Election Results for Topeka, KS Market Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	12,250	13.9
Deaths:	11,078	12.5
Net Migration:	-5,410	-6.1
Net Immigration:	1,021	1.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +14,941	D +3,914	D + 5.6%
D +18,855
2020 vs. 2012	R +14,401	R +2,035	D + 1.2%
D +12,366
2020 vs. 2008	R +8,109	R +5,447	R + 2.1%
D +2,662

2016 vs. 2008	R -6,832	R +9,361	R + 7.7%
D -16,193
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	59%	Donald Trump* (R)	110,962	55.8%	Joe Biden (D)	82,079	41.3%	5,734 [+]	2.9%	198,775	9	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 5,208 (2.6%);
2016	52%	Donald Trump (R)	96,021	55.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	63,224	36.3%	15,052 [+]	8.6%	174,297	9	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 8,292 (4.8%); Jill Stein (Grn) 3,765 (2.2%); Evan McMullin (I) 862 (0.5%);
2012	51%	Mitt Romney (R)	96,561	56.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	69,713	40.9%	4,234 [+]	2.5%	170,508	9	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 3,190 (1.9%);
2008	57%	John McCain (R)	102,853	55.2%	Barack Obama (D)	79,417	42.6%	4,052 [+]	2.2%	186,322	10	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 1,863 (1.0%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 957 (0.5%);
2004	56%	George W. Bush* (R)	107,991	60.1%	John Kerry (D)	68,929	38.3%	2,832 [+]	1.6%	179,752	9	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 1,611 (0.9%);
2000	53%	George W. Bush (R)	89,497	54.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	65,792	40.1%	8,723 [+]	5.3%	164,012	7	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 5,767 (3.5%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 1,974 (1.2%);
1996	55%	Robert Dole (R)	85,134	50.4%	Bill Clinton* (D)	63,708	37.7%	19,972 [+]	11.8%	168,814	10	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 18,165 (10.8%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 667 (0.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	60%	George Bush* (R)	66,559	36.6%	Bill Clinton (D)	63,226	34.8%	52,152 [+]	28.7%	181,937	-1	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 51,470 (28.3%);
1988	52%	George Bush (R)	84,341	54.2%	Michael Dukakis (D)	69,223	44.5%	1,958 [+]	1.3%	155,522	1	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 1,401 (0.9%);
1984	54%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	104,798	65.5%	Walter Mondale (D)	53,479	33.4%	1,724	1.1%	160,001	7	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	54%	Ronald Reagan (R)	90,732	58.1%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	50,857	32.6%	14,505 [+]	9.3%	156,094	7	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 12,166 (7.8%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 1,796 (1.2%);
1976	58%	Gerald Ford* (R)	84,123	54.9%	Jimmy Carter (D)	64,705	42.3%	4,309 [+]	2.8%	153,137	7	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 2,324 (1.5%);
1972	58%	Richard Nixon* (R)	102,075	68.8%	George McGovern (D)	43,027	29.0%	3,280 [+]	2.2%	148,382	8	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 2,775 (1.9%);
1968	60%	Richard Nixon (R)	77,144	56.3%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	45,257	33.0%	14,696 [+]	10.7%	137,097	13	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 14,416 (10.5%);
1964	60%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	67,931	51.2%	Barry Goldwater (R)	63,949	48.2%	899	0.7%	132,779	10	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	65%	Richard Nixon (R)	88,226	63.4%	John Kennedy (D)	50,423	36.2%	468	0.3%	139,117	14	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	62%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	92,533	69.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	40,100	30.1%	493	0.4%	133,126	12	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	69%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	100,793	71.4%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	39,652	28.1%	644	0.5%	141,089	16	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	71%	Thomas Dewey (R)	75,121	57.2%	Harry Truman* (D)	54,131	41.2%	2,075 [+]	1.6%	131,327	12	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 805 (0.6%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	65%	Thomas Dewey (R)	75,290	63.9%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	41,847	35.5%	654	0.6%	117,791	18	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	81%	Wendell Willkie (R)	87,816	61.0%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	55,173	38.3%	937	0.7%	143,926	16	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	81%	Alf Landon (R)	72,666	50.0%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	71,793	49.4%	751 [+]	0.5%	145,210	14	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 490 (0.3%); William Lemke (Union) 261 (0.2%);
1932	74%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	66,521	49.6%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	64,790	48.3%	2,860 [+]	2.1%	134,171	9	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 2,860 (2.1%);
1928	70%	Herbert Hoover (R)	90,071	73.2%	Al Smith (D)	32,185	26.1%	826 [+]	0.7%	123,082	15	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 780 (0.6%);
1924	67%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	75,720	66.5%	John Davis (D)	25,414	22.3%	12,726 [+]	11.2%	113,860	13	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 12,726 (11.2%);
1920	58%	Warren Harding (R)	66,901	68.6%	James Cox (D)	28,842	29.6%	1,784 [+]	1.8%	97,527	8	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,784 (1.8%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	66%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	54,506	50.1%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	50,209	46.1%	4,099 [+]	3.8%	108,814	4	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 2,571 (2.4%); James Hanly (Proh) 1,528 (1.4%);
1912	39%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	25,537	39.5%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	21,988	34.0%	17,111 [+]	26.5%	64,636	0	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 14,703 (22.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,408 (3.7%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1908	43%	William Taft (R)	37,131	55.5%	William J. Bryan (D)	28,007	41.8%	1,823 [+]	2.7%	66,961	4	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,034 (1.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 781 (1.2%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 8 (0.0%);
1904	40%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	41,701	67.8%	Alton Parker (D)	15,896	25.8%	3,951 [+]	6.4%	61,548	11	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,587 (2.6%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 1,264 (2.1%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 1,100 (1.8%);
1900	45%	William McKinley* (R)	38,235	56.1%	William J. Bryan (D)	29,049	42.6%	873 [+]	1.3%	68,157	4	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 708 (1.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 165 (0.2%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Topeka, KS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

