Kansas 2nd Congressional District (KS) — Elections 1876–2024

Kansas 2nd Congressional District, Kansas: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+12%. Republican peak: R+49 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+12MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 802,6392024 5-year
Median household income: $66,5402024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 75.2%2024 5-year
Black: 6.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 12.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+13 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+49 in 1892MIT Election Lab

SCHMIDT, DerekCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: LATURNER, Jake (2023–2025), LATURNER, Jake (2021–2023), WATKINS, Steve (2019–2021), JENKINS, Lynn (2017–2019)

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

2024 results by constituent county

27 counties · 3 D · 24 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	−12.4%	146,997	189,740	345,057
2020	R	−9.8%	157,485	192,542	358,377
2016	R	−13.3%	124,426	166,537	316,998
2012	R	−8.1%	139,754	165,017	312,795
2008	R	−2.9%	162,850	172,846	342,148
2004	R	−11.7%	144,544	183,637	333,036
2000	R	−6.8%	132,333	152,893	300,995
1996	R	−3.5%	130,092	140,710	305,276
1992	D	+5.0%	131,529	114,729	334,925
1988	R	−3.5%	139,288	149,417	292,210
1984	R	−24.6%	114,507	190,477	308,264
1980	R	−17.1%	111,290	162,450	298,674
1976	R	−3.2%	139,735	149,175	296,907
1972	R	−33.1%	94,004	190,712	291,962
1968	R	−14.3%	103,480	143,718	281,397
1964	D	+12.2%	154,246	120,350	276,869
1960	R	−18.1%	123,195	177,905	302,486
1956	R	−27.0%	105,891	184,464	291,314
1952	R	−29.5%	108,065	199,260	308,802
1948	R	−5.8%	130,281	146,576	281,308
1944	R	−18.9%	106,551	156,508	264,264
1940	R	−13.4%	138,460	181,773	322,148
1936	D	+2.4%	166,879	158,957	327,089
1932	D	+6.5%	154,959	135,654	296,410
1928	R	−43.5%	75,881	194,453	272,753
1924	R	−39.3%	58,756	158,164	253,065
1920	R	−29.3%	74,765	139,370	220,184
1916	D	+2.9%	117,966	111,002	243,193
1912	O	+13.3%	53,576	34,497	143,314
1908	R	−10.2%	64,234	79,763	152,006
1904	R	−37.7%	37,110	89,280	138,204
1900	R	−7.7%	67,075	78,470	147,353
1896	D	+0.8%	71,457	70,249	143,152
1892	O	−48.6%	0	60,820	125,147
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

21.5%

English

13.0%

Irish

11.5%

American

6.3%

Italian

2.2%

Scottish

1.8%

French

1.7%

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: 37.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.2%

2.2%

75–84

2.8%

4.9%

65–74

5.4%

5.9%

55–64

6.1%

5.5%

45–54

5.2%

6.4%

35–44

6.1%

6.5%

25–34

6.1%

6.0%

18–24

5.5%

8.9%

5–17

8.4%

3.1%

2.9%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$66,540

Congressional District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 2$66,540

Kansas$74,275

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.6%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.9%

Working age (18–64)13.1%

Seniors (65+)11.7%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

90.2%

speak English only

Spanish6.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%

Other Indo-European1.1%

Other languages0.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

11.4%

Other Christian

10.6%

Baptist

5.9%

Methodist

5.1%

Mainline Protestant

4.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

4.2%

Non-Christian

0.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached thirteen points in 1912; the Republican margin reached forty-nine points in 1892. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 802,639, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $66,540 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 2, Kansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 2, Kansas voted Republican by 12.4 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 345,057 votes cast, 146,997 went Democratic and 189,740 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 2, Kansas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 2, Kansas as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 26 times, and other 2 times.

When did Congressional District 2, Kansas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 2, Kansas voted Democratic was 1992.

How many people live in Congressional District 2, Kansas?

Congressional District 2, Kansas has a population of 802,639 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 2, Kansas?

Median household income in Congressional District 2, Kansas is $66,540 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of Congressional District 2, Kansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 2, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Kansas 2nd Congressional District delivered R+12 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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Demographics

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