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Kansas 12th 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

German20.9%23.3%12.5%

English13.6%12.4%9.5%

Irish13.0%11.3%9.4%

American10.3%5.6%5.3%

French2.1%1.8%1.6%

Scottish2.0%1.9%1.3%

Italian1.7%2.0%4.8%

Swedish0.8%1.1%—

Mexican3.2%10.4%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.2%0.6%1.8%

Guatemalan0.2%0.4%0.5%

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 12	Kansas	United States
Median age	43.6	37.5	39.1
Age 18–24	9.1%	10.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	18.8%	16.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	KS HD 12	Kansas	United States
Median household income	$61,958	$74,275	$84,427
Poverty rate	12.6%	11.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	26.5%	35.6%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	KS HD 12	Kansas	United States
Owner-occupied homes	83.0%	67.2%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	17.0%	32.8%	34.8%
Median home value	$118,000	$217,200	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$761	$1,060	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	40.0%	43.5%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	20.2%	9.2%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	KS HD 12	Kansas	United States
Mean commute	25.6 min	19.7 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	9.2%	3.7%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	81.5%	75.4%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Works from home	5.8%	11.8%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	KS HD 12	Kansas	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	5.2%	12.2%	22.3%
Spanish	3.5%	8.1%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	KS HD 12	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 12	Kansas	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.3%	7.4%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.4%	3.2%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.9%	4.2%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	8.4%	6.8%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.418	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

HarrisDemocratic17.2%1,941TrumpRepublican81.3%9,158OtherAll other candidates1.5%165

R+64.1

Lead: 7,217
Total: 11,264
vs nation: R+62.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic17.4%2,007TrumpRepublican81.0%9,344OtherAll other candidates1.6%187

R+63.6

Lead: 7,337
Total: 11,538
vs nation: R+68.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic16.2%1,687TrumpRepublican78.9%8,231OtherAll other candidates4.9%508

R+62.8

Lead: 6,544
Total: 10,426
vs nation: R+64.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic20.0%2,134RomneyRepublican77.0%8,199OtherAll other candidates2.9%312

R+57.0

Lead: 6,065
Total: 10,645
vs nation: R+60.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic24.5%2,862McCainRepublican73.3%8,575OtherAll other candidates2.2%262

R+48.8

Lead: 5,713
Total: 11,699
vs nation: R+56.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic22.3%2,670BushRepublican76.2%9,109OtherAll other candidates1.5%175

R+53.9

Lead: 6,439
Total: 11,954
vs nation: R+51.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic26.1%2,901BushRepublican70.1%7,788OtherAll other candidates3.8%422

R+44.0

Lead: 4,887
Total: 11,111
vs nation: R+44.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic27.7%3,234DoleRepublican60.8%7,103OtherAll other candidates11.5%1,348

R+33.1

Lead: 3,869
Total: 11,685
vs nation: R+41.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+64.1MIT Election Lab
Population: 23,1352024 5-year
Population density: 8.2 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 2,812 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $61,9582024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 83.9%2024 5-year
Black: 1.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+5.2 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+64.1 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 13, KS · twin score 98.7

presidential history

Party record book

Kansas 12th 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

46.4%

8,024 votes · R+4.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1916 · 44.2%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

81.3%

9,158 votes · R+64.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 81.0%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1936

8,248votes

43.7% of the vote · R+12.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 8,024 votes

Republican

Herbert Hoover1928

14,112votes

80.5% of the vote · R+62.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · 12,425 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

Woodrow Wilson1916

−8.2pts D vs U.S.

Place R+5.1 · U.S. D+3.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1896 · −11.5 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+68.0pts R vs U.S.

Place R+63.6 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +64.9 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RDoug BlexState House · 12

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 1 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	20.9%2,073	79.1%7,837	9,910

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+64.1, this sparsely populated district ranks among the most one-sided in the state, reflecting the deep rural Republican alignment common to western Kansas.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 5.2 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 64.1 points in 2024. The 2024 margin was 64.1 points.

A population of 23,135, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,958 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 13 and State House District 76.

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 13

2012–2024 trajectory

State House District 76

2008–2024 trajectory≠ American ancestry

State House District 70

2008–2024 trajectory≠ German ancestry

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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Places within Kansas 12th State House District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Kansas 12th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Kansas 12th State House District voted Republican by 64.1 points (R+64.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,264 votes cast, 1,941 went Democratic and 9,158 went Republican.

How many people live in Kansas 12th State House District?

Kansas 12th State House District has a population of 23,135 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Kansas 12th State House District?

Median household income in Kansas 12th State House District is $61,958 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of Kansas 12th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kansas 12th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 37 went Republican.