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RECONSTRUCTION & THE GILDED AGETHE SYSTEM OF 1896THE NEW DEAL ORDERTHE LONG REALIGNMENTPOLARIZED ERA1868RRRRD1888RDRRR1908RDDRR1928RDDDD1948DRRDD1968RRDRR1988RDDRR2008DDRD2024R

County record · fips 20025 · Kansas

ClarkKS

Republican ×15 since 1968reported 1888–2024 · 35 elections

The Long Record

35 elections against the Kansas and national vote
2024 result
R+74.1
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
6–29
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
25/35
71% of its elections
Closest election
1940
D+0.3
this countyKansasnational (official)dot colour = two-party winner · hollow = tie or unknown total · click a dot to open that election

The Biggest Swings

Cycle-over-cycle change in the two-party margin, in points
ElectionSwingToward
1892-84.8 ptsRepublicans
1896+65.7 ptsDemocrats
1932+63.7 ptsDemocrats
1912+54.8 ptsDemocrats
1976+51.6 ptsDemocrats

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
1,974
College (BA+)
31%
Median income
$63,043
2024 dollars
Non-white
13%
Rural
100%
Age 65+
23%

Interpolated between Census/ACS anchors; income CPI-deflated to 2024. Demographics begin in 2000 — earlier cycles have returns only.

Neighbouring counties

Comanche, KS · Ford, KS · Kiowa, KS · Meade, KS · Beaver, OK · Harper, OK