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The2020 United States presidential election in Kansas was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus theDistrict of Columbia participated.[2]Kansas voters chose electors to represent them in theElectoral College via a popular vote, pitting theRepublican Party's nominee, incumbent PresidentDonald Trump ofFlorida, and running mateVice PresidentMike Pence ofIndiana againstDemocratic Party nominee, former Vice PresidentJoe Biden ofDelaware, and his running mateSenatorKamala Harris ofCalifornia. Kansas has six electoral votes in the Electoral College.[3]
Although Trump won the state, Biden's 41.51 percent vote share represented the highest for a Democratic presidential nominee sinceBarack Obama's performance in2008 and among the strongest swings to Biden, relative toHillary Clinton's performance in2016, in the nation. His 14.63-point defeat represented the first time since1916, and only the second time ever, that Kansas voted more Democratic than neighboringMissouri, where his margin of defeat was 15.39 points. This trend repeated in 2024, with Kamala Harris's 16 point defeat in Kansas less than her 18.4 point defeat inMissouri.
Perexit polls by theAssociated Press, Trump's strength in Kansas came fromwhite voters, who supported Trump by 59%–38%; white voters with college degrees, however, were tied. This result included a 64% showing for Trump amongProtestants and a 74% showing among otherChristians. Trump's best margin was 72% in rural areas, while Biden's was 52% in suburban counties.[4]
On September 7, 2019, theKansas Republican Party became one of several state GOP parties to cancel their respective primaries and caucuses officially.[5] Donald Trump's re-election campaign and GOP officials have cited the fact that Republicans canceled several state primaries whenGeorge H. W. Bush andGeorge W. Bush sought a second term in1992 and2004, respectively; and Democrats scrapped some of their primaries when Bill Clinton and Barack Obama were seeking reelection in1996 and2012, respectively.[6][7] At its state convention held between January 31 and February 1, 2020, the state party voted to formally bind all 39 of its national pledged delegates to Trump.[8][9]
The Kansas Democratic primary was conducted entirelyby mail. Votes were counted on May 2, 2020. Joe Biden was declared the winner.[10]
| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | 110,041 | 74.92 | 29 |
| Bernie Sanders(withdrawn) | 33,142 | 22.57 | 10 |
| Inactive votes[a] | 3,690 | 2.51 | |
| Total | 146,873 | 100% | 39 |
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[12] | Likely R | September 10, 2020 |
| Inside Elections[13] | Lean R | September 4, 2020 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[14] | Likely R | July 14, 2020 |
| Politico[15] | Likely R | October 16, 2020 |
| RCP[16] | Safe R | August 3, 2020 |
| Niskanen[17] | Safe R | July 26, 2020 |
