Kansas 3rd Congressional District (KS) — Elections 1876–2024

Kansas 3rd Congressional District, Kansas: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+5%. Republican peak: R+49 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+5MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 756,8482024 5-year
Median household income: $102,7162024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 76.3%2024 5-year
Black: 5.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 11.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+25 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+49 in 1892MIT Election Lab

DAVIDS, ShariceCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: YODER, Kevin (2017–2019), YODER, Kevin (2015–2017), YODER, Kevin (2013–2015), YODER, Kevin (2011–2013)

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

2024 results by constituent county

5 counties · 2 D · 3 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	D	+4.8%	205,757	186,449	402,614
2020	D	+5.4%	208,754	186,951	404,227
2016	R	−4.1%	149,515	163,461	343,593
2012	R	−15.4%	133,654	183,742	324,676
2008	R	−7.0%	154,453	178,079	337,136
2004	R	−20.1%	121,947	184,203	309,490
2000	R	−18.6%	101,339	150,117	261,667
1996	R	−16.2%	89,838	127,894	235,134
1992	R	−7.2%	81,370	99,033	244,083
1988	R	−17.5%	80,204	114,626	196,710
1984	R	−36.3%	59,250	127,639	188,245
1980	R	−27.6%	53,337	99,919	169,055
1976	R	−22.2%	60,152	95,724	159,907
1972	R	−42.4%	40,885	103,844	148,446
1968	R	−21.3%	46,272	74,992	135,135
1964	D	+4.8%	59,751	54,251	115,000
1960	R	−20.6%	46,475	70,670	117,581
1956	R	−27.0%	36,774	64,078	101,036
1952	R	−27.3%	33,795	59,298	93,373
1948	R	−1.1%	34,796	35,573	71,329
1944	R	−14.0%	26,738	35,484	62,430
1940	R	−9.4%	30,686	37,091	68,085
1936	D	+0.3%	33,283	33,073	66,648
1932	D	+8.1%	32,600	27,680	61,061
1928	R	−40.4%	16,128	38,210	54,714
1924	R	−37.7%	11,838	29,591	47,148
1920	R	−24.7%	14,585	24,419	39,819
1916	D	+7.8%	22,012	18,692	42,626
1912	O	+24.9%	10,051	4,003	24,314
1908	R	−4.2%	11,598	12,656	25,104
1904	R	−32.3%	6,683	13,892	22,294
1900	R	−4.6%	11,868	13,041	25,281
1896	D	+4.3%	13,080	11,995	25,351
1892	O	−48.5%	0	10,340	21,301
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

22.7%

English

14.4%

Irish

13.4%

American

4.6%

Italian

2.9%

Scottish

2.0%

French

1.9%

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: 38.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.2%

2.0%

75–84

2.5%

4.5%

65–74

5.1%

5.9%

55–64

6.2%

6.3%

45–54

6.2%

7.1%

35–44

7.0%

6.7%

25–34

6.5%

4.2%

18–24

4.0%

9.1%

5–17

8.8%

3.0%

2.9%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$102,716

Congressional District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 3$102,716

Kansas$74,275

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

6.6%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 186.9%

Working age (18–64)6.3%

Seniors (65+)9.2%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

86.9%

speak English only

Spanish6.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.7%

Other Indo-European2.4%

Other languages1.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

16.3%

Other Christian

10.0%

Methodist

5.9%

Baptist

4.6%

Mainline Protestant

4.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.1%

Non-Christian

2.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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.

The Democratic margin in Kansas 3rd Congressional District has rarely exceeded twenty-five points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-nine points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by five points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 76% non-Hispanic-white share, a 7% poverty rate, and a median household income of $102,716 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 3, Kansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 3, Kansas voted Democratic by 4.8 points (D+5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 402,614 votes cast, 205,757 went Democratic and 186,449 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 3, Kansas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 3, Kansas as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 25 times, and other 2 times.

When did Congressional District 3, Kansas last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 3, Kansas voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in Congressional District 3, Kansas?

Congressional District 3, Kansas has a population of 756,848 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 3, Kansas?

Median household income in Congressional District 3, Kansas is $102,716 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of Congressional District 3, Kansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 3, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Kansas 3rd Congressional District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

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