82,079

41.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

110,962

55.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

5,208

2.6%

Other

526

0.3%

TOTAL

198,775

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 9

2016 President, Topeka, KS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

63,224

36.3%

Donald Trump (R)

96,021

55.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

8,292

4.8%

Jill Stein (Grn)

3,765

2.2%

Evan McMullin (I)

862

0.5%

Other

2,133

1.2%

TOTAL

174,297

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 9

2012 President, Topeka, KS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

69,713

40.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

96,561

56.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3,190

1.9%

Other

1,044

0.6%

TOTAL

170,508

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): 9

2008 President, Topeka, KS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

79,417

42.6%

John McCain (R)

102,853

55.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

1,863

1.0%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

957

0.5%

Other

1,232

0.7%

TOTAL

186,322

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 10

2004 President, Topeka, KS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

107,991

60.1%

John Kerry (D)

68,929

38.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

1,611

0.9%

Other

1,221

0.7%

TOTAL

179,752

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 9

2000 President, Topeka, KS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

89,497

54.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

65,792

40.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5,767

3.5%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

1,974

1.2%

Other

982

0.6%

TOTAL

164,012

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 7

1996 President, Topeka, KS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

63,708

37.7%

Robert Dole (R)

85,134

50.4%

Ross Perot (Ref)

18,165

10.8%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

667

0.4%

Other

1,140

0.7%

TOTAL

168,814

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 10

1992 President, Topeka, KS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

63,226

34.8%

George Bush* (R)

66,559

36.6%

Ross Perot (I)

51,470

28.3%

Other

682

0.4%

TOTAL

181,937

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -1

1988 President, Topeka, KS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

84,341

54.2%

Michael Dukakis (D)

69,223

44.5%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

1,401

0.9%

Other

557

0.4%

TOTAL

155,522

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 1

1984 President, Topeka, KS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

104,798

65.5%

Walter Mondale (D)

53,479

33.4%

Other

1,724

1.1%

TOTAL

160,001

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 7

1980 President, Topeka, KS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

90,732

58.1%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

50,857

32.6%

John Anderson (I)

12,166

7.8%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

1,796

1.2%

Other

543

0.3%

TOTAL

156,094

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 7

1976 President, Topeka, KS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

64,705

42.3%

Gerald Ford* (R)

