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

County record · fips 20069 · Kansas

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Republican ×12 since 1980reported 1888–2024 · 35 elections

The Long Record

35 elections against the Kansas and national vote
2024 result
R+70.0
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
R+4.7
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
1896+88.7 ptsDemocrats
1892-78.2 ptsRepublicans
1932+55.6 ptsDemocrats
1976+55.5 ptsDemocrats
1980-52.5 ptsRepublicans

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
5,701
College (BA+)
26%
Median income
$79,122
2024 dollars
Non-white
21%
Rural
100%
Age 65+
17%

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

Neighbouring counties

Finney, KS · Ford, KS · Haskell, KS · Hodgeman, KS · Meade, KS