Trump carried the state with 56.16 percent of the vote, while Clinton received 35.74 percent.[3] Kansas was among eleven states (and the District of Columbia) in which Clinton improved on Barack Obama's margin from 2012 (though her vote share was lower than Obama's 38 percent), largely due to a significant shift towards Democrats in Johnson County.[4][5]
This was the final election of Riley County's 104-year streak of voting Republican, as in the next electionJoe Biden would become the first Democrat to win the county in its history. It is also the most recent election as of the 2024 election where Riley County or Johnson County has voted Republican.