Kansas 3rd State Senate District, Kansas: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+10%. Republican peak: R+53 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+10MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 119,9912024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,4712024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+20 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+53 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 3, KSOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 30,977 | 25,339 | 57,879 | ||
| D | 32,284 | 25,276 | 59,002 | ||
| D | 25,011 | 21,702 | 51,581 | ||
| D | 25,377 | 22,939 | 49,900 | ||
| D | 29,375 | 24,255 | 54,726 | ||
| R | 25,302 | 26,195 | 52,372 | ||
| R | 19,324 | 21,310 | 44,113 | ||
| R | 19,003 | 19,937 | 43,866 | ||
| D | 19,091 | 15,849 | 47,589 | ||
| R | 18,302 | 19,963 | 38,776 | ||
| R | 14,295 | 24,233 | 38,979 | ||
| R | 12,311 | 19,684 | 36,547 | ||
| R | 15,336 | 18,683 | 35,384 | ||
| R | 11,911 | 22,011 | 34,672 | ||
| R | 10,012 | 16,008 | 29,454 | ||
| D | 14,703 | 12,699 | 27,586 | ||
| R | 9,991 | 18,176 | 28,263 | ||
| R | 8,076 | 18,265 | 26,430 | ||
| R | 8,054 | 19,038 | 27,234 | ||
| R | 10,078 | 14,576 | 25,210 | ||
| R | 7,969 | 14,384 | 22,506 | ||
| R | 9,929 | 16,625 | 26,769 | ||
| R | 12,638 | 14,589 | 27,347 | ||
| R | 11,576 | 13,046 | 25,272 | ||
| R | 5,372 | 17,973 | 23,562 | ||
| R | 4,958 | 15,228 | 22,123 | ||
| R | 5,941 | 12,609 | 18,991 | ||
| R | 9,729 | 10,227 | 20,989 | ||
| O | 4,696 | 2,339 | 11,944 | ||
| R | 5,244 | 6,846 | 12,653 | ||
| R | 3,035 | 8,229 | 12,132 | ||
| R | 6,117 | 7,511 | 13,843 | ||
| D | 7,182 | 7,117 | 14,457 | ||
| O | 0 | 6,114 | 12,818 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
25.6%
English
15.6%
Irish
13.2%
American
4.6%
Italian
2.5%
Scottish
2.4%
French
2.2%
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: 35.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,471
State Senate District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 3$70,471
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.4%
Working age (18–64)13.9%
Seniors (65+)7.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.0%
speak English only
Spanish3.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty points in 1912; the Republican margin reached fifty-three points in 1928. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 119,991, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $70,471 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 3, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 3, Kansas voted Democratic by 9.7 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 57,879 votes cast, 30,977 went Democratic and 25,339 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 3, Kansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 3, Kansas as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 24 times, and other 2 times.
When did State Senate District 3, Kansas last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 3, Kansas voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in State Senate District 3, Kansas?
State Senate District 3, Kansas has a population of 119,991 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 3, Kansas?
Median household income in State Senate District 3, Kansas is $70,471 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of State Senate District 3, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 3, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.