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1876–2024
Linn County, Kansas
Linn County·Kansas

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

One of Kansas's most lopsided presidential margins in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Linn County, Kansas · g Todd Comer · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+64
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
9,767
2024 ACS
Most similar
Scott County
VA · similarity 1.00
13 precincts · 4,908 votes cast
Trump · R+64
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−64.1%
8423,9884,908
2020R
−62.5%
8964,0485,046
2016R
−61.7%
7363,4844,454
2012R
−44.9%
1,1703,1774,467
2008R
−36.0%
1,4253,0864,617
2004R
−29.9%
1,6313,0484,741
2000R
−21.7%
1,5872,5134,259
1996R
−11.5%
1,5902,0774,235
1992R
−1.5%
1,3531,4134,131
1988R
−18.0%
1,4972,1633,691
1984R
−41.3%
1,1522,7953,974
1980R
−33.7%
1,1572,4073,710
1976R
−5.3%
1,6811,8733,602
1972R
−48.6%
8762,5933,532
1968R
−38.1%
8932,2503,565
1964R
−5.8%
1,7251,9393,679
1960R
−41.0%
1,1762,8244,024
1956R
−43.4%
1,1772,9914,175
1952R
−48.4%
1,2203,5274,767
1948R
−22.0%
1,6732,6324,354
1944R
−37.5%
1,4423,1854,647
1940R
−32.6%
2,0674,0866,187
1936R
−18.1%
2,6823,8726,587
1932D
+9.6%
3,2162,6475,953
1928R
−51.6%
1,3284,2315,627
1924R
−27.1%
1,6833,1615,458
1920R
−28.1%
1,7643,1895,075
1916D
+3.9%
2,9302,6995,936
1912D
+11.9%
1,2838583,582
1908R
−7.8%
1,6571,9503,765
1904R
−33.3%
1,0852,3243,716
1900R
−5.4%
2,0432,2794,363
1896D
+5.9%
2,4242,1534,616
1892R
−49.8%
02,0634,144
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%
African American
1.2%
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
Other Christian
20.7%
Methodist
5.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.0%
Baptist
2.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.4%
Mainline Protestant
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Linn County's rural southeastern corner and small population base produce some of the state's widest partisan gaps, with the 2024 presidential contest settled by more than 64 points.

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

Linn County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $59,069, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 9,767 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 Anderson County.