State House District 43 State House District (KS) — Elections 1876–2024

Kansas 43rd State House District, Kansas: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+10%. Republican peak: R+47 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 62,6912024 5-year
Median household income: $106,8022024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 78.5%2024 5-year
Black: 4.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 9.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+20 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+47 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 2 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	+10.0%	18,659	15,188	34,766
2020	D	+9.9%	18,773	15,311	34,825
2016	R	−0.7%	13,308	13,508	29,528
2012	R	−15.1%	11,414	15,578	27,632
2008	R	−6.6%	13,148	15,047	28,581
2004	R	−20.9%	10,193	15,649	26,130
2000	R	−21.9%	8,084	12,870	21,900
1996	R	−20.4%	7,038	10,981	19,308
1992	R	−11.3%	6,268	8,514	19,827
1988	R	−24.9%	5,735	9,580	15,465
1984	R	−43.5%	4,015	10,277	14,387
1980	R	−34.7%	3,447	7,851	12,675
1976	R	−33.2%	3,756	7,643	11,711
1972	R	−47.4%	2,677	7,711	10,619
1968	R	−32.0%	2,690	5,557	8,961
1964	R	−7.9%	3,260	3,822	7,113
1960	R	−32.5%	2,259	4,441	6,711
1956	R	−43.0%	1,482	3,719	5,205
1952	R	−45.5%	1,162	3,113	4,284
1948	R	−23.8%	1,004	1,641	2,677
1944	R	−34.9%	671	1,395	2,073
1940	R	−31.1%	666	1,270	1,945
1936	R	−17.9%	737	1,061	1,806
1932	R	−4.9%	769	849	1,640
1928	R	−45.6%	393	1,059	1,462
1924	R	−44.0%	300	835	1,215
1920	R	−35.3%	288	609	910
1916	R	−2.0%	494	515	1,043
1912	D	+20.4%	234	115	582
1908	R	−10.3%	262	324	601
1904	R	−35.4%	162	358	553
1900	R	−9.1%	280	337	627
1896	R	−2.7%	315	333	657
1892	O	−44.8%	0	252	562
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

24.0%

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: 38.2 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%

5.7%

55–64

6.1%

6.2%

45–54

6.2%

7.3%

35–44

7.1%

6.8%

25–34

6.6%

4.5%

18–24

4.4%

8.9%

5–17

8.5%

3.0%

2.9%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$106,802

State House District 43 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 43$106,802

Kansas$74,275

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

6.0%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 185.4%

Working age (18–64)6.0%

Seniors (65+)7.3%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

88.1%

speak English only

Spanish5.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.8%

Other Indo-European2.6%

Other languages1.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

16.2%

Other Christian

9.8%

Methodist

6.2%

Mainline Protestant

4.7%

Baptist

3.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.4%

Non-Christian

2.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+63.5, this rural Kansas district ranks among the most one-sided in the state, reflecting the deep conservative lean common to sparsely populated Great Plains constituencies.

The Democratic margin in Kansas 43rd State House District has rarely exceeded twenty points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-seven points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by ten points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 79% non-Hispanic-white share, a 6% poverty rate, and a median household income of $106,802 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 43, Kansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 43, Kansas voted Democratic by 10.0 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 34,766 votes cast, 18,659 went Democratic and 15,188 went Republican.

What is State House District 43, Kansas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 43, Kansas as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 3 times, Republican 30 times, and other 1 times.

When did State House District 43, Kansas last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 43, Kansas voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in State House District 43, Kansas?

State House District 43, Kansas has a population of 62,691 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 43, Kansas?

Median household income in State House District 43, Kansas is $106,802 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of State House District 43, Kansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 43, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Kansas 43rd State House District delivered D+10 in 2024.

Key facts

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