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

County record · fips 20181 · Kansas

ShermanKS

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

The Long Record

35 elections against the Kansas and national vote
2024 result
R+70.2
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
7–28
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
22/35
63% of its elections
Closest election
1964
D+2.0
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+120.1 ptsDemocrats
1932+83.6 ptsDemocrats
1900-77.7 ptsRepublicans
1892-75.0 ptsRepublicans
1920-49.5 ptsRepublicans

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
5,858
College (BA+)
24%
Median income
$61,750
2024 dollars
Non-white
17%
Rural
25%
Age 65+
21%

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

Neighbouring counties

Kit Carson, CO · Cheyenne, KS · Logan, KS · Rawlins, KS · Thomas, KS · Wallace, KS