Kansas presidential election results and history

Kansas has voted in 41 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 28 of the 41 with a recorded winner (68%).

Current members of Congress from Kansas (6)

Roger Marshall Senator · Republican
Jerry Moran Senator · Republican
Tracey Mann District 1 · Republican
Derek Schmidt District 2 · Republican
Sharice Davids District 3 · Democrat
Ron Estes District 4 · Republican

Latest (2024): Donald J. Trump16.1 pts
Electoral votes: 6
Republican wins: 34
Democratic wins: 6

Kansas, Republican vs Democratic margin since 1856: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Counties in 2024

Full 2024 results

Every presidential election in Kansas

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Year	Carried by	Share	Runner-up	Margin	EV	Votes counted	National winner
2024	Donald J. Trump	57.2%	Kamala Harris	16.1	6	1,327,591	Donald J. Trump ✓
2020	Donald J. Trump	56.2%	Joseph R. Biden	14.7	6	1,372,303	Joseph R. Biden ✗
2016	Donald J. Trump	56.7%	Hillary Clinton	20.6	6	1,184,402	Donald J. Trump ✓
2012	Mitt Romney	59.7%	Barack Obama	21.7	6	1,159,971	Barack Obama ✗
2008	John McCain	56.6%	Barack Obama	15.0	6	1,235,872	Barack Obama ✗
2004	George W. Bush	62.0%	John Kerry	25.4	6	1,187,756	George W. Bush ✓
2000	George W. Bush	58.0%	Albert Gore, Jr.	20.8	6	1,072,218	George W. Bush ✓
1996	Robert Dole	54.3%	William J. Clinton	18.2	6	1,074,300	William J. Clinton ✗
1992	George H. W. Bush	38.9%	William J. Clinton	5.1	6	1,157,335	William J. Clinton ✗
1988	George H. W. Bush	55.8%	Michael Dukakis	13.2	7	993,044	George H. W. Bush ✓
1984	Ronald Reagan	66.3%	Walter Mondale	33.7	7	1,021,991	Ronald Reagan ✓
1980	Ronald Reagan	57.9%	Jimmy Carter	24.6	7	979,795	Ronald Reagan ✓
1976	Gerald R. Ford	52.5%	Jimmy Carter	7.6	7	957,845	Jimmy Carter ✗
1972	Richard M. Nixon	67.7%	George McGovern	38.2	7	916,095	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1968	Richard M. Nixon	54.8%	Hubert Humphrey	20.1	7	872,783	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	54.1%	Barry Goldwater	9.0	7	857,901	Lyndon B. Johnson ✓
1960	Richard M. Nixon	60.4%	John F. Kennedy	21.4	8	928,825	John F. Kennedy ✗
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower	65.4%	Adlai Stevenson	31.2	8	866,243	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1952	Dwight D. Eisenhower	68.8%	Adlai Stevenson	38.3	8	896,166	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1948	Thomas E. Dewey	53.6%	Harry S Truman	9.0	8	788,819	Harry S Truman ✗
1944	Thomas E. Dewey	60.2%	Franklin D. Roosevelt	21.1	8	733,776	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✗
1940	Wendell L. Willkie	56.9%	Franklin D. Roosevelt	14.5	9	860,297	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✗
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	53.7%	Alfred M. Landon	7.7	9	865,507	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	53.6%	Herbert Hoover	9.4	9	791,978	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1928	Herbert Hoover	72.0%	Alfred E. Smith	45.0	10	713,200	Herbert Hoover ✓
1924	Calvin Coolidge	61.5%	John W. Davis	37.9	10	662,456	Calvin Coolidge ✓
1920	Warren G. Harding	64.8%	James M. Cox	32.2	10	570,243	Warren G. Harding ✓
1916	Woodrow Wilson	49.9%	Charles E. Hughes	5.9	10	629,813	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1912	Woodrow Wilson	39.3%	Theodore Roosevelt	6.4	10	365,560	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1908	William Howard Taft	52.5%	William Jennings Bryan	9.6	10	376,043	William Howard Taft ✓
1904	Theodore Roosevelt	64.9%	Alton B. Parker	38.7	10	329,047	Theodore Roosevelt ✓
1900	William McKinley	52.6%	William Jennings Bryan	6.6	10	353,766	William McKinley ✓
1896	William Jennings Bryan	51.5%	William McKinley	4.0	10	336,085	William McKinley ✗
1892	James B. Weaver	50.3%	Benjamin Harrison	2.1	10	323,591	Grover Cleveland ✗
1888	Benjamin Harrison	55.2%	Grover Cleveland	24.2	9	331,133	Benjamin Harrison ✓
1884	James G. Blaine	61.5%	Grover Cleveland	25.6	9	250,991	Grover Cleveland ✗
1880	James A. Garfield	60.4%	Winfield S. Hancock	30.7	5	201,054	James A. Garfield ✓
1876	Rutherford B. Hayes	63.1%	Samuel Tilden	32.6	5	124,134	Rutherford B. Hayes ✓
1872	Ulysses S. Grant	66.5%	Horace Greeley	33.7	5	100,512	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1868	Ulysses S. Grant	68.8%	Horatio Seymour	37.7	3	43,630	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1864	Abraham Lincoln	79.2%	George McClellan	61.4	3	21,580	Abraham Lincoln ✓

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Questions and answers

How has Kansas voted in recent presidential elections?

2024: Donald J. Trump by 16.1 points; 2020: Donald J. Trump by 14.7 points; 2016: Donald J. Trump by 20.6 points; 2012: Mitt Romney by 21.7 points; 2008: John McCain by 15.0 points.

When did Kansas last vote Democratic for president?

In 1964, for Lyndon B. Johnson.

When did Kansas last vote Republican for president?

In 2024, for Donald J. Trump.

How often does Kansas vote for the winning presidential candidate?

Kansas backed the national winner in 28 of 41 elections in this record (68%).

Is Kansas a swing state?

No. It has been safely one-sided: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Republican by 21.7 points, Republican by 20.6 points, Republican by 14.7 points and Republican by 16.1 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data