Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Riley County, KS — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Riley County, Kansas voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+1.8 — 12,063 Democratic to 11,630 Republican of 24,313 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 2.8 points toward Republicans. That makes it 17.9 points more Democratic than Kansas overall (R+16.1).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Riley County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12,063 | 11,630 | 620 | 49.6% | 47.8% | D+1.8 |
| 2020 | 12,765 | 11,610 | 796 | 50.7% | 46.1% | D+4.6 |
| 2016 | 9,341 | 10,107 | 2,084 | 43.4% | 46.9% | R+3.6 |
| 2012 | 8,977 | 11,507 | 617 | 42.5% | 54.5% | R+12.0 |
| 2008 | 10,495 | 12,111 | 391 | 45.6% | 52.7% | R+7.0 |
| 2004 | 7,908 | 12,672 | 331 | 37.8% | 60.6% | R+22.8 |
| 2000 | 6,188 | 10,672 | 1,393 | 33.9% | 58.5% | R+24.6 |
Riley County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Riley County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Riley County, Kansas in 2024 by D+1.8, with 24,313 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Riley County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Riley County shifted 2.8 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+4.6) and 2024 (D+1.8).
Is Riley County more Democratic or Republican than Kansas overall?+
In 2024, Riley County went D+1.8 while Kansas overall went R+16.1 — 17.9 points more Democratic than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.