| CNN[18] | Safe R | August 3, 2020 |
| The Economist[19] | Safe R | September 2, 2020 |
| CBS News[20] | Likely R | August 16, 2020 |
| 270towin[21] | Safe R | August 2, 2020 |
| ABC News[22] | Safe R | July 31, 2020 |
| NPR[23] | Likely R | August 3, 2020 |
| NBC News[24] | Likely R | August 6, 2020 |
| 538[25] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
| Source of poll aggregation | Dates administered | Dates updated | Joe Biden Democratic | Donald Trump Republican | Other/ Undecided [b] | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 270 to Win[26] | October 17–22, 2020 | November 3, 2020 | 43.0% | 51.7% | 5.3% | Trump +8.7 |
| FiveThirtyEight[27] | until November 2, 2020 | November 3, 2020 | 41.0% | 53.9% | 5.1% | Trump +12.9 |
| Average | 42.0% | 52.8% | 5.2% | Trump +10.8 | ||
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[c] | Margin of error | Donald Trump Republican | Joe Biden Democratic | Jo Jorgensen Libertarian | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyMonkey/Axios[28] | Oct 20 – Nov 2, 2020 | 2,321 (LV) | ± 3% | 55%[d] | 44% | – | – | – |
| Data For Progress[29] | Oct 27 – Nov 1, 2020 | 1,121 (LV) | ± 2.9% | 55% | 41% | 3% | 2%[e] | – |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios[28] | Oct 1–28, 2020 | 3,442 (LV) | ± 2.5% | 51% | 47% | – | – | – |
| PPP/Protect Our Care[30][A] | Oct 19–20, 2020 | 897 (V) | ± 3.3% | 54% | 42% | – | – | 4% |
| Siena College/NYT Upshot[31] | Oct 18–20, 2020 | 755 (LV) | ± 4% | 48% | 41% | 4% | 2%[f] | 6%[g] |
| co/efficient/Keep Kansas Great PAC[32][B] | Oct 18–20, 2020 | 2,453 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 56% | 39% | 2% | – | 3% |
| Fort Hays State University[33] | Sep 21 – Oct 1, 2020 | 306 (RV) | ± 4.8% | 52% | 38% | – | 11%[h] | – |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios[28] | Sep 1–30, 2020 | 1,135 (LV) | – | 52% | 47% | – | – | 1% |
| Civiqs/Daily Kos[34] | Sep 26–29, 2020 | 677 (LV) | ± 4.5% | 52% | 42% | – | 4%[i] | 1% |
| Data For Progress (D)[35] | Sep 14–19, 2020 | 883 (LV) | ± 3.3% | 48%[j] | 42% | 3% | 1%[k] | 7% |
| 49%[l] | 45% | – | – | 6% | ||||
| co/efficient/Keep Kansas Great PAC[36][B] | Sep 15–16, 2020 | 794 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 53% | 41% | – | – | – |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios[28] | Aug 1–31, 2020 | 922 (LV) | – | 54% | 45% | – | – | 1% |
| SurveyUSA[37] | Aug 5–9, 2020 | 1,202 (LV) | ± 3.3% | 48% | 41% | – | 5%[m] | 6% |
| Public Policy Polling[38][C] | Aug 5–6, 2020 | 864 (V) | ± 3.3% | 50% | 43% | – | – | 7% |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios[28] | Jul 1–31, 2020 | 1,295 (LV) | – | 51% | 47% | – | – | 2% |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios[28] | Jun 8–30, 2020 | 466 (LV) | – | 53% | 45% | – | – | 2% |
| Civiqs/Daily Kos[39] | May 30 – Jun 1, 2020 | 699 (RV) | ± 4.2% | 52% | 40% | – | 6%[n] | 2% |
| The Progress Campaign (D)[40] | Apr 15–22, 2020 | 1,632 (LV) | ± 4.7% | 51% | 41% | – | – | 8% |
