Kansas 3rd Congressional District
Akashic| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −8.6% |
| 2012 | −17.0% |
| 2016 | −5.3% |
| 2020 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | +4.1% |
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 | 3 | D | 53.4%209,871 | 42.6%167,570 | 393,333 |
| 2022 | 3 | D | 54.9%165,527 | 42.8%128,839 | 301,294 |
| 2020 | 3 | D | 53.6%220,049 | 43.6%178,773 | 410,418 |
| 2018 | 3 | D | 53.6%170,518 | 43.9%139,762 | 318,301 |
| 2016 | 3 | R | 40.6%139,300 | 51.3%176,022 | 343,113 |
| 2014 | 3 | R | 40.0%89,584 | 60.0%134,493 | 224,077 |
| 2012 | 3 | R | 0.0%0 | 68.5%201,087 | 293,762 |
| 2010 | 3 | R | 38.7%90,193 | 58.4%136,246 | 233,285 |
| 2008 | 3 | D | 56.4%202,541 | 39.7%142,307 | 358,858 |
| 2006 | 3 | D | 64.6%153,105 | 33.7%79,824 | 236,980 |
| 2004 | 3 | D | 54.8%184,050 | 43.3%145,542 | 335,739 |
| 2002 | 3 | D | 50.2%110,095 | 46.9%102,882 | 219,389 |
| 2000 | 3 | D | 50.0%154,505 | 46.9%144,672 | 308,710 |
| 1998 | 3 | D | 52.4%103,376 | 47.6%93,938 | 197,314 |
| 1996 | 3 | R | 45.4%126,848 | 49.8%139,169 | 279,264 |
| 1994 | 3 | R | 43.4%78,401 | 56.6%102,218 | 180,619 |
| 1992 | 3 | R | 37.6%110,071 | 58.0%169,929 | 292,791 |
| 1990 | 3 | R | 39.9%58,923 | 60.1%88,725 | 147,726 |
| 1988 | 3 | R | 26.4%53,959 | 73.6%150,223 | 204,182 |
| 1986 | 3 | R | 0.0%0 | 100.0%109,266 | 109,266 |
| 1984 | 3 | R | 39.9%85,441 | 54.8%117,159 | 213,902 |
| 1982 | 3 | R | 38.3%53,140 | 59.2%82,117 | 138,696 |
| 1980 | 3 | R | 41.8%82,414 | 55.5%109,294 | 197,046 |
| 1978 | 3 | R | 0.0%0 | 100.0%103,265 | 103,265 |
| 1976 | 3 | R | 29.0%52,110 | 68.7%123,578 | 179,865 |
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 3rd district covers the Kansas City metro suburbs and has trended toward Democratic presidential candidates by growing margins, posting a D+9.6 result in 2024 — an outlier in a state that otherwise votes heavily Republican at the federal level.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 4.5 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 17.0 points in 2012. The 2024 margin was 4.1 points.
A population of 734,383, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $101,979 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 5 and Congressional District 49.
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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