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State House District 45·Kansas

Kansas 45th State House District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

One of Kansas's most Democratic-leaning state house seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
KS
Latest
D+38
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
11,868
2024 ACS

Kansas 45th State House District, Kansas: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+38%. Republican peak: R+58 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+38MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
11,8682024 5-year
Median household income
$69,7462024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
78.1%2024 5-year
Black
4.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+40 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+58 in 1928MIT 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+37.6%
3,9051,7295,792
D
+39.5%
4,0241,7055,869
D
+32.4%
3,0781,4495,034
D
+24.5%
2,8871,7174,781
D
+30.8%
3,3941,7695,268
D
+16.1%
2,8252,0274,944
D
+3.0%
1,8001,6833,930
D
+5.3%
1,7871,5903,729
D
+15.4%
1,9181,2774,170
R
−1.2%
1,5541,5933,193
R
−18.9%
1,2711,8723,180
R
−16.5%
9231,3922,840
R
−8.5%
1,1761,4092,747
R
−13.3%
1,1491,5112,716
R
−18.4%
6841,0391,932
D
+9.2%
9297721,712
R
−33.1%
5611,1181,684
R
−43.9%
4231,0881,514
R
−49.2%
3711,0951,472
R
−31.2%
4719161,426
R
−35.6%
3838111,203
R
−41.6%
3689021,284
R
−25.2%
4898211,320
R
−20.1%
4777251,235
R
−58.3%
2278771,114
R
−57.2%
1907941,056
R
−47.5%
217618844
R
−12.4%
378491911
O
+14.4%
186112513
R
−23.4%
198323534
R
−53.7%
98353475
R
−19.1%
230341582
R
−16.1%
254353616
O
−39.9%
0214536
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
28.2%
English
15.3%
Irish
14.3%
American
3.6%
Italian
3.1%
Scottish
3.0%
French
2.6%
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: 31.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.4%
85+
0.8%
1.8%
75–84
2.3%
4.1%
65–74
4.5%
4.7%
55–64
5.0%
4.7%
45–54
4.8%
6.6%
35–44
6.1%
7.2%
25–34
6.7%
11.3%
18–24
11.5%
6.6%
5–17
6.6%
2.2%
<5
2.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$69,746
State House District 45 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 45$69,746
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.4%
Working age (18–64)17.0%
Seniors (65+)4.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.2%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander3.0%
Spanish2.8%
Other Indo-European1.8%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
9.2%
Other Christian
6.1%
Methodist
4.6%
Mainline Protestant
3.8%
Baptist
3.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.2%
Non-Christian
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+38, this district ranks among the most reliably Democratic constituencies in Kansas, likely anchored by a dense urban or university-area population base that consistently skews the vote heavily left of the state median.

The Democratic margin in Kansas 45th State House District reached its widest at forty points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was thirty-eight points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $69,746, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 11,868 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 45, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 45, Kansas voted Democratic by 37.6 points (D+38), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 5,792 votes cast, 3,905 went Democratic and 1,729 went Republican.
What is State House District 45, Kansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 45, Kansas as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 22 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 45, Kansas last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 45, Kansas voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in State House District 45, Kansas?
State House District 45, Kansas has a population of 11,868 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 45, Kansas?
Median household income in State House District 45, Kansas is $69,746 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of State House District 45, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 45, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.