| Public Policy Polling[41] | Mar 10–11, 2020 | 1,567 (V) | – | 52% | 40% | – | – | 8% |
| DFM Research[42] | Jan 30 – Feb 6, 2020 | 600 (A) | ±4% | 51% | 43% | – | 3%[o] | 3% |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Donald Trump Mike Pence | 771,406 | 56.14% | +0.11% | |
| Democratic | Joe Biden Kamala Harris | 570,323 | 41.51% | +5.85% | |
| Libertarian | Jo Jorgensen Spike Cohen | 30,574 | 2.23% | −2.40% | |
| Green | Howie Hawkins (write-in) Angela Walker (write-in) | 669 | 0.05% | −1.91% | |
| American Solidarity | Brian Carroll (write-in) Amar Patel (write-in) | 579 | 0.04% | N/A | |
| Independent | Kanye West (write-in) Michelle Tidball (write-in) | 332 | 0.02% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 103 | 0.01% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 1,373,986 | 100% | |||
| County[46] | Donald Trump Republican | Joe Biden Democratic | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total | ||||
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| Allen | 4,218 | 71.59% | 1,570 | 26.65% | 104 | 1.77% | 2,648 | 44.94% | 5,892 |
| Anderson | 2,929 | 77.24% | 782 | 20.62% | 81 | 2.14% | 2,147 | 56.62% | 3,792 |
| Atchison | 4,906 | 65.94% | 2,359 | 31.71% | 175 | 2.35% | 2,547 | 34.23% | 7,440 |
| Barber | 2,014 | 85.99% | 291 | 12.43% | 37 | 1.58% | 1,723 | 73.57% | 2,342 |
| Barton | 8,608 | 77.20% | 2,340 | 20.99% | 202 | 1.64% | 6,288 | 56.21% | 11,130 |
| Bourbon | 5,023 | 75.24% | 1,541 | 23.08% | 112 | 1.68% | 3,482 | 52.16% | 6,676 |
| Brown | 3,262 | 72.96% | 1,104 | 24.69% | 105 | 2.35% | 2,158 | 48.27% | 4,471 |
| Butler | 22,634 | 69.60% | 9,181 | 28.23% | 705 | 2.17% | 13,453 | 41.37% | 32,520 |
| Chase | 1,123 | 75.32% | 345 | 23.14% | 23 | 1.54% | 778 | 52.18% | 1,491 |
| Chautauqua | 1,402 | 85.28% | 212 | 12.90% | 30 | 1.82% | 1,190 | 72.38% | 1,644 |
| Cherokee | 6,766 | 73.94% | 2,194 | 23.98% | 191 | 2.09% | 4,572 | 49.96% | 9,151 |
| Cheyenne | 1,183 | 82.79% | 224 | 15.68% | 22 | 1.54% | 959 | 67.11% | 1,429 |
| Clark | 904 | 84.72% | 143 | 13.40% | 20 | 1.87% | 761 | 71.32% | 1,067 |
| Clay | 3,177 | 75.97% | 894 | 21.38% | 111 | 2.65% | 2,283 | 54.59% | 4,182 |
| Cloud | 3,242 | 76.05% | 920 | 21.58% | 101 | 2.37% | 2,322 | 54.47% | 4,263 |
| Coffey | 3,489 | 76.43% | 964 | 21.12% | 112 | 2.45% | 2,525 | 55.31% | 4,565 |
| Comanche | 762 | 83.19% | 126 | 13.76% | 28 | 3.06% | 636 | 69.43% | 916 |
| Cowley | 9,656 | 67.85% | 4,273 | 30.03% | 302 | 2.12% | 5,383 | 37.83% | 14,231 |
| Crawford | 10,045 | 60.08% | 6,179 | 36.96% | 494 | 2.95% | 3,866 | 23.12% | 16,718 |
| Decatur | 1,260 | 84.11% | 218 | 14.55% | 20 | 1.34% | 1,042 | 69.56% | 1,498 |
| Dickinson | 7,126 | 76.22% | 2,060 | 22.03% | 163 | 1.74% | 5,066 | 54.19% | 9,349 |
| Doniphan | 2,976 | 80.24% | 686 | 18.50% | 47 | 1.27% | 2,290 | 61.74% | 3,709 |
| Douglas | 17,286 | 28.84% | 40,785 | 68.04% | 1,870 | 3.12% | -23,499 | -39.20% | 59,941 |