84,123

54.9%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

2,324

1.5%

Other

1,985

1.3%

TOTAL

153,137

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Topeka, KS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

102,075

68.8%

George McGovern (D)

43,027

29.0%

John Schmitz (Amer)

2,775

1.9%

Other

505

0.3%

TOTAL

148,382

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 8

1968 President, Topeka, KS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

77,144

56.3%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

45,257

33.0%

George Wallace (AIP)

14,416

10.5%

Other

280

0.2%

TOTAL

137,097

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 13

1964 President, Topeka, KS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

67,931

51.2%

Barry Goldwater (R)

63,949

48.2%

Other

899

0.7%

TOTAL

132,779

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 10

1960 President, Topeka, KS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

50,423

36.2%

Richard Nixon (R)

88,226

63.4%

Other

468

0.3%

TOTAL

139,117

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 14

1956 President, Topeka, KS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

92,533

69.5%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

40,100

30.1%

Other

493

0.4%

TOTAL

133,126

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 12

1952 President, Topeka, KS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

100,793

71.4%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

39,652

28.1%

Other

644

0.5%

TOTAL

141,089

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): 16

1948 President, Topeka, KS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

54,131

41.2%

Thomas Dewey (R)

75,121

57.2%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

805

0.6%

Other

1,270

1.0%

TOTAL

131,327

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 12

1944 President, Topeka, KS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

41,847

35.5%

Thomas Dewey (R)

75,290

63.9%

Other

654

0.6%

TOTAL

117,791

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 18

1940 President, Topeka, KS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

55,173

38.3%

Wendell Willkie (R)

87,816

61.0%

Other

937

0.7%

TOTAL

143,926

Turnout: 81%	Diff (US): 16

1936 President, Topeka, KS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

71,793

49.4%

Alf Landon (R)

72,666

50.0%

William Lemke (Union)

261

0.2%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

490

0.3%

TOTAL

145,210

Turnout: 81%	Diff (US): 14

1932 President, Topeka, KS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

66,521

49.6%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

64,790

48.3%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

2,860

2.1%

TOTAL

134,171

Turnout: 74%	Diff (US): 9

1928 President, Topeka, KS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

90,071

73.2%

Al Smith (D)

32,185

26.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

780

0.6%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

123,082

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 15

1924 President, Topeka, KS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

75,720

66.5%

John Davis (D)

25,414

22.3%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

12,726

11.2%

TOTAL

113,860

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 13

1920 President, Topeka, KS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

66,901

68.6%

James Cox (D)

28,842

29.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,784

1.8%

TOTAL

97,527

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 8

1916 President, Topeka, KS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

50,209

46.1%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

54,506

50.1%

Allan Benson (Soc)

2,571

2.4%

James Hanly (Proh)

1,528

1.4%

TOTAL

108,814

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): 4

1912 President, Topeka, KS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

25,537

39.5%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

21,988

34.0%

William Taft* (R)

14,703

22.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2,408

3.7%

TOTAL

64,636

Turnout: 39%	Diff (US): 0

1908 President, Topeka, KS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

37,131

55.5%

William J. Bryan (D)

28,007

41.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,034

1.5%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

781

1.2%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.0%

TOTAL

66,961

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): 4

1904 President, Topeka, KS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

41,701

67.8%

Alton Parker (D)

15,896

25.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,587

2.6%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

1,264

2.1%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

1,100

1.8%

TOTAL

61,548

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): 11

1900 President, Topeka, KS Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

38,235

56.1%

William J. Bryan (D)

29,049

42.6%

John Woolley (Proh)

708

1.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

165

0.2%

TOTAL

68,157

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	335,981	76.62%	3.9%
Black:	25,671	5.85%	2.5%
Indian:	4,077	0.93%	1.2%
Asian:	9,130	2.08%	17.6%
2+ races:	14,324	3.27%	22.0%
Hispanic:	49,339	11.25%	29.7%

Total non-White:	102,541	23.38%	15.9%

Change in White population:	-13,575	-3.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	14,102	3.2

Topeka, KS Market Area

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