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Kansas 9th 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

German28.3%23.3%12.5%

English13.2%12.4%9.5%

Irish13.2%11.3%9.4%

American9.3%5.6%5.3%

Scottish1.9%1.9%1.3%

Italian1.4%2.0%4.8%

Swedish1.2%1.1%—

Polish0.5%—2.2%

Mexican2.7%10.4%11.3%

Spaniard0.2%——

African American†0.9%4.3%9.9%

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 9	Kansas	United States
Median age	41.9	37.5	39.1
Age 18–24	8.7%	10.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	20.2%	16.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	KS HD 9	Kansas	United States
Median household income	$67,215	$74,275	$84,427
Poverty rate	10.0%	11.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	22.6%	35.6%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	KS HD 9	Kansas	United States
Owner-occupied homes	78.8%	67.2%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	21.2%	32.8%	34.8%
Median home value	$147,700	$217,200	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$764	$1,060	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	42.7%	43.5%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	13.6%	9.2%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	KS HD 9	Kansas	United States
Mean commute	25.0 min	19.7 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	11.0%	3.7%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	78.5%	75.4%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Works from home	9.1%	11.8%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	KS HD 9	Kansas	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	4.0%	12.2%	22.3%
Spanish	1.8%	8.1%	13.6%
German or other West Germanic	1.6%	0.4%	0.5%

Religious landscape

Measure	KS HD 9	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 9	Kansas	United States
Foreign-born residents	2.4%	7.4%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.5%	3.2%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.9%	4.2%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	8.2%	6.8%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.401	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

HarrisDemocratic23.2%2,552TrumpRepublican74.8%8,246OtherAll other candidates2.0%220

R+51.7

Lead: 5,694
Total: 11,018
vs nation: R+50.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic24.4%2,715TrumpRepublican73.5%8,183OtherAll other candidates2.1%235

R+49.1

Lead: 5,468
Total: 11,133
vs nation: R+53.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic23.7%2,430TrumpRepublican68.9%7,073OtherAll other candidates7.5%767

R+45.2

Lead: 4,643
Total: 10,270
vs nation: R+47.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic32.3%3,241RomneyRepublican65.3%6,552OtherAll other candidates2.5%248

R+33.0

Lead: 3,311
Total: 10,041
vs nation: R+36.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic35.4%3,874McCainRepublican62.4%6,824OtherAll other candidates2.1%231

R+27.0

Lead: 2,950
Total: 10,929
vs nation: R+34.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic33.2%3,690BushRepublican65.3%7,262OtherAll other candidates1.6%177

R+32.1

Lead: 3,572
Total: 11,129
vs nation: R+29.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic37.4%3,889BushRepublican58.1%6,050OtherAll other candidates4.5%468

R+20.8

Lead: 2,161
Total: 10,407
vs nation: R+21.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic38.7%4,077DoleRepublican47.1%4,971OtherAll other candidates14.2%1,499

R+8.5

Lead: 894
Total: 10,547
vs nation: R+17.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+51.7MIT Election Lab
Population: 23,1312024 5-year
Population density: 18 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 1,284 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $67,2152024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 89.8%2024 5-year
Black: 1.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+10.6 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+51.7 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 76, KS · twin score 95.6

presidential history

Party record book

Kansas 9th 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

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

54.2%

5,911 votes · D+9.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 52.4%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

74.8%

8,246 votes · R+51.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 73.5%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1932

8,484votes

52.4% of the vote · D+6.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1916 · 7,330 votes

Republican

Herbert Hoover1928

11,100votes

73.0% of the vote · R+46.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Wendell Willkie, 1940 · 11,020 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. Bryan1908

+0.3pts D vs U.S.

Place R+9.3 · U.S. R+9.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1916 · −1.0 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+53.6pts R vs U.S.

Place R+49.1 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Benjamin Harrison, 1892 · +52.5 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RFred GardnerState House · 9

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	27.3%2,788	72.7%7,440	10,228
2020	R	25.1%2,638	74.9%7,875	10,513

Kansas 9th State House District sits in the Great Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 10.6 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 51.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 51.7 points.

A population of 23,131, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,215 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 76 and State House District 4.

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 76

2012–2024 trajectory≠ American ancestry

State House District 4

2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend

State House District 114

2008–2024 trajectory

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 9th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Kansas 9th State House District voted Republican by 51.7 points (R+51.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,018 votes cast, 2,552 went Democratic and 8,246 went Republican.

When did Kansas 9th State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Kansas 9th State House District voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Kansas 9th State House District?

Kansas 9th State House District has a population of 23,131 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Kansas 9th State House District?

Median household income in Kansas 9th State House District is $67,215 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of Kansas 9th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kansas 9th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 34 went Republican.