akashic
1876–2024
Anderson County, Kansas
Anderson County·Kansas

Anderson County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

One of Kansas's most decisive Republican margins in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Anderson County, Kansas · Ichabod · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+60
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
7,834
2024 ACS
Most similar
Scott County
VA · similarity 1.00
17 precincts · 3,802 votes cast
Trump · R+60
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−59.6%
7322,9983,802
2020R
−56.6%
7822,9293,792
2016R
−52.6%
6722,4353,350
2012R
−40.2%
9442,2763,315
2008R
−32.7%
1,1752,3623,626
2004R
−31.2%
1,2952,5003,863
2000R
−18.9%
1,3271,9843,478
1996R
−7.7%
1,3671,6363,506
1992R
−1.1%
1,1781,2183,687
1988R
−9.6%
1,4661,7813,283
1984R
−35.6%
1,1552,4623,667
1980R
−31.6%
1,1702,3633,773
1976D
+0.4%
1,8861,8723,844
1972R
−43.9%
1,0352,7183,836
1968R
−24.3%
1,2422,1683,814
1964D
+9.7%
2,0581,6923,780
1960R
−25.2%
1,5892,6654,274
1956R
−38.3%
1,3693,0804,463
1952R
−46.6%
1,3333,6725,018
1948R
−14.6%
2,0712,7874,902
1944R
−29.9%
1,6493,0604,716
1940R
−29.4%
2,1143,8866,033
1936R
−10.8%
2,7673,4526,318
1932D
+19.3%
3,5802,4086,076
1928R
−30.8%
1,8743,5625,485
1924R
−33.0%
1,4213,1015,085
1920R
−27.8%
1,7083,0684,884
1916D
+6.5%
2,7392,3865,429
1912D
+24.0%
1,3656183,108
1908R
−6.3%
1,5121,7223,360
1904R
−26.1%
1,0431,8913,246
1900R
−2.4%
1,7571,8463,663
1896D
+2.9%
1,8901,7803,742
1892R
−46.0%
01,4763,208
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Italian
1.1%
African American
0.9%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
27.5%
Other Christian
10.5%
Baptist
9.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.8%
Methodist
4.7%
Mainline Protestant
3.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anderson County's rural character and small population—anchored by the county seat of Garnett—has produced some of the widest presidential margins in the state, with Republicans carrying the county by roughly 60 points in 2024.

The Republican margin in Anderson County reached its widest at sixty points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was sixty points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Anderson County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $70,614, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 7,834 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Scott County and Linn County.