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1876–2024
State House District 74·Kansas

Kansas 74th State House District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

One of Kansas's most reliably Republican state house seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
KS
Latest
R+28
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
33,578
2024 ACS

Kansas 74th State House District, Kansas: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+28%. Republican peak: R+55 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+28MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
33,5782024 5-year
Median household income
$74,0242024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
86.2%2024 5-year
Black
1.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
10.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+21 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+55 in 1928MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 0 D · 3 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
R
−27.9%
5,61610,11716,108
R
−26.8%
6,04910,61117,037
R
−30.1%
4,5909,11515,018
R
−28.8%
4,9099,01914,267
R
−23.2%
5,8639,48115,625
R
−33.6%
4,95910,10215,304
R
−32.2%
4,3588,88014,041
R
−28.2%
4,7068,89114,863
R
−11.7%
4,8026,58115,222
R
−15.1%
5,3977,37113,085
R
−34.6%
4,4009,15513,740
R
−26.2%
4,1127,62713,420
R
−5.8%
5,7056,42112,448
R
−40.7%
3,5538,75612,769
R
−34.3%
3,4237,40011,606
D
+1.2%
5,6835,55111,382
R
−41.0%
3,6688,80512,541
R
−44.5%
3,2308,44711,734
R
−49.6%
2,8388,71411,837
R
−21.5%
4,1196,46910,909
R
−29.3%
3,6196,66310,383
R
−21.3%
4,6237,16511,942
D
+7.9%
6,4155,47711,932
D
+4.8%
5,3354,83610,427
R
−54.7%
2,1687,5099,761
R
−37.5%
2,0385,5249,289
R
−32.5%
2,6815,3848,306
R
−5.5%
3,8784,3598,800
O
+21.0%
1,9618745,165
R
−19.4%
2,0023,0135,205
R
−49.8%
9513,1634,443
R
−15.8%
2,1672,9985,248
R
−9.5%
2,2112,6814,958
O
−45.5%
02,2624,972
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
31.7%
English
10.2%
Irish
7.8%
American
5.0%
Scottish
2.7%
Polish
1.7%
French
1.5%
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: 40.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.1%
85+
2.5%
3.1%
75–84
3.3%
5.3%
65–74
6.0%
6.3%
55–64
6.3%
5.3%
45–54
5.3%
6.1%
35–44
6.3%
5.8%
25–34
5.1%
5.0%
18–24
4.3%
8.7%
5–17
8.9%
2.8%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$74,024
State House District 74 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 74$74,024
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.3%
Working age (18–64)9.1%
Seniors (65+)7.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.2%
speak English only
Spanish4.9%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
17.9%
Other Christian
10.5%
Methodist
8.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.4%
Baptist
3.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.6%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+33.8, this 22,925-person district ranks among the most one-sided in Kansas, where rural geography and low population density correlate closely with outsized Republican margins at every level.

The Republican margin in Kansas 74th State House District reached its widest at fifty-five points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was twenty-eight points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $74,024, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 33,578 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 74, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 74, Kansas voted Republican by 27.9 points (R+28), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,108 votes cast, 5,616 went Democratic and 10,117 went Republican.
What is State House District 74, Kansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 74, Kansas as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 3 times, Republican 29 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 74, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 74, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State House District 74, Kansas?
State House District 74, Kansas has a population of 33,578 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 74, Kansas?
Median household income in State House District 74, Kansas is $74,024 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of State House District 74, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 74, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.