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Kansas 3rd State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+13.92012R+17.82016R+17.72020R+11.72024R+13.3
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+13.3
2024
median income$89,879U.S. $80,734 · KS $74,275
median age41.9U.S. 39.1 · KS 37.5
poverty rate7.7%U.S. 12.5% · KS 11.3%
bachelor’s+ (25+)41.1%U.S. 35.6% · KS 35.6%
non-english7.0%U.S. 22.3% · KS 12.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German28.4%
English17.3%
Irish14.6%
Mexican4.1%
Puerto Rican0.5%
Spaniard0.2%
African American†1.8%
African0.2%
Chinese0.4%
Asian Indian0.2%
Vietnamese0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Osage County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Kansas 3rd State Senate District

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Kansas 3rd State Senate DistrictTrumpR+13.3
2024
2024 presidential margin for Kansas 3rd State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Kansas 3rd State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+13.3), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Kansas 3rd State Senate District · R+13.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican55.6%21,668
Kamala HarrisDemocratic42.3%16,476
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent2.1%809
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 4 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (4 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Kansas 3rd State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Douglas County, KSDemocraticD+37.6
Franklin County, KSRepublicanR+39.9
Osage County, KSRepublicanR+47.7
Shawnee County, KSDemocraticD+0.5
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
42.3%Harris16,476
55.6%Trump21,668
2.1%Kennedy809
−13.3%
38,953
R
43.0%Biden16,715
54.7%Trump21,264
2.3%Jorgensen909
−11.7%
38,888
R
37.3%Clinton12,377
55.0%Trump18,272
7.7%Johnson2,565
−17.7%
33,214
R
39.9%Obama12,833
57.7%Romney18,551
2.5%Johnson790
−17.8%
32,174
R
41.9%Obama14,255
55.8%McCain18,984
2.3%Nader774
−13.9%
34,013
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −13.3% in 2024.−13.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−13.9%
2012−17.8%
2016−17.7%
2020−11.7%
2024−13.3%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RRick KloosState Senate · 3

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+59.8, this rural western Kansas district ranks among the state's most one-sided legislative seats, reflecting the sparsely populated High Plains communities that anchor its electorate.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 17.8 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 13.3 points.

A population of 70,945, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $89,879 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Legislative (Senate) District 9 and State Senate District 4.

Political twins — state-senate districts

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

Legislative (Senate) District 9
Washington
80.7twin score
12-yr trend2008–2016 trajectory≠ Norwegian ancestry
State Senate District 4
Wyoming
80.1twin score
% unaffiliated% Whiteelasticity≠ population scale
State Senate District 23
Colorado
78.6twin score
12-yr trend% unaffiliated2012 margin≠ median income

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.

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Places within Kansas 3rd State Senate District

counties it covers4
Douglas CountyFranklin CountyOsage CountyShawnee County

Frequently asked questions

How did Kansas 3rd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kansas 3rd State Senate District voted Republican by 13.3 points (R+13.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 38,953 votes cast, 16,476 went Democratic and 21,668 went Republican.
How many people live in Kansas 3rd State Senate District?
Kansas 3rd State Senate District has a population of 70,945 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kansas 3rd State Senate District?
Median household income in Kansas 3rd State Senate District is $89,879 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Kansas 3rd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Kansas 3rd State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.