With Election Day upon us, here is a look at some of the vital voter statistics in the state of Kansas and in select counties from northwest Kansas. This data includes voter turnout numbers from the 2018 primary election, 2016 general election and 2014 general election.
General election voter statistics for the State of Kansas (source: Kansas Secretary of State website):
Total number of registered voters in Kansas: 1,841,848
Registered Republicans: 817,713
Registered Democrats: 463,114
Registered Libertarians: 17,618
Unaffiliated: 543,403
Voter turnout for the 2018 mid-term Primary Election (statewide): 27.1%
Voter turnout for the 2016 General Election (statewide): 67.4%
Voter turnout for the 2014 mid-term General Election (statewide): 50.8%
Following are some general election voter statistics for counties in northwest Kansas (source: Kansas Secretary of State website):
Cheyenne County
Republican: 1,463
Democrat: 219
Libertarian: 9
Total # of registered voters: 1,934
Voter turnout for the 2018 mid-term Primary Election: 29.9%
Voter turnout for the 2016 General Election: 75.1%
Voter turnout for the 2014 mid-term General Election: 57.9%
Decatur County
Republican: 1,471
Democrat: 266
Libertarian: 8
Total # of registered voters: 2,159
Voter turnout for the 2018 mid-term Primary Election: 25.1%
Voter turnout for the 2016 General Election: 71.0%
Voter turnout for the 2014 mid-term General Election: 62.2%
Gove County
Republican: 1,277
Democrat: 242
Libertarian: 2
Total # of registered voters: 1,840
Voter turnout for the 2018 mid-term Primary Election: 33.7%
Voter turnout for the 2016 General Election: 72.4%
Voter turnout for the 2014 mid-term General Election: 44.4%
Greeley County
Republican: 723
Democrat: 45
Libertarian: 2
Total # of registered voters: 866
Voter turnout for the 2018 mid-term Primary Election: 28.1%
Voter turnout for the 2016 General Election: 78.0%
Voter turnout for the 2014 mid-term General Election: 63.0%
Lane County
Republican: 909
Democrat: 144
Libertarian: 8
Total # of registered voters: 1,273
Voter turnout for the 2018 mid-term Primary Election: 35.1%
Voter turnout for the 2016 General Election: 68.4%
Voter turnout for the 2014 mid-term General Election: 60.6%
Logan County
Republican: 1,417
Democrat: 210
Libertarian: 9
Total # of registered voters: 1,932
Voter turnout for the 2018 mid-term Primary Election: 37.1%
Voter turnout for the 2016 General Election: 74.8%
Voter turnout for the 2014 mid-term General Election: 60.5%
Norton County
Republican: 2,290
Democrat: 376
Libertarian: 18
Total # of registered voters: 3,403
Voter turnout for the 2018 mid-term Primary Election: 39.2%
Voter turnout for the 2016 General Election: 68.8%
Voter turnout for the 2014 mid-term General Election: 59.6%
Rawlins County
Republican: 1,502
Democrat: 230
Libertarian: 17
Total # of registered voters: 2,096
Voter turnout for the 2018 mid-term Primary Election: 33.4%
Voter turnout for the 2016 General Election: 71.2%
Voter turnout for the 2014 mid-term General Election: 57.0%
Sheridan County
Republican: 1,264
Democrat: 267
Libertarian: 2
Total # of registered voters: 1,857
Voter turnout for the 2018 mid-term Primary Election: 35.7%
Voter turnout for the 2016 General Election: 77.1%
Voter turnout for the 2014 mid-term General Election: 62.3%
Sherman County
Republican: 2,409
Democrat: 413
Libertarian: 20
Total # of registered voters: 3,606
Voter turnout for the 2018 mid-term Primary Election: 30.8%
Voter turnout for the 2016 General Election: 69.1%
Voter turnout for the 2014 mid-term General Election: 54.9%
Thomas County
Republican: 3,252
Democrat: 560
Libertarian: 28
Total # of registered voters: 4,921
Voter turnout for the 2018 mid-term Primary Election: 31.8%
Voter turnout for the 2016 General Election: 80.5%
Voter turnout for the 2014 mid-term General Election: 57.6%
Wallace County
Republican: 873
Democrat: 61
Libertarian: 0
Total # of registered voters: 1,072
Voter turnout for the 2018 mid-term Primary Election: 38.3%
Voter turnout for the 2016 General Election: 78.4%
Voter turnout for the 2014 mid-term General Election: 62.4%
Wichita County
Republican: 859
Democrat: 151
Libertarian: 12
Total # of registered voters: 1,370
Voter turnout for the 2018 mid-term Primary Election: 29.1%
Voter turnout for the 2016 General Election: 71.1%
Voter turnout for the 2014 mid-term General Election: 56.0%
