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

County record · fips 20175 · Kansas

SewardKS

Republican ×22 since 1940reported 1888–2024 · 35 elections

The Long Record

35 elections against the Kansas and national vote
2024 result
R+39.6
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
4–31
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
23/35
66% of its elections
Closest election
1940
R+1.0
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+87.6 ptsDemocrats
1892-68.1 ptsRepublicans
1932+65.1 ptsDemocrats
1900-53.6 ptsRepublicans
1920-52.2 ptsRepublicans

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
21,486
College (BA+)
11%
Median income
$63,827
2024 dollars
Non-white
75%
Rural
10%
Age 65+
11%

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

Neighbouring counties

Haskell, KS · Meade, KS · Stevens, KS · Beaver, OK · Texas, OK