The voter registration breakdown you provided appears to be for the **entire state of Kansas**, not specifically Shawnee County. Here's the clarification and a correct local breakdown for Shawnee County (home to Topeka) based on the most recent available official data from the Kansas Secretary of State (as of late 2025 / early 2026 sources, including November 2024 figures referenced in reports, with totals around 118,000–120,000 active voters).
### Shawnee County Voter Registration Breakdown
- **Total Registered Voters**: Approximately **118,730** (as of November 1, 2024; recent monthly updates from the KS Secretary of State show similar figures in the 118,000–120,000 range, excluding inactive/moved/deceased).
- **Party Breakdown** (major parties and unaffiliated):
- **Democratic**: 36,171 (~30.5%)
- **Republican**: 44,467 (~37.4%)
- **Unaffiliated**: 36,471 (~30.7%)
- **Libertarian**: 1,399 (~1.2%)
- **No Labels Kansas**: 196 (~0.2%)
- **United Kansas**: 26 (minimal)
- **Other/minor parties**: Small numbers not always broken out separately.
Shawnee County leans slightly Republican overall but is more balanced/competitive than many rural Kansas counties, with a significant unaffiliated bloc and a stronger Democratic presence due to Topeka (the state capital) and urban/suburban demographics. It's often classified as a "New Democratic" or battleground-leaning county in broader analyses.
### Comparison to Statewide Kansas (your provided numbers)
Your figures match statewide totals closely (around 1.79 million active voters):
- Democrats: ~24.85% (445,918)
- Republicans: ~45.35% (813,675)
- Unaffiliated: ~28.62% (513,421)
- Libertarian: ~1.13% (20,263)
- Other/Unknown: Minimal
Kansas as a whole is strongly Republican-leaning, but Shawnee County is more moderate/mixed.
### Additional Context
- **Newly Registered**: Statewide figures like the 18,526 you mentioned likely refer to a recent period (e.g., post-election surge or monthly update). County-specific new registrations aren't always broken out publicly but can be requested from the Shawnee County Election Office.
- **Households**: The 1,202,984 figure is statewide (Kansas has roughly that many households per census data).
- **Source Notes**: Official stats come from the Kansas Secretary of State (sos.ks.gov/elections), updated monthly. Shawnee County Election Office (snco.gov/election) provides local reports, including precinct-level details upon request. Numbers fluctuate slightly with purges, new registrations, and inactives.
If you have a specific date/source for the numbers you shared or want precinct-level details, historical trends, or comparison to past elections, let me know! Truth: The county is **not** as heavily Republican as the state average.
Henry McClure
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