State House District 39 State House District (KS) — Elections 1876–2024

Kansas 39th 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: 25,6122024 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%	7,571	6,366	14,314
2020	D	+8.2%	7,604	6,423	14,329
2016	R	−2.6%	5,359	5,674	12,142
2012	R	−17.4%	4,561	6,537	11,352
2008	R	−9.0%	5,245	6,299	11,697
2004	R	−23.3%	4,039	6,525	10,676
2000	R	−23.4%	3,265	5,363	8,977
1996	R	−22.1%	2,812	4,555	7,878
1992	R	−13.3%	2,458	3,525	8,042
1988	R	−26.6%	2,277	3,945	6,281
1984	R	−45.4%	1,569	4,209	5,814
1980	R	−36.2%	1,371	3,221	5,117
1976	R	−35.2%	1,469	3,128	4,710
1972	R	−50.5%	1,004	3,143	4,239
1968	R	−33.0%	1,074	2,272	3,628
1964	R	−9.4%	1,288	1,555	2,855
1960	R	−32.5%	904	1,776	2,684
1956	R	−42.9%	585	1,465	2,052
1952	R	−45.1%	454	1,201	1,657
1948	R	−22.3%	371	586	965
1944	R	−34.8%	238	493	733
1940	R	−28.2%	238	426	666
1936	R	−15.8%	252	347	601
1932	O	+0.0%	268	268	540
1928	R	−41.5%	139	338	480
1924	R	−38.8%	104	252	381
1920	R	−29.9%	95	178	278
1916	D	+2.1%	162	155	326
1912	D	+23.2%	76	34	181
1908	R	−4.8%	86	95	187
1904	R	−28.2%	57	106	174
1900	R	−4.7%	90	99	191
1896	D	+3.5%	102	95	200
1892	O	−47.3%	0	80	169
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 39 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 39$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+69, this rural Kansas House district sits at the outer edge of partisan concentration in the state, where low population density and agricultural land use reinforce an unusually uniform voting pattern.

The Democratic margin in Kansas 39th 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 39, Kansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 39, Kansas voted Democratic by 8.4 points (D+8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 14,314 votes cast, 7,571 went Democratic and 6,366 went Republican.

What is State House District 39, Kansas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 39, 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 39, Kansas last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 39, Kansas voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in State House District 39, Kansas?

State House District 39, Kansas has a population of 25,612 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 39, Kansas?

Median household income in State House District 39, 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 39, Kansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 39, 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 39th State House District delivered D+8 in 2024.

Key facts

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