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Kansas 1st State House District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German15.9%23.3%12.5%

American13.5%5.6%5.3%

Irish12.1%11.3%9.4%

English11.4%12.4%9.5%

Italian2.6%2.0%4.8%

Scottish2.3%1.9%1.3%

French1.6%1.8%1.6%

Swedish1.4%1.1%—

Native Hawaiian0.4%——

Mexican1.5%10.4%11.3%

Guatemalan0.5%0.4%0.5%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	KS HD 1	Kansas	United States
Median age	41.9	37.5	39.1
Age 18–24	7.6%	10.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	20.2%	16.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	KS HD 1	Kansas	United States
Median household income	$55,114	$74,275	$84,427
Poverty rate	15.5%	11.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	19.6%	35.6%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	KS HD 1	Kansas	United States
Owner-occupied homes	74.7%	67.2%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	25.3%	32.8%	34.8%
Median home value	$96,300	$217,200	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$790	$1,060	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	47.5%	43.5%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	14.3%	9.2%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	KS HD 1	Kansas	United States
Mean commute	20.1 min	19.7 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	2.9%	3.7%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	83.7%	75.4%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Works from home	5.7%	11.8%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	KS HD 1	Kansas	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	2.8%	12.2%	22.3%
Spanish	1.1%	8.1%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	KS HD 1	Kansas	United States
Catholic	—	14.1%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	17.0%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	54.0%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	KS HD 1	Kansas	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.3%	7.4%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.0%	3.2%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.4%	4.2%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	6.7%	6.8%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.430	0.457	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic22.1%2,333TrumpRepublican76.2%8,049OtherAll other candidates1.8%187

R+54.1

Lead: 5,716
Total: 10,569
vs nation: R+52.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic23.5%2,569TrumpRepublican74.6%8,155OtherAll other candidates1.8%201

R+51.1

Lead: 5,586
Total: 10,925
vs nation: R+55.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic22.6%2,394TrumpRepublican71.4%7,562OtherAll other candidates6.0%639

R+48.8

Lead: 5,168
Total: 10,595
vs nation: R+50.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic33.2%3,395RomneyRepublican65.0%6,653OtherAll other candidates1.8%187

R+31.8

Lead: 3,258
Total: 10,235
vs nation: R+35.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic36.1%4,158McCainRepublican62.3%7,173OtherAll other candidates1.6%187

R+26.2

Lead: 3,015
Total: 11,518
vs nation: R+33.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic35.7%4,206BushRepublican63.4%7,479OtherAll other candidates0.9%106

R+27.8

Lead: 3,273
Total: 11,791
vs nation: R+25.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic39.9%4,318BushRepublican57.0%6,169OtherAll other candidates3.1%336

R+17.1

Lead: 1,851
Total: 10,823
vs nation: R+17.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic40.3%4,410DoleRepublican47.4%5,197OtherAll other candidates12.3%1,348

R+7.2

Lead: 787
Total: 10,955
vs nation: R+15.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+54.1MIT Election Lab
Population: 23,3772024 5-year
Population density: 31 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 753 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $55,1142024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 84.2%2024 5-year
Black: 0.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+21.7 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+54.1 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 4, KS · twin score 97.7

presidential history

Party record book

Kansas 1st State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1932

59.5%

8,685 votes · D+21.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 57.5%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

76.2%

8,049 votes · R+54.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 74.6%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1936

9,150votes

56.1% of the vote · D+12.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 8,685 votes

Republican

Herbert Hoover1928

9,805votes

69.6% of the vote · R+41.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Wendell Willkie, 1940 · 8,677 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

William J. Bryan1896

+19.4pts D vs U.S.

Place D+13.3 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1916 · +7.8 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+55.6pts R vs U.S.

Place R+51.1 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · +52.6 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RDale HelwigState House · 1

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 2 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	24.5%2,439	75.5%7,521	9,960
2020	R	24.9%2,587	75.1%7,793	10,380

State House District 1 delivered R+54 in 2024, its strongest Republican presidential margin across the 2008 through 2024 elections. The R+54 result in 2024 stands as the peak Republican margin in the period covered by available presidential data. The district's results across these contests trace a steady movement toward the Republican candidate, with the most recent figure marking the widest gap recorded in the span. The defining shift came between 2012 and 2016, when the district swung 19 points toward the Republican candidate, the largest two-party movement between consecutive elections in the 2008 through 2024 record. District 1 had a population of 24,259 in the 2024 ACS five-year estimate, with a median age of 41.9 years. These demographic figures describe the district as constituted for the most recent available data.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.7 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 54.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 54.1 points.

A population of 23,377, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,114 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 4 and Delegate District 9.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 4

2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend

Delegate District 9

2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend

State House District 116

2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend

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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Frequently asked questions

How did Kansas 1st State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Kansas 1st State House District voted Republican by 54.1 points (R+54.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,569 votes cast, 2,333 went Democratic and 8,049 went Republican.

When did Kansas 1st State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Kansas 1st State House District voted Democratic was 1992.

How many people live in Kansas 1st State House District?

Kansas 1st State House District has a population of 23,377 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Kansas 1st State House District?

Median household income in Kansas 1st State House District is $55,114 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of Kansas 1st State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kansas 1st State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.