Editing Crawford County, Kansas (section)

===Presidential elections===
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|10,084|5,956|377|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|10,045|6,179|494|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|8,624|5,199|1,251|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|7,708|6,826|506|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|7,735|7,957|383|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|8,626|7,617|284|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|7,160|7,076|798|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|6,447|7,504|1,929|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|5,468|7,366|3,757|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|6,940|7,783|127|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|9,518|6,722|141|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|8,058|7,658|1,139|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|7,225|9,021|258|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|9,652|6,683|302|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|7,344|7,191|1,678|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|6,286|10,282|76|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|9,383|8,325|69|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|9,578|7,799|60|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|10,646|8,349|79|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|8,229|9,005|581|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|9,017|8,211|83|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|10,143|11,002|130|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|8,596|12,974|66|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|6,884|10,994|523|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|10,992|6,351|299|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|9,063|3,433|5,509|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|7,957|5,362|1,234|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|7,067|8,064|3,408|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1912|Socialist|2,676|2,781|5,180|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|5,152|4,230|1,686|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|5,910|2,057|2,162|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|4,722|4,824|158|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|3,868|4,757|87|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1892|Populist|3,064|0|4,250|Kansas}}
{{PresFoot|1888|Republican|3,156|1,875|1,482|Kansas}}
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Unlike most of the counties in the [[Ozarks|Ozark]]-[[Ouachita Mountains|Ouachita]] “[[Bible Belt]]”, Crawford County remained competitive in presidential elections until the 2010s. As recently as [[2008 United States presidential election in Kansas|2008]] it was carried by [[Barack Obama]], being the only county he ever won between the urban limits of [[Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metroplex|Dallas]], [[Little Rock Metropolitan Area|Little Rock]], [[Denver metropolitan area|Denver]] and [[Kansas City metropolitan area|Kansas City]]. However, like all of the region it has shown a strong anti-Democratic trend in recent years, with Hillary Clinton's 34.91% – though more than she achieved in any rural white southern county – being the worst by a Democrat since [[1924 United States presidential election in Kansas|1924]]. Democrat [[Laura Kelly]] did, however, win the county in her successful [[2018 Kansas gubernatorial election|2018 gubernatorial bid]].

In earlier times, Crawford County was a hotbed of left-wing politics, being the nation's second best county for Eugene Debs in 1912, and one of only four where he gained a plurality of votes. It was also [[Robert M. La Follette]]’s second-best Kansas county in 1924, behind only largely Catholic [[Ellis County, Kansas|Ellis County]].

Only four presidential elections since have seen Crawford County not back the national winner: [[1960 United States presidential election|1960]], [[1988 United States presidential election|1988]], [[2012 United States presidential election|2012]], and [[2020 United States presidential election|2020]].