| Edwards | 1,141 | 79.73% | 271 | 18.94% | 19 | 1.33% | 870 | 60.80% | 1,431 |
| Elk | 1,140 | 83.76% | 195 | 14.33% | 26 | 1.91% | 945 | 69.43% | 1,361 |
| Ellis | 9,758 | 70.42% | 3,737 | 26.97% | 361 | 2.61% | 6,021 | 43.45% | 13,856 |
| Ellsworth | 2,148 | 75.29% | 648 | 22.71% | 57 | 2.00% | 1,500 | 52.58% | 2,853 |
| Finney | 7,236 | 61.08% | 4,325 | 36.51% | 285 | 2.41% | 2,911 | 24.57% | 11,846 |
| Ford | 5,803 | 65.09% | 2,947 | 33.06% | 165 | 1.85% | 2,856 | 32.04% | 8,915 |
| Franklin | 8,479 | 67.96% | 3,690 | 29.57% | 308 | 2.47% | 4,789 | 38.38% | 12,477 |
| Geary | 5,323 | 55.43% | 3,983 | 41.48% | 297 | 3.09% | 1,340 | 13.95% | 9,603 |
| Gove | 1,291 | 87.76% | 166 | 11.28% | 14 | 0.95% | 1,125 | 76.48% | 1,471 |
| Graham | 1,080 | 80.78% | 228 | 17.05% | 29 | 2.17% | 852 | 63.72% | 1,337 |
| Grant | 1,936 | 77.41% | 518 | 20.71% | 47 | 1.88% | 1,418 | 56.70% | 2,501 |
| Gray | 1,911 | 83.52% | 341 | 14.90% | 36 | 1.57% | 1,570 | 68.62% | 2,288 |
| Greeley | 549 | 85.65% | 78 | 12.17% | 14 | 2.18% | 471 | 73.48% | 641 |
| Greenwood | 2,444 | 79.43% | 569 | 18.49% | 64 | 2.08% | 1,875 | 60.94% | 3,077 |
| Hamilton | 698 | 81.26% | 141 | 16.41% | 20 | 2.33% | 557 | 64.84% | 859 |
| Harper | 2,168 | 80.96% | 461 | 17.21% | 49 | 1.83% | 1,707 | 63.74% | 2,678 |
| Harvey | 10,182 | 58.52% | 6,747 | 38.78% | 470 | 2.70% | 3,435 | 19.74% | 17,399 |
| Haskell | 1,122 | 79.57% | 268 | 19.01% | 20 | 1.42% | 854 | 60.57% | 1,410 |
| Hodgeman | 875 | 83.73% | 154 | 14.74% | 16 | 1.53% | 721 | 69.00% | 1,045 |
| Jackson | 4,517 | 68.61% | 1,881 | 28.57% | 186 | 2.83% | 2,636 | 40.04% | 6,584 |
| Jefferson | 6,334 | 64.75% | 3,194 | 32.65% | 254 | 2.60% | 3,140 | 32.10% | 9,782 |
| Jewell | 1,387 | 85.20% | 212 | 13.02% | 29 | 1.78% | 1,175 | 72.17% | 1,628 |
| Johnson | 155,631 | 44.54% | 184,259 | 52.74% | 9,496 | 2.72% | -28,628 | -8.20% | 349,386 |
| Kearny | 1,164 | 80.00% | 267 | 18.35% | 24 | 1.65% | 897 | 61.65% | 1,455 |
| Kingman | 3,130 | 79.26% | 752 | 19.04% | 67 | 1.70% | 2,378 | 60.22% | 3,949 |
| Kiowa | 980 | 84.12% | 156 | 13.39% | 29 | 2.49% | 824 | 70.73% | 1,165 |
| Labette | 5,735 | 66.97% | 2,655 | 31.01% | 173 | 2.02% | 3,080 | 35.97% | 8,563 |
| Lane | 762 | 85.14% | 115 | 12.85% | 18 | 2.01% | 647 | 72.29% | 895 |
| Leavenworth | 21,610 | 59.22% | 13,886 | 38.05% | 994 | 2.72% | 7,724 | 21.17% | 36,490 |
| Lincoln | 1,283 | 81.25% | 266 | 16.85% | 30 | 1.90% | 1,017 | 64.41% | 1,579 |
| Linn | 4,048 | 80.22% | 896 | 17.76% | 102 | 2.02% | 3,152 | 62.47% | 5,046 |
| Logan | 1,249 | 85.67% | 186 | 12.76% | 23 | 1.58% | 1,063 | 72.91% | 1,458 |
| Lyon | 7,550 | 53.74% | 6,055 | 43.10% | 444 | 3.16% | 1,495 | 10.64% | 14,049 |
| Marion | 4,465 | 73.06% | 1,516 | 24.81% | 130 | 2.13% | 2,949 | 48.26% | 6,111 |
| Marshall | 3,729 | 72.92% | 1,259 | 24.62% | 126 | 2.46% | 2,470 | 48.30% | 5,114 |
| McPherson | 9,964 | 69.01% | 4,134 | 28.63% | 340 | 2.35% | 5,830 | 40.38% | 14,438 |
