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Kansas 1st State Senate District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 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

German29.5%23.3%12.5%

Irish13.1%11.3%9.4%

English12.8%12.4%9.5%

American7.1%5.6%5.3%

Scottish2.2%1.9%1.3%

Italian2.0%2.0%4.8%

French1.9%1.8%1.6%

Polish1.1%—2.2%

Mexican2.0%10.4%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.3%0.6%1.8%

Guatemalan0.2%0.4%0.5%

African American†1.6%4.3%9.9%

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 SD 1	Kansas	United States
Median age	41.3	37.5	39.1
Age 18–24	9.1%	10.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	19.0%	16.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	KS SD 1	Kansas	United States
Median household income	$70,859	$74,275	$84,427
Poverty rate	9.9%	11.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	27.0%	35.6%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	KS SD 1	Kansas	United States
Owner-occupied homes	77.7%	67.2%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	22.3%	32.8%	34.8%
Median home value	$168,200	$217,200	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$766	$1,060	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	41.6%	43.5%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	13.1%	9.2%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	KS SD 1	Kansas	United States
Mean commute	22.1 min	19.7 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	7.3%	3.7%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	76.9%	75.4%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.2%	0.4%	3.2%
Works from home	7.3%	11.8%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	KS SD 1	Kansas	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	4.0%	12.2%	22.3%
Spanish	2.3%	8.1%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	KS SD 1	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 SD 1	Kansas	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.6%	7.4%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.5%	3.2%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.1%	4.2%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	8.0%	6.8%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.430	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

HarrisDemocratic24.2%8,582TrumpRepublican74.0%26,252OtherAll other candidates1.8%642

R+49.8

Lead: 17,670
Total: 35,476
vs nation: R+48.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic24.9%8,878TrumpRepublican72.9%26,032OtherAll other candidates2.2%797

R+48.0

Lead: 17,154
Total: 35,707
vs nation: R+52.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic22.8%7,342TrumpRepublican70.4%22,673OtherAll other candidates6.8%2,192

R+47.6

Lead: 15,331
Total: 32,207
vs nation: R+49.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic29.8%9,425RomneyRepublican68.0%21,489OtherAll other candidates2.2%707

R+38.2

Lead: 12,064
Total: 31,621
vs nation: R+42.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic34.5%11,750McCainRepublican63.6%21,654OtherAll other candidates2.0%665

R+29.1

Lead: 9,904
Total: 34,069
vs nation: R+36.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic32.9%11,040BushRepublican65.7%22,058OtherAll other candidates1.4%474

R+32.8

Lead: 11,018
Total: 33,572
vs nation: R+30.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic35.3%11,391BushRepublican60.2%19,433OtherAll other candidates4.5%1,463

R+24.9

Lead: 8,042
Total: 32,287
vs nation: R+25.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic35.3%11,209DoleRepublican53.0%16,831OtherAll other candidates11.8%3,746

R+17.7

Lead: 5,622
Total: 31,786
vs nation: R+26.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+49.8MIT Election Lab
Population: 71,6902024 5-year
Population density: 19 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 3,821 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $70,8592024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 86.6%2024 5-year
Black: 1.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+10.0 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+51.7 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 12, KS · twin score 97.0

presidential history

Party record book

Kansas 1st State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

51.1%

17,063 votes · D+2.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 50.6%

Republican

Dwight D. Eisenhower1952

74.1%

30,819 votes · R+48.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 74.0%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1932

23,943votes

50.6% of the vote · D+2.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 23,212 votes

Republican

Herbert Hoover1928

32,712votes

69.4% of the vote · R+39.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Wendell Willkie, 1940 · 31,654 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

William J. Bryan1896

−6.1pts D vs U.S.

Place R+12.2 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1908 · −6.8 pts

Republican

Benjamin Harrison1892

+53.4pts R vs U.S.

Place R+51.7 · U.S. D+1.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +52.5 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RCraig BowserState Senate · 1

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	26.3%8,624	73.7%24,126	32,750
2020	R	28.5%9,500	71.5%23,801	33,301

Anchored in the rural northwest corner of Kansas, this sparsely populated district delivered a 49.8-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the deep conservative lean common to the state's agricultural heartland.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 10.0 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 51.7 points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 49.8 points.

A population of 71,690, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,859 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 12 and State Senate District 43.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 12

2012–2024 trajectory

State Senate District 43

2012–2024 trajectory≠ Scottish ancestry

State Senate District 38

2012–2024 trajectory≠ Scottish ancestry

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.

District research tools

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Places within Kansas 1st State Senate District

counties it covers8

Atchison County Brown County Doniphan County Jackson County Jefferson County Leavenworth County Marshall County Nemaha County

Frequently asked questions

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

In 2024, Kansas 1st State Senate District voted Republican by 49.8 points (R+49.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 35,476 votes cast, 8,582 went Democratic and 26,252 went Republican.

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

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

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

Kansas 1st State Senate District has a population of 71,690 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Kansas 1st State Senate District is $70,859 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kansas 1st State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 35 went Republican.