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1876–2024
State House District 85·Kansas

Kansas 85th State House District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

One of Kansas's most reliably Republican legislative seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
KS
Latest
R+14
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
22,236
2024 ACS

Kansas 85th State House District, Kansas: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+14%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+14MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
22,2362024 5-year
Median household income
$69,6002024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
69.4%2024 5-year
Black
7.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
16.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+29 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+51 in 1892MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 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
R
−14.4%
3,7945,1009,101
R
−12.5%
4,0165,1969,439
R
−18.7%
2,9164,4288,092
R
−19.4%
3,0174,5117,714
R
−13.1%
3,4574,5258,131
R
−26.0%
2,7244,6737,500
R
−19.3%
2,6253,9536,878
R
−20.4%
2,5083,9447,027
R
−7.0%
2,6313,1787,847
R
−13.2%
2,7573,6246,550
R
−26.6%
2,3224,0406,452
R
−14.0%
2,3183,1746,120
R
−4.2%
2,6952,9365,791
R
−35.1%
1,6493,5355,375
R
−14.3%
1,8562,5624,947
D
+11.6%
2,7972,2115,059
R
−11.1%
2,4763,0985,602
R
−22.4%
1,9273,0454,986
R
−33.7%
1,4762,9944,507
R
−0.7%
1,6341,6583,344
R
−6.1%
1,4601,6503,125
D
+3.0%
1,4601,3752,859
D
+28.7%
1,6899332,630
D
+14.1%
1,2589392,259
R
−50.1%
4561,3901,863
R
−33.5%
3829191,605
R
−20.3%
4807301,232
D
+9.4%
5794731,129
O
+29.2%
25065633
R
−5.8%
264298590
R
−34.6%
128297488
R
−2.1%
230240479
D
+13.4%
243185432
R
−51.3%
0234456
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.2%
English
11.6%
Irish
10.0%
American
5.3%
Scottish
1.8%
French
1.7%
Italian
1.6%
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: 36.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.2%
2.0%
75–84
2.4%
4.6%
65–74
5.0%
5.8%
55–64
6.0%
5.5%
45–54
5.5%
6.4%
35–44
6.4%
7.1%
25–34
7.0%
4.9%
18–24
4.6%
9.5%
5–17
9.1%
3.2%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$69,600
State House District 85 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 85$69,600
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.5%
Working age (18–64)12.5%
Seniors (65+)9.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.0%
speak English only
Spanish10.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.0%
Other languages1.1%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
14.0%
Other Christian
13.5%
Baptist
7.1%
Methodist
3.9%
Mainline Protestant
3.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.0%
Non-Christian
1.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 40 points, this southwest Kansas district ranks among the state's most one-sided constituencies, where general-election outcomes are typically decided well before November.

The Republican margin in Kansas 85th State House District reached its widest at fifty-one points in 1892. The margin in 2024 was fourteen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $69,600, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 22,236 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 85, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 85, Kansas voted Republican by 14.4 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 9,101 votes cast, 3,794 went Democratic and 5,100 went Republican.
What is State House District 85, Kansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 85, 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 6 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 85, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 85, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State House District 85, Kansas?
State House District 85, Kansas has a population of 22,236 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 85, Kansas?
Median household income in State House District 85, Kansas is $69,600 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of State House District 85, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 85, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.