Kansas 46th State House District, Kansas: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+38%. Republican peak: R+59 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+38MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,5782024 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+39 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 46, KSOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 519 | 230 | 770 | ||
| D | 535 | 227 | 780 | ||
| D | 409 | 193 | 669 | ||
| D | 384 | 228 | 636 | ||
| D | 451 | 235 | 700 | ||
| D | 376 | 269 | 657 | ||
| D | 239 | 224 | 522 | ||
| D | 238 | 211 | 496 | ||
| D | 255 | 170 | 554 | ||
| R | 207 | 212 | 424 | ||
| R | 169 | 249 | 423 | ||
| R | 123 | 185 | 377 | ||
| R | 156 | 187 | 365 | ||
| R | 153 | 201 | 361 | ||
| R | 91 | 138 | 257 | ||
| D | 123 | 103 | 228 | ||
| R | 75 | 149 | 224 | ||
| R | 56 | 145 | 201 | ||
| R | 49 | 145 | 196 | ||
| R | 63 | 122 | 190 | ||
| R | 51 | 108 | 160 | ||
| R | 49 | 120 | 171 | ||
| R | 65 | 109 | 175 | ||
| R | 63 | 96 | 164 | ||
| R | 30 | 117 | 148 | ||
| R | 25 | 106 | 140 | ||
| R | 29 | 82 | 112 | ||
| R | 50 | 65 | 121 | ||
| O | 25 | 15 | 68 | ||
| R | 26 | 43 | 71 | ||
| R | 13 | 47 | 63 | ||
| R | 31 | 45 | 77 | ||
| R | 34 | 47 | 82 | ||
| O | 0 | 29 | 71 | ||
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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
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$69,746
State House District 46 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 46$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
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored in a dense urban core, this district recorded a 70-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, making it an outlier in a state that otherwise tilts reliably Republican at the statewide level.
The Democratic margin in Kansas 46th State House District reached its widest at thirty-nine 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 1,578 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 46, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 46, Kansas voted Democratic by 37.5 points (D+38), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 770 votes cast, 519 went Democratic and 230 went Republican.
What is State House District 46, Kansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 46, 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 46, Kansas last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 46, Kansas voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in State House District 46, Kansas?
State House District 46, Kansas has a population of 1,578 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 46, Kansas?
Median household income in State House District 46, 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 46, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 46, 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.