Like all of the High Plains, Kiowa County is Republican. The only Democrat to ever win a majority in the county has been Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936, who ironically achieved the feat against incumbent Kansas governor Alf Landon. Woodrow Wilson won a plurality in 1916, but since 1944 only three Democrats have reached thirty percent of the county's vote, and Michael Dukakis in 1988 during a major drought and consequent farm crisis is the last Democrat to receive so much as twenty percent.
like all of the high plains kiowa county is republican the only democrat to ever win a majority in the county has been franklin d roosevelt in 1936 who ironically achieved the feat against incumbent kansas governor alf landon woodrow wilson won a plurality in 1916 but since 1944 only three democrats have reached thirty percent of the county's vote and michael dukakis in 1988 during a major drought and consequent farm crisis is the last democrat to receive so much as twenty percent