
R
32.5%Humphrey49,719
57.1%Nixon87,351
10.4%
R+24.6
R+26.7
R+23.9
153,012
D
50.7%Johnson75,646
48.6%Goldwater72,496
0.7%
D+2.1
D+30.1
R+20.5
149,163
R
35.8%Kennedy56,509
63.8%Nixon100,685
0.4%
R+28.0
D+12.4
R+28.2
157,753
R
29.6%Stevenson45,016
70.0%Eisenhower106,357
0.4%
R+40.4
D+4.9
R+25.0
151,953
R
27.1%Stevenson44,033
72.4%Eisenhower117,539
0.5%
R+45.3
R+27.7
R+34.5
162,306
R
40.4%Truman60,976
58.0%Dewey87,551
1.6%
R+17.6
D+12.9
R+22.1
151,011
R
34.4%Roosevelt47,510
65.0%Dewey89,654
0.6%
R+30.5
R+5.9
R+38.0
137,981
R
37.3%Roosevelt63,194
62.0%Willkie104,891
0.7%
R+24.6
R+22.1
R+34.6
169,241
R
48.5%Roosevelt83,189
51.0%Landon87,497
0.5%
R+2.5
R+4.1
R+26.8
171,507
D
49.8%Roosevelt78,816
48.2%Hoover76,239
2.1%
D+1.6
D+48.0
R+16.2
158,305
R
26.5%Smith38,833
72.9%Hoover106,830
0.7%
R+46.4
R+2.3
R+28.9
146,641
R
22.1%Davis30,046
66.2%Coolidge89,829
11.7%
R+44.0
R+3.6
R+18.9
135,746
R
28.9%Cox33,600
69.3%Harding80,630
1.9%
R+40.4
R+36.9
R+14.2
116,419
R
46.3%Wilson60,918
49.8%Hughes65,493
3.9%
R+3.5
R+19.4
R+6.6
131,508
D
39.5%Wilson30,883
23.6%Taft18,440
37.0%
D+15.9
D+29.7
R+3.6
78,269
R
41.6%Bryan33,618
55.5%Taft44,790
2.9%
R+13.8
D+28.4
R+4.3
80,762
R
25.6%Parker19,025
67.8%Roosevelt50,395
6.6%
R+42.2
R+30.3
R+22.6
74,306
R
43.4%Bryan36,608
55.3%McKinley46,647
1.3%
R+11.9
R+10.6
R+4.4
84,362
R
48.8%Bryan40,827
50.1%McKinley41,906
1.1%
R+1.3
D+48.3
D+4.8
83,692
O
0.0%Cleveland0
49.6%Harrison38,109
50.4%
Weaver +0.8
—
R+51.3
76,830
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2025R+23.5
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+19.6
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 3.9 points more Republican.
Domestic migration in Topeka in Topeka: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−1,429
2012
+1,663
2013
−6,526
2014
−5,274
2015
−3,366
2016
−7,241
2017
−5,561
2018
−2,798
2019
−4,118
2021
−1,470
2022
−2,900
2023
−2,163
2024
−933
2025
+222
Centered on Shawnee County, the Topeka market blends state-government workers with surrounding rural counties, producing a electorate that has backed statewide candidates from both parties within the same cycle.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 15.9 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 49.6 points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 2.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.6 points.
A population of 464,242, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,609 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Columbia-Jefferson City and Wichita-Hutchinson Plus.
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In 2024, Topeka, Kansas voted Republican by 19.6 points (R+19.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 203,027 votes cast, 79,516 went Democratic and 119,323 went Republican.
When did Topeka, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Topeka, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Topeka, Kansas?
Topeka, Kansas has a population of 464,242 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Topeka, Kansas?
Median household income in Topeka, Kansas is $67,609 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Topeka, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Topeka, Kansas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican.
