State Senate District 1 State Senate District (KS) — Elections 1876–2024

Kansas 1st State Senate District, Kansas: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+41%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+41MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 102,6042024 5-year
Median household income: $76,1962024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 85.7%2024 5-year
Black: 3.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+11 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+48 in 1892MIT 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−40.7%	13,823	33,612	48,563
2020	R	−39.2%	14,380	33,681	49,234
2016	R	−40.3%	11,302	28,740	43,271
2012	R	−31.5%	13,974	27,294	42,275
2008	R	−22.8%	17,107	27,451	45,458
2004	R	−27.5%	15,612	27,710	43,942
2000	R	−20.6%	15,481	23,996	41,354
1996	R	−14.0%	15,065	20,768	40,676
1992	R	−3.5%	14,359	15,906	44,037
1988	R	−11.5%	17,039	21,522	39,113
1984	R	−35.4%	12,947	27,353	40,740
1980	R	−30.2%	12,819	25,019	40,361
1976	R	−9.7%	20,031	24,453	45,487
1972	R	−43.4%	10,740	27,983	39,707
1968	R	−23.6%	12,780	22,080	39,409
1964	D	+5.2%	20,649	18,603	39,494
1960	R	−21.3%	17,451	26,960	44,565
1956	R	−37.7%	13,783	30,517	44,413
1952	R	−45.1%	13,249	35,151	48,515
1948	R	−17.3%	17,984	25,558	43,880
1944	R	−33.6%	14,671	29,566	44,353
1940	R	−28.2%	20,079	35,924	56,286
1936	R	−6.6%	27,640	31,576	59,440
1932	D	+5.8%	29,108	25,879	55,590
1928	R	−35.9%	17,393	36,965	54,578
1924	R	−43.3%	11,809	33,739	50,680
1920	R	−41.5%	12,672	31,066	44,340
1916	R	−4.7%	23,113	25,478	50,046
1912	D	+10.9%	12,196	8,875	30,596
1908	R	−14.6%	13,402	18,079	32,069
1904	R	−37.0%	8,966	20,164	30,242
1900	R	−13.2%	14,588	19,056	33,955
1896	R	−6.1%	16,036	18,138	34,466
1892	O	−47.6%	1	14,345	30,103
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

28.3%

Irish

12.6%

English

12.3%

American

6.8%

Italian

2.2%

Scottish

2.1%

French

1.2%

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: 39.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.4%

2.6%

75–84

3.1%

5.4%

65–74

5.6%

6.6%

55–64

6.6%

6.0%

45–54

5.4%

6.5%

35–44

6.0%

5.8%

25–34

5.3%

5.0%

18–24

4.1%

9.3%

5–17

8.4%

3.1%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$76,196

State Senate District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 1$76,196

Kansas$74,275

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.7%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 189.4%

Working age (18–64)9.2%

Seniors (65+)13.8%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

96.0%

speak English only

Spanish2.3%

Other Indo-European0.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%

Other languages0.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

17.4%

Other Christian

7.6%

Mainline Protestant

7.5%

Methodist

7.0%

Baptist

4.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.3%

Non-Christian

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the rural northwest corner of Kansas, this sparsely populated district delivered a 46-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the deep conservative lean common to the state's agricultural heartland.

The Republican margin in Kansas 1st State Senate District reached its widest at forty-eight points in 1892. The margin in 2024 was forty-one points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $76,196, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 102,604 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 1, Kansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 1, Kansas voted Republican by 40.7 points (R+41), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 48,563 votes cast, 13,823 went Democratic and 33,612 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 1, Kansas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 1, 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 3 times, Republican 30 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 1, Kansas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 1, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in State Senate District 1, Kansas?

State Senate District 1, Kansas has a population of 102,604 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in State Senate District 1, Kansas?

Median household income in State Senate District 1, Kansas is $76,196 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of State Senate District 1, Kansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 1, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Kansas 1st State Senate District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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