State House District 27 State House District (KS) — Elections 1876–2024

Kansas 27th 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: 65,8522024 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%	19,465	16,366	36,804
2020	D	+8.2%	19,551	16,513	36,841
2016	R	−2.6%	13,778	14,588	31,217
2012	R	−17.4%	11,727	16,807	29,187
2008	R	−9.0%	13,485	16,194	30,074
2004	R	−23.3%	10,384	16,775	27,448
2000	R	−23.4%	8,395	13,790	23,082
1996	R	−22.1%	7,229	11,711	20,255
1992	R	−13.3%	6,321	9,063	20,676
1988	R	−26.6%	5,855	10,143	16,149
1984	R	−45.4%	4,034	10,821	14,948
1980	R	−36.2%	3,524	8,281	13,155
1976	R	−35.2%	3,778	8,043	12,111
1972	R	−50.5%	2,581	8,081	10,900
1968	R	−33.0%	2,762	5,842	9,328
1964	R	−9.3%	3,312	3,997	7,340
1960	R	−32.5%	2,325	4,565	6,900
1956	R	−42.9%	1,505	3,768	5,277
1952	R	−45.1%	1,166	3,088	4,261
1948	R	−22.3%	953	1,506	2,481
1944	R	−34.8%	612	1,268	1,886
1940	R	−28.3%	612	1,096	1,713
1936	R	−15.7%	648	891	1,544
1932	O	+0.0%	688	688	1,390
1928	R	−41.3%	358	868	1,234
1924	R	−38.8%	267	647	979
1920	R	−30.1%	244	459	714
1916	D	+2.0%	417	400	838
1912	D	+23.0%	195	88	466
1908	R	−4.8%	222	245	480
1904	R	−28.4%	146	273	447
1900	R	−4.9%	230	254	492
1896	D	+3.1%	261	245	513
1892	O	−47.1%	0	205	435
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 27 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 27$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 R+55.5, this rural Kansas district ranks among the state's most consistently one-sided, reflecting the deep-red electoral pattern common to sparsely populated Great Plains constituencies.

The Democratic margin in Kansas 27th 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 27, Kansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 27, Kansas voted Democratic by 8.4 points (D+8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 36,804 votes cast, 19,465 went Democratic and 16,366 went Republican.

What is State House District 27, Kansas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 27, 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 27, Kansas last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 27, Kansas voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in State House District 27, Kansas?

State House District 27, Kansas has a population of 65,852 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 27, Kansas?

Median household income in State House District 27, 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 27, Kansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 27, 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 27th State House District delivered D+8 in 2024.

Key facts

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