Kansas 2nd Congressional District
Akashic| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −6.3% |
| 2012 | −11.4% |
| 2016 | −18.7% |
| 2020 | −16.3% |
| 2024 | −19.7% |
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
| Year | District | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | R | 38.2%115,685 | 57.1%172,847 | 302,761 |
| 2022 | 2 | R | 42.4%98,852 | 57.6%134,506 | 233,358 |
| 2020 | 2 | R | 40.6%136,650 | 55.1%185,464 | 336,315 |
| 2018 | 2 | R | 46.8%123,859 | 47.6%126,098 | 264,688 |
| 2016 | 2 | R | 32.6%96,840 | 60.9%181,228 | 297,401 |
| 2014 | 2 | R | 38.6%87,153 | 57.0%128,742 | 225,686 |
| 2012 | 2 | R | 38.7%113,735 | 57.0%167,463 | 293,718 |
| 2010 | 2 | R | 32.3%66,588 | 63.1%130,034 | 205,975 |
| 2008 | 2 | R | 46.2%142,013 | 50.6%155,532 | 307,308 |
| 2006 | 2 | D | 50.6%114,139 | 47.1%106,329 | 225,562 |
| 2004 | 2 | R | 41.3%121,532 | 56.1%165,325 | 294,436 |
| 2002 | 2 | R | 37.5%79,160 | 60.4%127,477 | 210,977 |
| 2000 | 2 | R | 29.3%71,709 | 67.4%164,951 | 244,759 |
| 1998 | 2 | R | 39.0%69,521 | 61.0%108,527 | 178,048 |
| 1996 | 2 | R | 45.5%114,644 | 52.2%131,592 | 252,078 |
| 1994 | 2 | R | 34.4%71,025 | 65.6%135,725 | 206,750 |
| 1992 | 2 | D | 56.2%151,019 | 40.8%109,801 | 268,806 |
| 1990 | 2 | D | 62.8%99,093 | 37.2%58,643 | 157,745 |
| 1988 | 2 | D | 73.3%135,694 | 26.7%49,498 | 185,192 |
| 1986 | 2 | D | 70.6%110,737 | 29.4%46,029 | 156,766 |
| 1984 | 2 | D | 60.0%112,263 | 39.1%73,045 | 187,052 |
| 1982 | 2 | D | 57.4%86,286 | 42.6%63,942 | 150,228 |
| 1980 | 2 | R | 46.1%78,859 | 53.9%92,107 | 170,977 |
| 1978 | 2 | R | 48.0%70,460 | 52.0%76,419 | 146,879 |
| 1976 | 2 | D | 50.7%88,645 | 47.4%82,946 | 174,861 |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 37.0%372,214 | 60.0%602,976 | 1,004,956 |
| 2020 | R | 41.8%571,530 | 53.2%727,962 | 1,367,755 |
| 2016 | R | 32.2%379,740 | 62.2%732,376 | 1,177,876 |
| 2014 | R | 0.0%0 | 53.1%460,350 | 866,191 |
| 2010 | R | 26.4%220,971 | 70.1%587,175 | 837,692 |
| 2008 | R | 36.5%441,399 | 60.1%727,121 | 1,210,690 |
| 2004 | R | 27.5%310,337 | 69.2%780,863 | 1,129,022 |
| 2002 | R | 0.0%0 | 82.5%641,075 | 776,850 |
| 1998 | R | 31.6%229,718 | 65.3%474,639 | 727,236 |
| 1996 | R | 34.4%362,380 | 62.0%652,677 | 1,052,300 |
| 1992 | R | 31.0%349,525 | 62.7%706,246 | 1,126,447 |
| 1990 | R | 26.4%207,491 | 73.6%578,605 | 786,096 |
| 1986 | R | 30.0%246,664 | 70.0%576,902 | 823,566 |
| 1984 | R | 21.2%211,664 | 76.0%757,402 | 996,729 |
| 1980 | R | 36.2%340,271 | 63.8%598,686 | 938,957 |
| 1978 | R | 42.4%317,602 | 53.9%403,354 | 748,839 |
Kansas's 2nd stretches from Topeka and Lawrence east to the Missouri border, blending a major public university town with deep rural agricultural counties that have delivered Republican presidential margins above 15 points in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 19.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.7 points.
A population of 733,593, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,594 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 9 and Congressional District 4.
The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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