Kansas 1st Congressional District (KS) — Elections 1876–2024

Kansas 1st Congressional District, Kansas: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+43%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1952.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+43MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 648,9082024 5-year
Median household income: $67,3962024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 79.1%2024 5-year
Black: 2.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 17.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+21 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+51 in 1892MIT Election Lab

MANN, TraceyCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: MARSHALL, Roger Wayne (2019–2021), MARSHALL, Roger Wayne (2017–2019), HUELSKAMP, Tim (2015–2017), HUELSKAMP, Tim (2013–2015)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

60 counties · 2 D · 58 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−42.8%	75,008	191,864	272,887
2020	R	−41.1%	80,746	197,880	284,807
2016	R	−44.0%	62,229	174,842	255,844
2012	R	−42.1%	69,708	175,635	251,369
2008	R	−35.6%	84,556	180,936	270,427
2004	R	−42.9%	75,930	193,022	273,179
2000	R	−36.8%	74,887	169,856	258,272
1996	R	−32.5%	78,221	166,477	271,881
1992	R	−12.9%	84,676	122,352	292,911
1988	R	−20.1%	102,047	154,586	261,633
1984	R	−44.8%	75,448	200,948	279,960
1980	R	−35.8%	76,505	175,195	275,493
1976	R	−7.5%	123,016	143,432	273,127
1972	R	−41.0%	73,256	179,907	260,199
1968	R	−27.1%	80,755	149,098	251,745
1964	D	+7.5%	136,754	117,537	256,335
1960	R	−27.8%	99,035	175,652	275,812
1956	R	−40.8%	77,604	185,416	264,214
1952	R	−51.3%	68,176	214,995	286,023
1948	R	−16.3%	107,831	150,743	263,979
1944	R	−30.4%	83,371	157,189	242,428
1940	R	−22.2%	112,642	177,740	292,965
1936	D	+7.9%	159,829	136,342	297,397
1932	D	+11.9%	152,886	119,715	279,845
1928	R	−41.9%	70,512	174,058	246,874
1924	R	−38.6%	54,380	145,169	235,102
1920	R	−39.6%	57,712	137,393	201,014
1916	D	+7.6%	119,026	101,219	233,666
1912	D	+21.5%	54,795	26,293	132,772
1908	R	−9.7%	58,321	71,501	135,373
1904	R	−42.1%	27,925	75,869	113,799
1900	R	−6.7%	56,619	64,900	123,468
1896	D	+4.5%	59,131	53,990	114,405
1892	R	−51.3%	0	60,886	118,683
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 16 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2022	R	37.0%	60.0%	1,004,956
2020	R	41.8%	53.2%	1,367,755
2016	R	32.2%	62.2%	1,177,922
2014	R	0.0%	53.1%	866,191
2010	R	26.4%	70.1%	837,692
2008	R	36.5%	60.1%	1,210,690
2004	R	27.5%	69.2%	1,129,022
2002	R	0.0%	82.5%	776,850
1998	R	31.6%	65.3%	727,236
1996	R	34.4%	62.0%	1,052,300
1992	R	31.0%	62.7%	1,126,447
1990	R	26.4%	73.6%	786,235
1986	R	30.0%	70.0%	823,566
1984	R	21.2%	76.0%	996,729
1980	R	36.2%	63.8%	938,957
1978	R	42.4%	53.9%	748,839

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

27.6%

English

10.1%

Irish

9.6%

American

5.8%

French

1.9%

Scottish

1.7%

Italian

1.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 37.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.6%

2.3%

75–84

2.8%

5.1%

65–74

5.2%

6.1%

55–64

6.1%

5.4%

45–54

4.9%

6.3%

35–44

5.7%

6.5%

25–34

5.8%

6.5%

18–24

5.5%

9.0%

5–17

8.4%

3.1%

2.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$67,396

Congressional District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 1$67,396

Kansas$74,275

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.1%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.7%

Working age (18–64)11.9%

Seniors (65+)10.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

86.2%

speak English only

Spanish11.1%

Other Indo-European1.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%

Other languages0.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

17.4%

Other Christian

10.6%

Mainline Protestant

8.7%

Methodist

8.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.4%

Baptist

3.3%

Non-Christian

0.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Spanning the vast wheat-belt plains of western and central Kansas, this sprawling district delivers some of the widest presidential margins in the country, anchored by rural agricultural communities where Republican support has deepened for decades.

The Republican margin in Kansas 1st Congressional District reached its widest at fifty-one points in 1952. The margin in 2024 was forty-three points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $67,396, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 648,908 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 1, Kansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 1, Kansas voted Republican by 42.8 points (R+43), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 272,887 votes cast, 75,008 went Democratic and 191,864 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 1, Kansas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 1, Kansas as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 28 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 1, Kansas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 1, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Congressional District 1, Kansas?

Congressional District 1, Kansas has a population of 648,908 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 1, Kansas?

Median household income in Congressional District 1, Kansas is $67,396 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of Congressional District 1, Kansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 1, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Kansas 1st Congressional District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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