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1876–2024
State House District 47·Kansas

Kansas 47th State House District delivered D+7 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

One of Kansas's most lopsided presidential margins in 2024

1876 — 2024·38 elections
KS
Latest
D+7
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
47,732
2024 ACS

Kansas 47th State House District, Kansas: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+7%. Republican peak: R+53 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+7MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
47,7322024 5-year
Median household income
$73,9182024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
83.2%2024 5-year
Black
2.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+11 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+53 in 1924MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 1 D · 2 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
+7.0%
12,62710,93324,196
D
+10.4%
13,07910,54924,231
D
+6.0%
10,0828,83020,855
D
+5.0%
10,0809,08419,809
D
+10.4%
11,8989,60721,953
R
−1.0%
10,19710,39820,954
R
−6.5%
7,4278,56017,535
R
−3.1%
7,1787,70916,886
D
+8.3%
7,2525,74918,089
R
−6.1%
6,6937,57414,456
R
−27.7%
5,1719,19014,504
R
−25.7%
4,1027,53813,379
R
−10.5%
5,4366,77512,768
R
−28.5%
4,1277,53211,944
R
−24.1%
3,0885,4619,835
D
+0.6%
4,4424,3908,898
R
−32.6%
3,1796,2599,458
R
−42.4%
2,6226,5029,154
R
−48.4%
2,3856,8969,321
R
−24.4%
3,2595,4168,831
R
−37.2%
2,5935,6958,329
R
−34.8%
3,2516,75410,079
R
−13.6%
4,4825,90510,435
R
−4.1%
4,5504,9499,695
R
−52.3%
2,2347,1979,483
R
−52.5%
1,8656,5828,984
R
−41.2%
2,1455,1957,396
R
−6.7%
3,9864,5768,852
D
+11.4%
2,0721,4645,334
R
−16.4%
2,2533,1625,537
R
−40.1%
1,4503,5535,240
R
−13.0%
2,5413,3115,937
R
−5.1%
2,9563,2756,299
O
−46.3%
02,5335,469
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
28.5%
English
14.9%
Irish
14.0%
American
5.0%
Scottish
2.8%
Italian
2.8%
French
1.7%
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: 36.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.0%
2.2%
75–84
2.6%
4.8%
65–74
5.1%
6.0%
55–64
6.1%
5.3%
45–54
5.2%
6.4%
35–44
6.0%
6.6%
25–34
6.2%
8.3%
18–24
8.3%
7.4%
5–17
7.3%
2.3%
<5
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$73,918
State House District 47 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 47$73,918
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.6%
Working age (18–64)12.8%
Seniors (65+)6.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.7%
speak English only
Spanish2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
8.8%
Methodist
7.3%
Other Christian
6.5%
Mainline Protestant
3.4%
Baptist
3.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.1%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 68.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+65.3, this rural Kansas district ranks among the most heavily one-sided in the state, reflecting the deep partisan consolidation common to sparsely populated Great Plains constituencies.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached eleven points in 1912; the Republican margin reached fifty-three points in 1924. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 47,732, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $73,918 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 47, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 47, Kansas voted Democratic by 7.0 points (D+7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 24,196 votes cast, 12,627 went Democratic and 10,933 went Republican.
What is State House District 47, Kansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 47, Kansas as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 47, Kansas last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 47, Kansas voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in State House District 47, Kansas?
State House District 47, Kansas has a population of 47,732 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 47, Kansas?
Median household income in State House District 47, Kansas is $73,918 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of State House District 47, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 47, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.