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Kansas 57th 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

German19.8%23.3%12.5%

English16.1%12.4%9.5%

Irish10.0%11.3%9.4%

American4.1%5.6%5.3%

Italian1.7%2.0%4.8%

Scottish1.6%1.9%1.3%

French1.5%1.8%1.6%

Swedish1.5%1.1%—

Mexican20.2%10.4%11.3%

Puerto Rican2.2%0.6%1.8%

Nicaraguan0.4%——

Spaniard0.4%——

African American†8.8%4.3%9.9%

African0.6%0.3%0.5%

Aztec1.2%——

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 57	Kansas	United States
Median age	38.8	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 57	Kansas	United States
Median household income	$51,330	$74,275	$84,427
Poverty rate	20.3%	11.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	32.2%	35.6%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	KS HD 57	Kansas	United States
Owner-occupied homes	63.8%	67.2%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	36.2%	32.8%	34.8%
Median home value	$102,400	$217,200	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$883	$1,060	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	47.4%	43.5%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	9.8%	9.2%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	KS HD 57	Kansas	United States
Mean commute	18.0 min	19.7 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	4.8%	3.7%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	79.3%	75.4%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.5%	0.4%	3.2%
Works from home	7.6%	11.8%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	KS HD 57	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 57	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 57	Kansas	United States
Foreign-born residents	4.7%	7.4%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.0%	3.2%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	3.7%	4.2%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	7.1%	6.8%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.466	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

HarrisDemocratic52.9%3,829TrumpRepublican44.9%3,254OtherAll other candidates2.2%162

D+7.9

Lead: 575
Total: 7,245
vs nation: D+9.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic55.3%4,339TrumpRepublican41.0%3,215OtherAll other candidates3.8%297

D+14.3

Lead: 1,124
Total: 7,851
vs nation: D+9.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic50.3%3,429TrumpRepublican40.5%2,759OtherAll other candidates9.3%632

D+9.8

Lead: 670
Total: 6,820
vs nation: D+7.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic55.5%3,727RomneyRepublican42.6%2,863OtherAll other candidates1.9%129

D+12.9

Lead: 864
Total: 6,719
vs nation: D+9.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic55.5%4,151McCainRepublican42.7%3,193OtherAll other candidates1.8%136

D+12.8

Lead: 958
Total: 7,480
vs nation: D+5.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic50.7%3,621BushRepublican47.6%3,400OtherAll other candidates1.6%116

D+3.1

Lead: 221
Total: 7,137
vs nation: D+5.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic52.2%3,481BushRepublican41.4%2,759OtherAll other candidates6.3%423

D+10.8

Lead: 722
Total: 6,663
vs nation: D+10.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic49.7%3,368DoleRepublican40.0%2,708OtherAll other candidates10.3%694

D+9.7

Lead: 660
Total: 6,770
vs nation: D+1.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+7.9MIT Election Lab
Population: 23,4872024 5-year
Population density: 1,270 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 18.5 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $51,3302024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 57.6%2024 5-year
Black: 9.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 24.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+22.0 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+52.0 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 58, KS · twin score 84.3

presidential history

Party record book

Kansas 57th 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

60.9%

3,112 votes · D+22.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 59.5%

Republican

James A. Garfield1880

72.7%

323 votes · R+46.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Rutherford B. Hayes, 1876 · 72.7%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

4,339votes

55.3% of the vote · D+14.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 4,151 votes

Republican

George W. Bush2004

3,400votes

47.6% of the vote · D+3.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 3,320 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

+18.8pts D vs U.S.

Place D+11.1 · U.S. R+7.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1896 · +12.4 pts

Republican

Benjamin Harrison1892

+53.6pts R vs U.S.

Place R+52.0 · U.S. D+1.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · +27.0 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

DJohn AlcalaState House · 57

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Kansas 57th State House District sits in the Great Plains. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 22.0 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 52.0 points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.9 points.

A population of 23,487, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,330 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 58 and State House District 37.

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 58

2008–2012 trajectorymedian income% Latino

State House District 37

12-yr trend2012 marginpopulation scale≠ English ancestry

State House District 62

2008–2016 trajectorymedian income≠ % Latino

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 57th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Kansas 57th State House District voted Democratic by 7.9 points (D+7.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 7,245 votes cast, 3,829 went Democratic and 3,254 went Republican.

When did Kansas 57th State House District last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Kansas 57th State House District voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in Kansas 57th State House District?

Kansas 57th State House District has a population of 23,487 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Kansas 57th State House District?

Median household income in Kansas 57th State House District is $51,330 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of Kansas 57th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kansas 57th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 18 went Republican.