State House District 121 State House District (KS) — Elections 1876–2024

Kansas 121st State House District, Kansas: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+8%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+8MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 87,3612024 5-year
Median household income: $109,2082024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 78.5%2024 5-year
Black: 4.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 9.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+23 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+50 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 D · 0 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+8.4%	25,823	21,712	48,825
2020	D	+8.2%	25,937	21,907	48,875
2016	R	−2.6%	18,278	19,353	41,413
2012	R	−17.4%	15,558	22,297	38,720
2008	R	−9.0%	17,890	21,484	39,897
2004	R	−23.3%	13,776	22,255	36,413
2000	R	−23.4%	11,137	18,294	30,621
1996	R	−22.1%	9,590	15,536	26,871
1992	R	−13.3%	8,386	12,024	27,430
1988	R	−26.5%	7,768	13,456	21,424
1984	R	−45.4%	5,352	14,356	19,831
1980	R	−36.2%	4,675	10,986	17,452
1976	R	−35.2%	5,012	10,670	16,067
1972	R	−50.5%	3,424	10,721	14,460
1968	R	−33.0%	3,665	7,750	12,375
1964	R	−9.3%	4,394	5,303	9,738
1960	R	−32.5%	3,085	6,056	9,154
1956	R	−42.9%	1,997	4,999	7,001
1952	R	−45.1%	1,547	4,097	5,653
1948	R	−22.3%	1,264	1,998	3,291
1944	R	−34.8%	812	1,682	2,502
1940	R	−28.3%	812	1,454	2,272
1936	R	−15.7%	860	1,182	2,049
1932	O	+0.0%	913	913	1,843
1928	R	−41.4%	475	1,152	1,637
1924	R	−38.8%	355	859	1,298
1920	R	−30.1%	324	609	947
1916	D	+2.1%	553	530	1,112
1912	D	+23.0%	259	117	618
1908	R	−5.0%	294	326	636
1904	R	−28.5%	193	362	593
1900	R	−4.7%	306	337	653
1896	D	+3.1%	347	326	681
1892	O	−47.1%	0	272	577
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

23.7%

English

15.4%

Irish

14.0%

American

4.4%

Italian

3.2%

Scottish

2.2%

French

2.1%

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: 38.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.2%

2.0%

75–84

2.5%

4.5%

65–74

5.1%

5.8%

55–64

6.2%

6.3%

45–54

6.3%

7.3%

35–44

7.2%

6.8%

25–34

6.6%

4.1%

18–24

3.9%

9.0%

5–17

8.6%

3.0%

2.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$109,208

State House District 121 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 121$109,208

Kansas$74,275

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

5.4%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 185.2%

Working age (18–64)5.3%

Seniors (65+)7.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

87.9%

speak English only

Spanish5.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.8%

Other Indo-European2.7%

Other languages1.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

16.7%

Other Christian

10.0%

Methodist

6.3%

Mainline Protestant

4.8%

Baptist

3.8%

Non-Christian

2.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+39.5 across roughly 23,000 residents, this district ranks among the most one-sided in Kansas, leaving little room for competitive state house contests.

The Democratic margin in Kansas 121st State House District has rarely exceeded twenty-three points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by eight points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 79% non-Hispanic-white share, a 5% poverty rate, and a median household income of $109,208 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 121, Kansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 121, Kansas voted Democratic by 8.4 points (D+8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 48,825 votes cast, 25,823 went Democratic and 21,712 went Republican.

What is State House District 121, Kansas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 121, Kansas as a "Bellwether" 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 121, Kansas last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 121, Kansas voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in State House District 121, Kansas?

State House District 121, Kansas has a population of 87,361 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 121, Kansas?

Median household income in State House District 121, Kansas is $109,208 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of State House District 121, Kansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 121, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Kansas 121st State House District delivered D+8 in 2024.

Key facts

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