Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Shawnee County, KS — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Shawnee County, Kansas voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+0.5 — 40,308 Democratic to 39,901 Republican of 81,819 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 2.5 points toward Republicans. That makes it 16.6 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 Shawnee County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40,308 | 39,901 | 1,610 | 49.3% | 48.8% | D+0.5 |
| 2020 | 43,015 | 40,443 | 2,199 | 50.2% | 47.2% | D+3.0 |
| 2016 | 33,926 | 35,934 | 5,546 | 45.0% | 47.7% | R+2.7 |
| 2012 | 36,975 | 37,782 | 1,751 | 48.3% | 49.4% | R+1.1 |
| 2008 | 41,235 | 41,476 | 1,466 | 49.0% | 49.3% | R+0.3 |
| 2004 | 36,264 | 44,188 | 1,125 | 44.5% | 54.2% | R+9.7 |
| 2000 | 34,818 | 35,894 | 3,661 | 46.8% | 48.3% | R+1.4 |
Shawnee County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Shawnee County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Shawnee County, Kansas in 2024 by D+0.5, with 81,819 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Shawnee County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Shawnee County shifted 2.5 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+3.0) and 2024 (D+0.5).
Is Shawnee County more Democratic or Republican than Kansas overall?+
In 2024, Shawnee County went D+0.5 while Kansas overall went R+16.1 — 16.6 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.