| Meade | 1,523 | 83.45% | 263 | 14.41% | 39 | 2.14% | 1,260 | 69.04% | 1,825 |
| Miami | 12,308 | 68.42% | 5,247 | 29.17% | 434 | 2.41% | 7,061 | 39.25% | 17,989 |
| Mitchell | 2,504 | 80.75% | 558 | 17.99% | 39 | 1.26% | 1,946 | 62.75% | 3,101 |
| Montgomery | 9,931 | 73.97% | 3,228 | 24.04% | 267 | 1.99% | 6,703 | 49.93% | 13,426 |
| Morris | 2,124 | 73.27% | 729 | 25.15% | 46 | 1.59% | 1,395 | 48.12% | 2,899 |
| Morton | 1,034 | 86.31% | 150 | 12.52% | 14 | 1.17% | 884 | 73.79% | 1,198 |
| Nemaha | 4,664 | 82.05% | 927 | 16.31% | 93 | 1.64% | 3,737 | 65.75% | 5,684 |
| Neosho | 4,970 | 72.27% | 1,796 | 26.12% | 111 | 1.61% | 3,174 | 46.15% | 6,877 |
| Ness | 1,339 | 88.50% | 149 | 9.85% | 25 | 1.65% | 1,190 | 78.65% | 1,513 |
| Norton | 2,007 | 83.11% | 364 | 15.07% | 44 | 1.82% | 1,643 | 68.03% | 2,415 |
| Osage | 5,705 | 71.00% | 2,136 | 26.58% | 194 | 2.41% | 3,569 | 44.42% | 8,035 |
| Osborne | 1,629 | 83.75% | 281 | 14.45% | 35 | 1.80% | 1,348 | 69.31% | 1,945 |
| Ottawa | 2,610 | 81.79% | 506 | 15.86% | 75 | 2.35% | 2,104 | 65.94% | 3,191 |
| Pawnee | 2,045 | 74.66% | 643 | 23.48% | 51 | 1.86% | 1,402 | 51.19% | 2,739 |
| Phillips | 2,418 | 86.95% | 318 | 11.43% | 45 | 1.62% | 2,100 | 75.51% | 2,781 |
| Pottawatomie | 9,452 | 72.25% | 3,313 | 25.32% | 318 | 2.43% | 6,139 | 46.92% | 13,083 |
| Pratt | 3,108 | 75.13% | 933 | 22.55% | 96 | 2.32% | 2,175 | 52.57% | 4,137 |
| Rawlins | 1,261 | 83.84% | 214 | 14.23% | 29 | 1.93% | 1,047 | 69.61% | 1,504 |
| Reno | 18,443 | 65.73% | 8,886 | 31.67% | 731 | 2.61% | 9,557 | 34.06% | 28,060 |
| Republic | 2,182 | 82.12% | 424 | 15.96% | 51 | 1.92% | 1,758 | 66.16% | 2,657 |
| Rice | 3,262 | 75.53% | 965 | 22.34% | 92 | 2.13% | 2,297 | 53.18% | 4,319 |
| Riley | 11,610 | 46.12% | 12,765 | 50.71% | 796 | 3.16% | -1,155 | -4.59% | 25,171 |
| Rooks | 2,325 | 86.14% | 339 | 12.56% | 35 | 1.30% | 1,986 | 73.58% | 2,699 |
| Rush | 1,350 | 80.50% | 295 | 17.59% | 32 | 1.91% | 1,055 | 62.91% | 1,677 |
| Russell | 2,790 | 80.47% | 600 | 17.31% | 77 | 2.22% | 2,190 | 63.17% | 3,467 |
| Saline | 15,722 | 63.85% | 8,214 | 33.36% | 688 | 2.79% | 7,508 | 30.49% | 24,624 |
| Scott | 2,014 | 85.56% | 299 | 12.70% | 41 | 1.74% | 1,715 | 72.85% | 2,354 |
| Sedgwick | 122,416 | 54.44% | 95,870 | 42.64% | 6,576 | 2.92% | 26,546 | 11.80% | 224,862 |
| Seward | 3,372 | 63.69% | 1,833 | 34.62% | 89 | 1.68% | 1,539 | 29.07% | 5,294 |
| Shawnee | 40,443 | 46.96% | 43,015 | 49.95% | 2,664 | 3.09% | -2,572 | -2.99% | 86,122 |
| Sheridan | 1,282 | 88.72% | 147 | 10.17% | 16 | 1.11% | 1,135 | 78.55% | 1,445 |
| Sherman | 2,269 | 83.20% | 396 | 14.52% | 62 | 2.27% | 1,873 | 68.68% | 2,727 |
| Smith | 1,763 | 82.81% | 336 | 15.78% | 30 | 1.41% | 1,427 | 67.03% | 2,129 |
| Stafford | 1,645 | 80.88% | 357 | 17.55% | 32 | 1.57% | 1,288 | 63.32% | 2,034 |
| Stanton | 614 | 79.12% | 148 | 19.07% | 14 | 1.80% | 466 | 60.05% | 776 |
| Stevens | 1,760 | 86.66% | 237 | 11.67% | 34 | 1.67% | 1,523 | 74.99% | 2,031 |
