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Kansas 50th State House District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German27.7%23.3%12.5%

English22.6%12.4%9.5%

Irish14.0%11.3%9.4%

American5.8%5.6%5.3%

Italian2.4%2.0%4.8%

Scottish2.3%1.9%1.3%

French2.1%1.8%1.6%

Swedish2.1%1.1%—

Mexican3.9%10.4%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.4%0.6%1.8%

African American†1.0%4.3%9.9%

Aztec0.2%——

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	KS HD 50	Kansas	United States
Median age	41.3	37.5	39.1
Age 18–24	8.6%	10.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	19.6%	16.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	KS HD 50	Kansas	United States
Median household income	$92,583	$74,275	$84,427
Poverty rate	6.7%	11.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	32.2%	35.6%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	KS HD 50	Kansas	United States
Owner-occupied homes	83.4%	67.2%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	16.6%	32.8%	34.8%
Median home value	$241,100	$217,200	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$1,079	$1,060	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	51.1%	43.5%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	3.2%	9.2%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	KS HD 50	Kansas	United States
Mean commute	20.5 min	19.7 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	4.8%	3.7%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	80.0%	75.4%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Works from home	11.8%	11.8%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	KS HD 50	Kansas	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	7.1%	12.2%	22.3%
Spanish	5.4%	8.1%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	KS HD 50	Kansas	United States
Catholic	—	14.1%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	17.0%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	54.0%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	KS HD 50	Kansas	United States
Foreign-born residents	0.8%	7.4%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.6%	3.2%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.2%	4.2%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	9.8%	6.8%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.381	0.457	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic34.8%4,644TrumpRepublican63.1%8,429OtherAll other candidates2.1%276

R+28.4

Lead: 3,785
Total: 13,349
vs nation: R+26.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic35.5%4,798TrumpRepublican61.3%8,291OtherAll other candidates3.2%428

R+25.8

Lead: 3,493
Total: 13,517
vs nation: R+30.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic31.6%3,732TrumpRepublican60.0%7,084OtherAll other candidates8.4%997

R+28.4

Lead: 3,352
Total: 11,813
vs nation: R+30.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic34.3%4,031RomneyRepublican63.5%7,468OtherAll other candidates2.2%263

R+29.2

Lead: 3,437
Total: 11,762
vs nation: R+33.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic34.8%4,516McCainRepublican63.0%8,174OtherAll other candidates2.1%276

R+28.2

Lead: 3,658
Total: 12,966
vs nation: R+35.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic31.0%3,971BushRepublican67.9%8,702OtherAll other candidates1.2%150

R+36.9

Lead: 4,731
Total: 12,823
vs nation: R+34.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic33.6%3,811BushRepublican62.3%7,074OtherAll other candidates4.2%473

R+28.7

Lead: 3,263
Total: 11,358
vs nation: R+29.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic31.2%3,623DoleRepublican58.9%6,845OtherAll other candidates9.9%1,146

R+27.7

Lead: 3,222
Total: 11,614
vs nation: R+36.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+28.4MIT Election Lab
Population: 23,0762024 5-year
Population density: 111 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 207 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $92,5832024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 87.1%2024 5-year
Black: 1.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.8%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin: R+71.6 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 54, KS · twin score 98.1

presidential history

Party record book

Kansas 50th State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

39.7%

3,381 votes · R+19.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 39.2%

Republican

Herbert Hoover1928

85.5%

4,885 votes · R+71.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · 83.2%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

4,798votes

35.5% of the vote · R+25.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 4,644 votes

Republican

George W. Bush2004

8,702votes

67.9% of the vote · R+36.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 8,623 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

Michael Dukakis1988

−22.3pts D vs U.S.

Place R+30.0 · U.S. R+7.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Bill Clinton, 1992 · −23.7 pts

Republican

Benjamin Harrison1892

+68.4pts R vs U.S.

Place R+66.7 · U.S. D+1.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · +54.2 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RKyle McNortonState House · 50

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 2 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	50.2%4,926	49.8%4,880	9,806
2020	D	52.6%5,637	47.4%5,079	10,716

Kansas 50th State House District sits in the Great Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 71.6 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 28.4 points.

A population of 23,076, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $92,583 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 54 and State House District 38.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 54

2008–2020 trajectory

State House District 38

2008–2020 trajectory≠ English ancestry

State House District 93

2008–2024 trajectory≠ English ancestry

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Kansas 50th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Kansas 50th State House District voted Republican by 28.4 points (R+28.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,349 votes cast, 4,644 went Democratic and 8,429 went Republican.

How many people live in Kansas 50th State House District?

Kansas 50th State House District has a population of 23,076 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Kansas 50th State House District?

Median household income in Kansas 50th State House District is $92,583 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of Kansas 50th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kansas 50th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 38 went Republican.