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Kansas 118th State House District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1880–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1880 → 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

German38.4%23.3%12.5%

English11.7%12.4%9.5%

Irish9.6%11.3%9.4%

American4.7%5.6%5.3%

Scottish2.2%1.9%1.3%

French2.1%1.8%1.6%

Italian1.0%2.0%4.8%

Swedish0.9%1.1%—

Mexican10.8%10.4%11.3%

Spanish0.2%——

Puerto Rican0.2%0.6%1.8%

Salvadoran0.2%0.3%0.7%

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 118	Kansas	United States
Median age	42.2	37.5	39.1
Age 18–24	7.0%	10.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	23.0%	16.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	KS HD 118	Kansas	United States
Median household income	$70,912	$74,275	$84,427
Poverty rate	9.0%	11.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	26.1%	35.6%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	KS HD 118	Kansas	United States
Owner-occupied homes	75.6%	67.2%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	24.4%	32.8%	34.8%
Median home value	$125,400	$217,200	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$734	$1,060	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	28.5%	43.5%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	12.8%	9.2%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	KS HD 118	Kansas	United States
Mean commute	14.5 min	19.7 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	3.6%	3.7%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	76.9%	75.4%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Works from home	10.3%	11.8%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	KS HD 118	Kansas	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	10.0%	12.2%	22.3%
Spanish	8.7%	8.1%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	KS HD 118	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 118	Kansas	United States
Foreign-born residents	5.1%	7.4%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.9%	3.2%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	3.2%	4.2%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	6.7%	6.8%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.438	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

HarrisDemocratic11.6%1,345TrumpRepublican86.5%9,992OtherAll other candidates1.8%213

R+74.9

Lead: 8,647
Total: 11,550
vs nation: R+73.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic12.4%1,505TrumpRepublican86.1%10,468OtherAll other candidates1.5%188

R+73.7

Lead: 8,963
Total: 12,161
vs nation: R+78.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic11.5%1,350TrumpRepublican83.9%9,810OtherAll other candidates4.6%533

R+72.4

Lead: 8,460
Total: 11,693
vs nation: R+74.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic15.1%1,769RomneyRepublican83.1%9,749OtherAll other candidates1.8%217

R+68.0

Lead: 7,980
Total: 11,735
vs nation: R+71.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic18.4%2,277McCainRepublican80.1%9,931OtherAll other candidates1.5%192

R+61.7

Lead: 7,654
Total: 12,400
vs nation: R+69.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic18.4%2,399BushRepublican80.1%10,427OtherAll other candidates1.4%184

R+61.7

Lead: 8,028
Total: 13,010
vs nation: R+59.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic20.3%2,727BushRepublican75.4%10,126OtherAll other candidates4.2%570

R+55.1

Lead: 7,399
Total: 13,423
vs nation: R+55.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic21.4%3,016DoleRepublican70.0%9,850OtherAll other candidates8.5%1,196

R+48.6

Lead: 6,834
Total: 14,062
vs nation: R+57.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+74.9MIT Election Lab
Population: 23,5832024 5-year
Population density: 3.0 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 7,937 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $70,9122024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 84.0%2024 5-year
Black: 0.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 11.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+19.3 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+74.9 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 120, KS · twin score 97.0

presidential history

Party record book

Kansas 118th State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1880) · 37 presidential cycles · 37 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1932

58.2%

10,637 votes · D+19.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 57.0%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

86.5%

9,992 votes · R+74.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 86.1%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1932

10,637votes

58.2% of the vote · D+19.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 10,199 votes

Republican

Dwight D. Eisenhower1952

13,239votes

76.8% of the vote · R+54.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 11,729 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

Woodrow Wilson1916

+10.7pts D vs U.S.

Place D+13.8 · U.S. D+3.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1896 · +3.1 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+78.2pts R vs U.S.

Place R+73.7 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +74.4 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RJim MinnixState House · 118

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	8.9%1,013	91.1%10,307	11,320
2020	R	13.3%1,618	86.7%10,520	12,138

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+74.9, this sparsely populated western Kansas district ranks among the most one-sided in the state, reflecting the deep rural conservatism common to the High Plains region.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 19.3 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 74.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 74.9 points.

A population of 23,583, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,912 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 120 and State House District 112.

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 120

2012–2024 trajectory≠ Scottish ancestry

State House District 112

2012–2024 trajectory

State House District 110

2012–2024 trajectory≠ % Catholic

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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Places within Kansas 118th State House District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Kansas 118th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Kansas 118th State House District voted Republican by 74.9 points (R+74.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,550 votes cast, 1,345 went Democratic and 9,992 went Republican.

When did Kansas 118th State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Kansas 118th State House District voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Kansas 118th State House District?

Kansas 118th State House District has a population of 23,583 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Kansas 118th State House District?

Median household income in Kansas 118th State House District is $70,912 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of Kansas 118th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kansas 118th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 32 went Republican.