| Sumner | 8,105 | 74.17% | 2,591 | 23.71% | 232 | 2.12% | 5,514 | 50.46% | 10,928 |
| Thomas | 3,130 | 82.15% | 625 | 16.40% | 55 | 1.44% | 2,505 | 65.75% | 3,810 |
| Trego | 1,363 | 83.62% | 242 | 14.85% | 25 | 1.53% | 1,121 | 68.77% | 1,630 |
| Wabaunsee | 2,845 | 72.91% | 964 | 24.71% | 93 | 2.38% | 1,881 | 48.21% | 3,902 |
| Wallace | 770 | 93.33% | 44 | 5.33% | 11 | 1.33% | 726 | 88.00% | 825 |
| Washington | 2,363 | 81.96% | 475 | 16.48% | 45 | 1.56% | 1,888 | 65.49% | 2,883 |
| Wichita | 808 | 83.47% | 149 | 15.39% | 11 | 1.14% | 659 | 68.08% | 968 |
| Wilson | 3,153 | 79.74% | 723 | 18.29% | 78 | 1.97% | 2,430 | 61.46% | 3,954 |
| Woodson | 1,228 | 79.43% | 294 | 19.02% | 24 | 1.55% | 934 | 60.41% | 1,546 |
| Wyandotte | 18,934 | 33.18% | 36,788 | 64.46% | 1,349 | 2.36% | -17,854 | -31.28% | 57,071 |
| Totals | 771,406 | 56.00% | 570,323 | 41.40% | 35,755 | 2.60% | 201,083 | 14.60% | 1,377,484 |
Swing by county
Trend relative to the state by county
County flipsDemocratic Hold Gain from Republican | Republican Hold
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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Trump won three of Kansas' four congressional districts.[48]
| District | Trump | Biden | Representative |
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| 1st | 69.7% | 28.1% | Roger Marshall |
| Tracey Mann | |||
| 2nd | 56.3% | 41.3% | Steve Watkins |
| Jake LaTurner | |||
| 3rd | 43.7% | 54.3% | Sharice Davids |
| 4th | 59.7% | 38% | Ron Estes |
Biden's gains relative to Hillary Clinton were powered by significant improvement in Kansas' suburbs andcollege towns: he became the first Democrat to carryJohnson County, the state's most populous and home toOverland Park andOlathe, sinceWoodrow Wilson in1916.[49] It was also the first since 1896 that Democrats received a majority in the county. Biden was also the first Democrat ever to winRiley County, anchored by theFort Riley military installation andKansas State University;[50] and the first to winShawnee County, home to the state capital ofTopeka, sinceBill Clinton's narrow plurality in1992.[51]
While he failed to break the 56-year Republican winning streak inSedgwick County, the second most populous in the state and home to the state's largest cityWichita, his 42.9 percent of the vote there was the strongest for a Democrat sinceJimmy Carter received 46.5 percent of the vote in1976.[52] Biden would also build upon Hillary Clinton's share (32.31%) and even break Carter's record atSeward County of 33.96%. At 34.62%, this was the highest percentage of votes a Democratic presidential candidate has won in the county sinceLyndon B. Johnson won 46.14% in1964. This was also the first election since the three-way contest of 1992 in which a Democratic candidate won at least five counties, along with it being the smallest margin of victory for a Republican nominee since George Bush in 1992.
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