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1876–2024
State House District 118·Kansas

Kansas 118th State House District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

One of Kansas's most lopsided legislative districts by presidential vote share

1876 — 2024·38 elections
KS
Latest
R+75
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
23,244
2024 ACS

Kansas 118th State House District, Kansas: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+75%. Republican peak: R+75 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+75MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
23,2442024 5-year
Median household income
$71,9762024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
86.6%2024 5-year
Black
0.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
12.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+19 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+75 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
9 counties · 0 D · 9 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
−74.8%
1,3389,93411,493
R
−73.7%
1,53110,65612,374
R
−72.3%
1,3509,80911,692
R
−68.0%
1,7699,74811,734
R
−61.7%
2,2779,93012,399
R
−61.7%
2,39910,42613,009
R
−55.1%
2,72710,12513,422
R
−48.6%
3,0169,84914,061
R
−26.3%
3,4317,41415,116
R
−23.0%
5,3318,64814,405
R
−53.2%
3,48211,72815,498
R
−46.9%
3,59910,95515,692
R
−2.8%
7,1017,52315,058
R
−42.9%
3,96210,35414,914
R
−31.4%
4,3789,07914,975
D
+9.1%
8,6657,20315,987
R
−24.8%
6,14410,22616,471
R
−43.3%
4,41911,22415,710
R
−54.4%
3,86013,23817,248
R
−15.2%
6,5448,95815,868
R
−32.8%
4,7409,43514,300
R
−23.2%
6,49110,45817,126
D
+14.9%
10,1987,53317,883
D
+19.3%
10,6367,11518,264
R
−33.7%
4,99610,14515,278
R
−38.7%
3,1168,48813,883
R
−43.4%
2,8587,61210,955
D
+13.8%
6,9115,09513,152
O
+19.3%
2,6821,3147,070
R
−13.0%
3,1414,1677,915
R
−39.8%
1,3613,7205,925
R
−6.2%
2,3672,6895,202
D
+3.1%
2,2492,1124,461
O
−47.8%
02,6365,513
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
37.0%
English
11.3%
Irish
9.2%
American
4.5%
French
2.2%
Scottish
2.1%
Italian
1.3%
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: 42.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.1%
85+
2.1%
3.0%
75–84
3.6%
6.8%
65–74
6.4%
7.0%
55–64
6.5%
5.7%
45–54
5.1%
5.5%
35–44
5.3%
5.2%
25–34
5.4%
3.7%
18–24
3.3%
9.6%
5–17
8.6%
3.1%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$71,976
State House District 118 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 118$71,976
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.2%
Working age (18–64)8.2%
Seniors (65+)6.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.0%
speak English only
Spanish8.7%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
22.7%
Methodist
12.5%
Other Christian
9.6%
Mainline Protestant
8.4%
Baptist
7.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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.

The Republican margin in Kansas 118th State House District reached its widest at seventy-five points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was seventy-five points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,976, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 23,244 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 118, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 118, Kansas voted Republican by 74.8 points (R+75), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,493 votes cast, 1,338 went Democratic and 9,934 went Republican.
What is State House District 118, Kansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 118, 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 5 times, Republican 27 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 118, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 118, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State House District 118, Kansas?
State House District 118, Kansas has a population of 23,244 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 118, Kansas?
Median household income in State House District 118, Kansas is $71,976 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of State House District 118, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 118, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.