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1876–2024
Outline of Sheridan County, Kansas
Sheridan County·Kansas

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

One of Kansas's most lopsided presidential counties in 2024

18762024·38 elections
KS
Latest
R+81
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
2,426
2024 ACS
Most similar
Gove County
KS · similarity 1.00
15 precincts · 1,347 votes cast
Trump · R+81
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−80.5%
1221,2071,347
2020R
−78.5%
1471,2821,445
2016R
−77.9%
1271,1971,374
2012R
−73.5%
1681,1541,342
2008R
−62.1%
2541,1081,376
2004R
−64.4%
2391,1441,406
2000R
−57.2%
2811,1321,489
1996R
−55.6%
2641,0531,420
1992R
−24.0%
3477391,636
1988R
−19.3%
6009011,556
1984R
−49.6%
4191,2741,725
1980R
−47.9%
3911,2021,693
1976R
−2.6%
7938381,705
1972R
−33.0%
5521,1341,761
1968R
−25.6%
5631,0021,717
1964D
+11.9%
1,0288081,847
1960R
−4.6%
9541,0472,016
1956R
−35.2%
6331,3241,964
1952R
−47.9%
5551,5812,140
1948R
−6.3%
9661,0972,082
1944R
−34.1%
6581,3422,007
1940R
−24.5%
9031,4922,404
1936D
+17.4%
1,4421,0072,501
1932D
+33.1%
1,7738782,707
1928R
−21.7%
9301,4502,396
1924R
−34.8%
5421,3202,233
1920R
−41.8%
4771,1941,717
1916D
+21.2%
1,1897602,027
1912D
+29.3%
5091951,072
1908R
−0.6%
6316391,307
1904R
−30.0%
2936071,048
1900D
+5.6%
499445961
1896D
+14.6%
384282697
1892R
−58.5%
0463791
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%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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
41.6%
Other Christian
13.6%
Methodist
8.6%
Mainline Protestant
7.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 29.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With roughly 2,800 residents spread across the High Plains, Sheridan County recorded an R+80.3 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most one-sided rural counties in the state.

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

Sheridan County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $73,750, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 2,426 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 Gove County and Decatur County.