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1876–2024
Geary County, Kansas
Geary County·Kansas

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

Fort Riley anchors a county where military households shape the electorate

18762024·38 elections
Geary County, Kansas · Calvin Beale · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+18
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
35,815
2024 ACS
Most similar
Lyon County
KS · similarity 0.99
49 precincts · 9,187 votes cast
Trump · R+18
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−17.6%
3,6745,2889,187
2020R
−14.0%
3,9835,3239,603
2016R
−20.5%
2,7224,2747,588
2012R
−13.3%
3,3324,3727,845
2008R
−12.4%
3,4914,4928,094
2004R
−29.6%
2,5314,7037,328
2000R
−19.2%
2,6603,9776,866
1996R
−18.3%
2,4443,6866,790
1992R
−4.9%
2,5592,9287,556
1988R
−16.1%
2,7213,7826,573
1984R
−31.8%
2,2964,4646,821
1980R
−18.7%
2,3573,5346,304
1976R
−6.2%
2,8433,2306,196
1972R
−42.2%
1,7084,2996,140
1968R
−12.5%
2,2282,9545,827
1964D
+20.2%
3,4192,2595,745
1960R
−23.0%
2,3653,7896,183
1956R
−31.6%
2,0784,0136,123
1952R
−41.9%
1,7504,3146,116
1948R
−0.9%
2,8102,8645,760
1944R
−14.6%
2,1072,8334,973
1940R
−6.2%
2,5042,8405,394
1936D
+11.0%
2,9732,3825,367
1932D
+15.6%
2,7051,9574,783
1928R
−38.9%
1,2032,7463,971
1924R
−48.4%
7232,6784,037
1920R
−41.7%
9622,4043,456
1916D
+0.3%
1,7401,7313,591
1912D
+18.6%
8003872,226
1908R
−9.5%
1,0331,2572,355
1904R
−39.8%
5911,4312,108
1900R
−10.2%
1,0091,2402,273
1896D
+5.3%
1,1711,0512,248
1892R
−55.1%
01,1132,020
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%
Polish
0.8%
African American
11.7%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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
Other Christian
17.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.9%
Baptist
3.2%
Mainline Protestant
2.5%
Methodist
2.2%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to Fort Riley, Geary County carries an unusually transient population of active-duty families, which depresses long-term registration rates and produces turnout patterns distinct from surrounding rural Kansas counties.

The Republican margin in Geary County reached its widest at fifty-five points in 1892. The margin in 2024 was eighteen points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Geary County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $59,317, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 35,815 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 Lyon County and Sedgwick County.