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Kansas 8th State House District
presidential margin
2008R+28.52012R+40.52016R+17.02020R+6.92024R+6.1
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+6.1
2024
median income$172,843U.S. $80,734 · KS $74,275
median age39.9U.S. 39.1 · KS 37.5
poverty rate4.2%U.S. 12.5% · KS 11.3%
bachelor’s+ (25+)57.6%U.S. 35.6% · KS 35.6%
non-english12.1%U.S. 22.3% · KS 12.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German23.9%
English15.5%
Irish14.1%
Asian Indian5.6%
Chinese2.3%
Vietnamese1.0%
Mexican2.4%
Puerto Rican0.2%
Guatemalan0.2%
African American†1.8%
Ethiopian0.2%
African0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Johnson County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Kansas 8th State House District

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Kansas 8th State House DistrictTrumpR+6.1
2024
2024 presidential margin for Kansas 8th State House DistrictThe boundary of Kansas 8th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+6.1), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Kansas 8th State House District · R+6.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican52.3%6,991
Kamala HarrisDemocratic46.2%6,179
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent1.6%208
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Kansas 8th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Johnson County, KSDemocraticD+8.4
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
46.2%Harris6,179
52.3%Trump6,991
1.6%Kennedy208
−6.1%
13,378
R
45.8%Biden6,171
52.7%Trump7,106
1.5%Jorgensen207
−6.9%
13,484
R
37.9%Clinton3,978
54.9%Trump5,761
7.2%Johnson753
−17.0%
10,492
R
29.1%Obama2,517
69.6%Romney6,023
1.3%Johnson110
−40.5%
8,650
R
35.3%Obama2,728
63.8%McCain4,927
0.9%Nader66
−28.5%
7,721
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −6.1% in 2024.−6.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−28.5%
2012−40.5%
2016−17.0%
2020−6.9%
2024−6.1%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RChris CroftState House · 8

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

The 2024 presidential margin was R+6.1, one of the narrower results among Kansas's state house districts, compared with R+28.5 in 2008. In the 2024 ACS 5-year, 57.6% of adults held a bachelor's degree or higher.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 40.5 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.9 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 6.1 points.

A population of 23,313, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $172,843 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 27 and State House District 78.

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 27
Kansas
99.3twin score
12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectorycollege share
State House District 78
Kansas
98.2twin score
12-yr trendcollege share2008–2012 trajectory
State House District 49
Kansas
98.1twin score
12-yr trendcollege sharemedian income

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 8th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kansas 8th State House District voted Republican by 6.1 points (R+6.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,378 votes cast, 6,179 went Democratic and 6,991 went Republican.
How many people live in Kansas 8th State House District?
Kansas 8th State House District has a population of 23,313 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kansas 8th State House District?
Median household income in Kansas 8th State House District is $172,843 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Kansas 8th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Kansas 8th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.