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Kansas 54th 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

German27.1%23.3%12.5%

English21.6%12.4%9.5%

Irish13.8%11.3%9.4%

American5.7%5.6%5.3%

Italian2.3%2.0%4.8%

Scottish2.2%1.9%1.3%

French2.1%1.8%1.6%

Swedish2.1%1.1%—

Mexican4.3%10.4%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.4%0.6%1.8%

African American†1.6%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 54	Kansas	United States
Median age	43	37.5	39.1
Age 18–24	8.5%	10.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	19.7%	16.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	KS HD 54	Kansas	United States
Median household income	$85,913	$74,275	$84,427
Poverty rate	10.0%	11.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	31.4%	35.6%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	KS HD 54	Kansas	United States
Owner-occupied homes	81.6%	67.2%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	18.4%	32.8%	34.8%
Median home value	$212,500	$217,200	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$1,117	$1,060	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	43.5%	43.5%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	5.4%	9.2%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	KS HD 54	Kansas	United States
Mean commute	24.4 min	19.7 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	5.7%	3.7%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	79.9%	75.4%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Works from home	11.5%	11.8%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	KS HD 54	Kansas	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	6.7%	12.2%	22.3%
Spanish	5.0%	8.1%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	KS HD 54	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 54	Kansas	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.5%	7.4%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.1%	3.2%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.4%	4.2%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	7.9%	6.8%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.370	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

HarrisDemocratic31.9%3,857TrumpRepublican65.9%7,962OtherAll other candidates2.1%258

R+34.0

Lead: 4,105
Total: 12,077
vs nation: R+32.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic32.8%4,035TrumpRepublican64.4%7,925OtherAll other candidates2.8%345

R+31.6

Lead: 3,890
Total: 12,305
vs nation: R+36.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic29.5%3,264TrumpRepublican61.7%6,832OtherAll other candidates8.9%985

R+32.2

Lead: 3,568
Total: 11,081
vs nation: R+34.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic34.2%3,709RomneyRepublican63.1%6,844OtherAll other candidates2.7%297

R+28.9

Lead: 3,135
Total: 10,850
vs nation: R+32.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic35.4%4,255McCainRepublican62.3%7,488OtherAll other candidates2.3%282

R+26.9

Lead: 3,233
Total: 12,025
vs nation: R+34.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic32.7%3,896BushRepublican65.7%7,817OtherAll other candidates1.6%188

R+32.9

Lead: 3,921
Total: 11,901
vs nation: R+30.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic35.9%3,799BushRepublican59.6%6,306OtherAll other candidates4.5%474

R+23.7

Lead: 2,507
Total: 10,579
vs nation: R+24.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic33.2%3,699DoleRepublican54.1%6,037OtherAll other candidates12.7%1,415

R+21.0

Lead: 2,338
Total: 11,151
vs nation: R+29.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+34.0MIT Election Lab
Population: 22,9122024 5-year
Population density: 44 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 525 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $85,9132024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 86.6%2024 5-year
Black: 1.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+12.2 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+58.4 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 50, KS · twin score 98.1

presidential history

Party record book

Kansas 54th 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

William J. Bryan1896

46.5%

2,116 votes · R+4.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 45.5%

Republican

Herbert Hoover1928

78.6%

6,044 votes · R+58.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 75.7%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

4,255votes

35.4% of the vote · R+26.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 4,035 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

7,962votes

65.9% of the vote · R+34.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 7,925 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

William J. Bryan1896

+1.3pts D vs U.S.

Place R+4.8 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1912 · −7.4 pts

Republican

Benjamin Harrison1892

+53.3pts R vs U.S.

Place R+51.6 · U.S. D+1.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Thomas E. Dewey, 1944 · +45.4 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RKen CorbetState House · 54

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	R	41.7%4,233	58.3%5,914	10,147
2020	R	44.8%4,816	55.2%5,932	10,748

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+34, this 22,912-person district sits firmly in the state's conservative column, leaving little competitive ground for down-ballot races to diverge from the presidential result.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 12.2 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 58.4 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 34.0 points.

A population of 22,912, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $85,913 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 50 and State House District 6.

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 50

2008–2020 trajectory

State House District 6

2008–2024 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 54th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Kansas 54th State House District voted Republican by 34.0 points (R+34.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,077 votes cast, 3,857 went Democratic and 7,962 went Republican.

How many people live in Kansas 54th State House District?

Kansas 54th State House District has a population of 22,912 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Kansas 54th State House District?

Median household income in Kansas 54th State House District is $85,913 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of Kansas 54th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kansas 54th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 37 went Republican.