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

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

Wichita anchors Kansas's most populous county — and its most competitive

18762024·38 elections
Sedgwick County, Kansas · Ichabod · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+14
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
528,226
2024 ACS
Most similar
Harvey County
KS · similarity 0.99
368 precincts · 215,550 votes cast
Trump · R+14
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−13.7%
90,506120,118215,550
2020R
−11.9%
95,870122,416223,688
2016R
−18.1%
69,627104,353191,798
2012R
−18.9%
71,977106,506182,895
2008R
−12.7%
82,337106,849192,716
2004R
−25.6%
64,839110,381177,679
2000R
−19.1%
62,56193,724163,417
1996R
−20.3%
59,64393,397166,599
1992R
−6.9%
62,67075,577186,475
1988R
−13.2%
65,61886,124155,745
1984R
−26.5%
55,26395,874153,315
1980R
−13.9%
55,10575,317145,431
1976R
−4.2%
63,98969,828137,629
1972R
−35.0%
39,22083,949127,701
1968R
−14.3%
44,04160,853117,469
1964D
+11.5%
66,37252,592120,181
1960R
−11.0%
58,88773,501133,084
1956R
−22.4%
45,73272,292118,360
1952R
−33.8%
34,92670,983106,788
1948R
−0.7%
38,62139,16579,029
1944R
−6.0%
34,44238,89673,698
1940D
+3.1%
34,21932,16066,926
1936D
+29.1%
39,50321,65461,354
1932D
+14.3%
29,34421,81552,594
1928R
−49.7%
10,64932,13243,186
1924R
−33.7%
8,71221,14436,943
1920R
−20.1%
10,99816,64228,134
1916D
+9.6%
13,39110,89926,082
1912D
+29.8%
5,7521,41914,521
1908R
−5.3%
6,0496,75613,445
1904R
−34.7%
2,8696,69711,021
1900R
−2.0%
5,1445,36310,719
1896D
+13.6%
5,4344,1229,658
1892R
−51.4%
05,25410,218
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
6.2%
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
Catholic & Orthodox
14.1%
Other Christian
13.6%
Baptist
7.1%
Methodist
3.9%
Mainline Protestant
3.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.0%
Non-Christian
1.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to Wichita, Sedgwick County carries more than a third of Kansas's urban population, and its R+13.8 presidential margin in 2024 reflects a suburban electorate that has trended more competitive over the past decade.

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

Sedgwick County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $69,365, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 528,226 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 Harvey County and Finney County.