State House District 20 State House District (KS) — Elections 1876–2024

Kansas 20th State House District, Kansas: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+8%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+8MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 15,1762024 5-year
Median household income: $109,2082024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 78.5%2024 5-year
Black: 4.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 9.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+23 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+50 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 D · 0 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	+8.4%	4,486	3,772	8,481
2020	D	+8.2%	4,505	3,805	8,490
2016	R	−2.6%	3,175	3,362	7,194
2012	R	−17.4%	2,703	3,873	6,726
2008	R	−9.0%	3,108	3,732	6,930
2004	R	−23.3%	2,393	3,866	6,325
2000	R	−23.4%	1,935	3,178	5,319
1996	R	−22.1%	1,666	2,699	4,668
1992	R	−13.3%	1,457	2,089	4,765
1988	R	−26.5%	1,349	2,337	3,722
1984	R	−45.4%	930	2,494	3,445
1980	R	−36.1%	812	1,908	3,032
1976	R	−35.2%	871	1,853	2,791
1972	R	−50.4%	595	1,862	2,512
1968	R	−33.0%	637	1,346	2,150
1964	R	−9.3%	763	921	1,692
1960	R	−32.5%	536	1,052	1,590
1956	R	−42.8%	347	868	1,216
1952	R	−45.1%	269	712	982
1948	R	−22.2%	220	347	572
1944	R	−34.7%	141	292	435
1940	R	−28.1%	141	252	395
1936	R	−15.7%	149	205	356
1932	O	+0.0%	159	159	320
1928	R	−41.5%	82	200	284
1924	R	−38.5%	62	149	226
1920	R	−30.3%	56	106	165
1916	D	+2.1%	96	92	193
1912	D	+23.4%	45	20	107
1908	R	−5.4%	51	57	111
1904	R	−28.2%	34	63	103
1900	R	−5.3%	53	59	113
1896	D	+2.5%	60	57	118
1892	O	−47.0%	0	47	100
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

23.7%

English

15.4%

Irish

14.0%

American

4.4%

Italian

3.2%

Scottish

2.2%

French

2.1%

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: 38.6 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%

5.8%

55–64

6.2%

6.3%

45–54

6.3%

7.3%

35–44

7.2%

6.8%

25–34

6.6%

4.1%

18–24

3.9%

9.0%

5–17

8.6%

3.0%

2.9%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$109,208

State House District 20 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 20$109,208

Kansas$74,275

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

5.4%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 185.2%

Working age (18–64)5.3%

Seniors (65+)7.5%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

87.9%

speak English only

Spanish5.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.8%

Other Indo-European2.7%

Other languages1.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

16.7%

Other Christian

10.0%

Methodist

6.3%

Mainline Protestant

4.8%

Baptist

3.8%

Non-Christian

2.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+15.7, this district stands out sharply in a state that has trended Republican at the federal level, suggesting a densely urban or university-anchored constituency that reliably breaks from statewide patterns.

The Democratic margin in Kansas 20th State House District has rarely exceeded twenty-three points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by eight points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 79% non-Hispanic-white share, a 5% poverty rate, and a median household income of $109,208 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 20, Kansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 20, Kansas voted Democratic by 8.4 points (D+8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 8,481 votes cast, 4,486 went Democratic and 3,772 went Republican.

What is State House District 20, Kansas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 20, Kansas as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 27 times, and other 2 times.

When did State House District 20, Kansas last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 20, Kansas voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in State House District 20, Kansas?

State House District 20, Kansas has a population of 15,176 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in State House District 20, Kansas?

Median household income in State House District 20, Kansas is $109,208 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of State House District 20, Kansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 20, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Kansas 20th State House District delivered D+8 in 2024.

Key facts

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