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1876–2024
State House District 120·Kansas

Kansas 120th State House District has voted Republican in twenty-two straight presidential cycles.

One of Kansas's most lopsided presidential margins in 2024

1876 — 2024·38 elections
KS
Latest
R+69
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
23,028
2024 ACS

Kansas 120th State House District, Kansas: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+69%. Republican peak: R+70 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+69MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
23,0282024 5-year
Median household income
$64,1192024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
89.6%2024 5-year
Black
1.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
9.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+30 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+70 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
6 counties · 0 D · 6 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
−69.2%
1,6159,39711,244
R
−69.1%
1,7219,87211,792
R
−70.0%
1,3889,32011,334
R
−63.3%
1,9329,08211,296
R
−55.7%
2,5109,06911,775
R
−58.7%
2,5249,95812,659
R
−53.4%
2,6719,36812,548
R
−48.1%
2,9369,43113,502
R
−26.4%
3,2826,98314,044
R
−28.3%
4,7468,63913,749
R
−57.8%
2,98811,48314,694
R
−48.8%
3,21910,41014,725
R
−9.2%
6,5327,90414,904
R
−45.7%
3,51710,00614,187
R
−35.5%
3,8808,89614,128
R
−2.5%
6,9697,32714,388
R
−29.8%
5,3239,86515,258
R
−34.5%
4,6459,57114,285
R
−47.4%
4,34712,32316,812
R
−6.7%
6,6787,66614,688
R
−25.4%
5,2608,89514,295
R
−15.8%
6,9469,58116,676
D
+17.7%
10,5377,34818,009
D
+27.3%
11,3566,31218,504
R
−35.0%
4,76410,04115,074
R
−21.5%
3,9667,11314,629
R
−23.0%
3,9266,50611,221
D
+28.8%
7,4803,91312,402
D
+30.3%
2,8739536,339
D
+2.7%
3,6653,4617,556
R
−39.0%
1,3873,7015,933
D
+6.9%
3,1832,7696,030
D
+16.9%
3,0142,1365,180
R
−55.5%
03,9617,140
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
31.9%
English
10.2%
Irish
9.3%
American
5.7%
French
2.0%
Italian
1.8%
Scottish
1.8%
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: 40.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.2%
85+
2.2%
3.1%
75–84
3.8%
6.3%
65–74
6.2%
6.6%
55–64
6.4%
4.9%
45–54
4.2%
6.0%
35–44
5.5%
5.7%
25–34
5.5%
4.9%
18–24
4.3%
9.7%
5–17
7.4%
3.1%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$64,119
State House District 120 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 120$64,119
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.8%
Working age (18–64)8.7%
Seniors (65+)7.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.4%
speak English only
Spanish5.8%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Methodist
17.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
12.8%
Other Christian
11.7%
Mainline Protestant
8.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.2%
Baptist
1.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+69.4 across a population of roughly 23,000, this rural Kansas district ranks among the state's most one-sided, reflecting the deep red realignment of sparsely populated plains communities.

The Republican margin in Kansas 120th State House District reached its widest at seventy points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was sixty-nine points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $64,119, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 23,028 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 120, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 120, Kansas voted Republican by 69.2 points (R+69), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,244 votes cast, 1,615 went Democratic and 9,397 went Republican.
What is State House District 120, Kansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 120, 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 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 120, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 120, Kansas voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in State House District 120, Kansas?
State House District 120, Kansas has a population of 23,028 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 120, Kansas?
Median household income in State House District 120, Kansas is $64,119 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of State House District 120, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 120, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.