Editing Shawnee County, Kansas (section)

===Presidential elections===
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{{PresRow|2024|Democratic|39,901|40,308|2,141|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|40,443|43,015|2,664|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|35,934|33,926|6,906|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|37,782|36,975|1,751|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|41,476|41,235|1,839|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|44,188|36,264|1,125|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|35,894|34,818|3,661|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|34,845|32,803|8,015|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|29,344|31,972|20,968|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|35,489|33,940|768|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|43,465|26,338|786|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|36,290|24,852|6,634|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|37,101|28,578|1,691|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|43,727|20,383|1,396|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|31,140|21,735|6,975|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|25,736|30,626|263|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|33,803|21,799|147|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|32,647|16,298|130|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|33,201|17,651|215|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|23,673|20,346|789|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|21,396|14,678|173|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|23,882|19,375|197|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|19,785|22,942|162|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1932|Republican|19,847|16,471|823|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|24,723|7,433|180|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|20,132|5,099|2,647|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|14,814|7,217|318|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|12,634|9,468|912|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|3,592|5,094|4,455|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|7,554|5,585|282|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|8,409|2,441|641|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|7,667|4,875|177|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|6,958|5,536|120|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|6,759|0|4,354|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1888|Republican|7,672|3,143|388|Kansas}}
{{PresRow|1884|Republican|5,987|2,482|283|Kansas}}
{{PresFoot|1880|Republican|4,403|1,548|123|Kansas}}
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Since 1992, Shawnee County has become competitive in presidential elections with a slight [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] tilt. [[Bill Clinton]] in [[United States presidential election in Kansas, 1992|1992]] remained the last Democratic candidate to win Shawnee County until Joe Biden won the county in 2020.

From [[Bob Dole]] in [[United States presidential election in Kansas, 1996|1996]] to 2016, Republicans carried the county with a plurality, with the sole exception being [[George W. Bush]] in his [[United States presidential election in Kansas, 2004|2004 reelection bid]]. In 2008, Republican [[John McCain]] won Shawnee County over Democrat [[Barack Obama]] by a margin of 49.05% to 48.77%, a margin of 241 votes.<!-- <ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/statesub.php?year=2008&fips=20177&f=0&off=0&elect=0 2008 Presidential General Election Results - Shawnee County, KS]. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved January 14, 2012.</ref> --> In [[2016 United States presidential election in Kansas|2016]], [[Donald Trump]] won the county against [[Hillary Clinton]] with a margin of 48% to 45.17%, a 2.83% margin, or 2,079 votes. 

In 2020, [[Joe Biden|Biden]] won Shawnee by a 3% margin, the first Democratic victory in the capital county in 28 years. His performance was the best in the county since [[Lyndon Johnson]]'s 54% showing in 1964, as Clinton only managed 38% in his 1992 victory in the county. Shawnee was one of two counties to be won by Clinton once and then vote Republican before being won by Biden in 2020, the other being [[Hays County, Texas|Hays County]] in Texas.

In 2024, [[Donald Trump]] became the first Republican to win a presidential election without carrying Shawnee.