How to get the Shawnee County voter file
Request it from the office below, send us the file, and you're ready to cut turf. Running countywide or in just part of Shawnee County? This is the office either way.
- Where to request it
- Shawnee County Election Office(785) 251-5900 | Shawnee County Election Office, 3420 SW Van Buren St., Topeka, KS 66611 | Election Commissioner appointed by the Kansas Secretary of State (Shawnee is one of four KS counties with an appointed Election Commissioner)
- Cost
- Candidate Selection Report (full county text-format data file on CD) = $50 flat per CD + $25 administrative fee per order. Custom sorting / custom report = $25 administrative fee (24-hour turnaround). Half-payment required at order time.
- How to request
- Submit an open-records request specifying which report (candidate selection report = full county voter file with vote history; or a per-election advance-voting report). Half-payment required up-front with each order. Custom sorting available with 24-hour turnaround for the administrative fee. Mail, email, or in-person to the Topeka office.
- Turnaround
- Standard candidate-selection-report orders: typical mail/CD turnaround (a few days to ~1 week). Custom-sort requests: 24-hour turnaround for the $25 administrative fee.
- Use restrictions
- Same as state: K.S.A. 25-2320a anti-commercial-use; campaign use permitted.
Costs and rules change, so confirm the current details with the office before you order. Once you have the file, we handle loading it, cutting turf, and getting your volunteers knocking.
Prefer the whole-state file, or running in a county not listed here? See the Kansas statewide options.
Shawnee County at a glance.
Shawnee County had an estimated 177,942 residents in July 2024, the third most populous of Kansas's 105 counties, down 0.5% since the 2020 census. Of those, 137,854 are 18 or older, the voting-age population, and 20.3% are 65 or older. It covers 544 square miles of land (327 people per square mile).
The largest cities and towns are Topeka (125,467), Silver Lake (1,312), Auburn (1,272), Rossville (1,090) and Willard (part) (63). The American Community Survey (2020-2024) puts it at a median age of 39.4, a median household income of $67,104, 32.2% of adults 25 and older holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 66.8% of occupied homes owned by the people living in them. In 2024, 81,819 votes were cast for president, about 59.4% of the voting-age population; the Democratic ticket took 49.3% and the Republican ticket 48.8%.
The two-party margin moved from R+0.3 in 2008 to D+0.5 in 2024.
- Population (2024 estimate)
- 177,942
- Population (2020 census base)
- 178,905
- Voting-age population (18+)
- 137,854
- Residents 65 and older
- 20.3%
- People per square mile
- 327
- Land area
- 544 sq mi
- Median age
- 39.4
- Median household income
- $67,104
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 32.2%
- Owner-occupied homes
- 66.8%
Largest cities and towns
- Topeka 125,467
- Silver Lake 1,312
- Auburn 1,272
- Rossville 1,090
- Willard (part) 63
Presidential vote, 2008–2024
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Margin | Votes cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 49.3% | 48.8% | D+0.5 | 81,819 |
| 2020 | 49.9% | 47.0% | D+2.9 | 86,122 |
| 2016 | 45.2% | 48.0% | R+2.8 | 73,648 |
| 2012 | 48.0% | 49.7% | R+1.7 | 74,844 |
| 2008 | 49.0% | 49.3% | R+0.3 | 84,177 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer; American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; certified county presidential returns. Growth, density and turnout are simple arithmetic on those figures.
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