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1876–2024
Wyandotte County, Kansas
Wyandotte County·Kansas

Wyandotte County has voted Democratic for as long as anyone can remember.

One of Kansas's most Democratic counties, anchored by Kansas City's urban core

18762024·38 elections
Wyandotte County, Kansas · Ichabod · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+24
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
167,654
2024 ACS
Most similar
Macon County
AL · similarity 1.00
144 precincts · 50,901 votes cast
Harris · D+24
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+23.7%
30,93818,86750,901
2020D
+31.4%
36,78818,93456,785
2016D
+29.1%
30,14615,80649,243
2012D
+37.0%
34,30215,49650,893
2008D
+40.9%
39,86516,50657,169
2004D
+31.8%
34,92317,91953,401
2000D
+38.1%
32,41114,02448,272
1996D
+34.7%
31,25214,01149,654
1992D
+35.2%
34,39712,87261,124
1988D
+33.5%
38,67819,09758,399
1984D
+13.4%
36,04227,45964,136
1980D
+16.2%
32,76323,01260,223
1976D
+22.9%
37,47823,14162,555
1972R
−9.2%
28,20634,15764,816
1968D
+16.0%
34,18923,09169,171
1964D
+35.0%
43,44220,55365,351
1960D
+8.7%
41,43334,76476,801
1956D
+4.5%
37,84234,60472,632
1952D
+5.6%
38,75134,64873,657
1948D
+25.4%
41,36624,39866,788
1944D
+10.2%
32,91426,81759,945
1940D
+15.1%
38,23928,15266,643
1936D
+18.4%
38,10126,23964,596
1932D
+12.2%
32,62925,47158,821
1928R
−31.9%
16,88432,82949,978
1924R
−37.3%
8,91323,88140,148
1920R
−16.5%
13,73719,29433,702
1916D
+12.0%
17,85013,86333,121
1912D
+27.9%
7,3702,10718,848
1908D
+1.3%
8,9238,68418,259
1904R
−37.4%
3,8159,14714,252
1900R
−5.3%
7,3048,13315,717
1896D
+0.2%
6,8826,85213,860
1892R
−48.0%
05,52911,524
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
1.4%
African American
14.8%
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
15.4%
Other Christian
11.8%
Baptist
11.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
7.3%
Methodist
3.0%
Mainline Protestant
1.0%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Wyandotte is the most densely populated and racially diverse county in Kansas, with a majority-minority population that has driven consistent double-digit Democratic margins in presidential contests over the past two decades.

The Democratic margin in Wyandotte County reached its widest at forty-one points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was twenty-four points — still decisive.

Wyandotte County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $63,631, a 42% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 167,654 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 Macon County and Hancock County.