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Kansas 5th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+4.32012R+10.92016R+12.72020R+7.52024R+8.6
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+8.6
2024
median income$91,915U.S. $80,734 · KS $74,275
median age36.9U.S. 39.1 · KS 37.5
poverty rate7.9%U.S. 12.5% · KS 11.3%
bachelor’s+ (25+)25.0%U.S. 35.6% · KS 35.6%
non-english25.1%U.S. 22.3% · KS 12.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German20.2%
Irish14.3%
English13.3%
African American†10.9%
African1.0%
Mexican6.5%
Guatemalan0.4%
Puerto Rican0.3%
Maya1.1%
Aztec0.8%
Burmese0.7%
Hmong0.4%
religion

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

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

Kansas 5th State Senate District

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Kansas 5th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+8.6
2024
2024 presidential margin for Kansas 5th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Kansas 5th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+8.6), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Kansas 5th State Senate District · R+8.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican53.3%17,047
Kamala HarrisDemocratic44.7%14,308
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent2.0%632
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 3 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 (3 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Kansas 5th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Leavenworth County, KSRepublicanR+22.6
Platte County, MORepublicanR+3.1
Wyandotte County, KSDemocraticD+23.7
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
44.7%Harris14,308
53.3%Trump17,047
2.0%Kennedy632
−8.6%
31,987
R
44.9%Biden14,587
52.4%Trump17,024
2.7%Jorgensen893
−7.5%
32,504
R
39.5%Clinton10,541
52.2%Trump13,943
8.3%Johnson2,216
−12.7%
26,700
R
43.6%Obama10,930
54.5%Romney13,670
2.0%Johnson491
−10.9%
25,091
R
47.0%Obama12,277
51.3%McCain13,406
1.8%Nader460
−4.3%
26,143
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: −8.6% in 2024.−8.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−4.3%
2012−10.9%
2016−12.7%
2020−7.5%
2024−8.6%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RJeff KlempState Senate · 5

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+37.4, this district sits well outside competitive territory. Its voting patterns reflect the heavily Republican rural or exurban Kansas terrain that anchors the state's Republican legislative dominance.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 12.7 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.6 points.

A population of 76,345, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $91,915 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 27 and State Senate District 21.

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 27
Kansas
74.6twin score
median agemedian incomepopulation scale
State Senate District 21
Oklahoma
72.1twin score
12-yr trend% Latinopopulation scale≠ median age
State Senate District 16
Kansas
72.0twin score
median agemedian income% Catholic

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 5th State Senate District

counties it covers2
Leavenworth CountyWyandotte County

Frequently asked questions

How did Kansas 5th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kansas 5th State Senate District voted Republican by 8.6 points (R+8.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 31,987 votes cast, 14,308 went Democratic and 17,047 went Republican.
How many people live in Kansas 5th State Senate District?
Kansas 5th State Senate District has a population of 76,345 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kansas 5th State Senate District?
Median household income in Kansas 5th State Senate District is $91,915 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Kansas 5th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Kansas 5th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.