# Trump’s Immigration Crackdowns Helped Turn Kansas Blue

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/trumps-immigration-crackdowns-helped-turn-kansas-blue/
- Published: 2026-11-12T18:25:23+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T20:24:49+00:00
- Original publisher: Reason (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://reason.com/2026/11/12/trumps-immigration-crackdowns-helped-turn-kansas-blue/
- Topics: Elections, Politics

## Key points

- Three south-western Kansas counties swung sharply towards Democrats.
- ICE raids disrupted communities and livestock businesses.
- Hamilton’s statewide victory was not decided by those counties.

## Summary

Kansas voters in three south-western counties that had strongly backed Donald Trump in 2024 swung sharply towards Democrat Adam Hamilton in the Senate election, amid a September immigration crackdown. The results suggest the raids may have contributed to Republican Roger Marshall’s defeat and illustrate how enforcement policies can affect communities and electoral support.

ICE operations disrupted businesses and workers in a region whose livestock industry depends on immigrant labour; the Kansas Livestock Association warned of economic harm and higher prices. Hamilton won Finney, Ford and Seward counties, where votes shifted 39 to 52 points towards Democrats compared with 2024, but his statewide margin of more than 50,000 means they were not decisive. Trump later said his policy might be too tough, even as he promoted Stephen Miller, associated with the deportation drive, to White House chief of staff.

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