0 ▁for ▁females . ▁The ▁per ▁cap ita ▁income ▁for ▁the ▁county ▁was ▁$ 1 6 , 4 8 4 . ▁ ▁About ▁ 1 0 . 9 0 % ▁of ▁families ▁and ▁ 1 5 . 7 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁were ▁below ▁the ▁pover ty ▁line , ▁including ▁ 2 1 . 5 0 % ▁of ▁those ▁under ▁age ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 9 . 4 0 % ▁of ▁those ▁age ▁ 6 5 ▁or ▁over . ▁ ▁Government ▁ ▁Hamilton ▁county ▁is ▁often ▁carried ▁by ▁Republican ▁C andid ates . ▁The ▁last ▁time ▁a ▁dem ocr atic ▁candidate ▁has ▁carried ▁Hamilton ▁County ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁by ▁Jimmy ▁Carter . ▁As ▁like ▁many ▁count ies ▁that ▁border ▁it , ▁Republic ans ▁have ▁been ▁increasing ▁their ▁influence ▁in ▁the ▁county ' s ▁president ial ▁elections , ▁when ▁Donald ▁J . ▁Trump ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁won ▁by ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 7 0 %, ▁as ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton ▁only ▁managed ▁to ▁get ▁ 1 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁county ' s ▁vote . ▁ ▁President ial ▁elections ▁ ▁La ws ▁Although ▁the ▁Kansas ▁Constitution ▁was ▁am ended ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁alco hol ic ▁liqu or ▁by ▁the ▁individual ▁drink ▁with ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁vot ers , ▁Hamilton ▁County ▁has ▁remained ▁a ▁prohib ition , ▁or ▁" d ry ", ▁county . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁Un ified ▁school ▁districts ▁ ▁Sy rac use ▁US