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1876–2024
State Senate District 6·Kansas

Kansas 6th State Senate District has voted Democratic in thirteen straight presidential cycles.

One of Kansas's most reliably Republican legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
KS
Latest
D+22
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
54,586
2024 ACS

Kansas 6th State Senate District, Kansas: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+22%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+22MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
54,5862024 5-year
Median household income
$66,5402024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
44.0%2024 5-year
Black
17.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
32.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+37 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+48 in 1892MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 2 D · 0 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+22.0%
10,4606,61717,462
D
+29.1%
12,2486,64519,258
D
+26.0%
9,9185,59016,661
D
+32.0%
11,0765,61217,057
D
+36.7%
12,8655,88819,017
D
+27.3%
11,1946,34917,729
D
+33.4%
10,3235,00415,935
D
+31.0%
9,9084,89016,206
D
+32.5%
10,8194,40319,725
D
+30.8%
12,0996,35718,655
D
+11.1%
11,1998,94220,340
D
+14.3%
10,1737,45219,052
D
+21.0%
11,6237,47919,708
R
−10.4%
8,73410,83920,333
D
+14.9%
10,5677,34721,577
D
+34.2%
13,4176,47620,308
D
+8.1%
12,75210,83823,775
D
+3.9%
11,61410,74722,418
D
+5.1%
11,87310,72422,677
D
+25.1%
12,6597,51620,489
D
+9.9%
10,0658,24118,371
D
+14.9%
11,6888,63920,404
D
+18.2%
11,6488,04519,771
D
+12.1%
9,9827,80018,003
R
−31.9%
5,16510,05215,299
R
−37.3%
2,7317,31312,289
R
−16.5%
4,2005,90510,310
D
+12.0%
5,4634,24710,140
O
+27.9%
2,2576475,770
D
+1.3%
2,7322,6605,591
R
−37.4%
1,1712,8034,368
R
−5.3%
2,2392,4924,817
D
+0.2%
2,1122,1024,252
O
−48.0%
01,6963,536
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
11.3%
Irish
8.3%
English
6.6%
American
3.1%
Italian
1.3%
French
1.0%
Polish
0.8%
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: 34.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.4%
85+
0.8%
1.6%
75–84
2.2%
4.0%
65–74
4.4%
5.5%
55–64
5.5%
5.9%
45–54
5.5%
6.8%
35–44
6.5%
7.2%
25–34
7.2%
4.7%
18–24
4.5%
10.4%
5–17
9.6%
3.7%
<5
3.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,540
State Senate District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 6$66,540
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.3%
Working age (18–64)12.9%
Seniors (65+)16.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
69.5%
speak English only
Spanish24.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.7%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
15.5%
Other Christian
11.7%
Baptist
10.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
7.0%
Methodist
3.2%
Mainline Protestant
1.2%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+38.8, this district ranks among the state's most one-sided, suggesting a rural or exurban electorate where statewide Republican candidates routinely outperform their average.

The Democratic margin in Kansas 6th State Senate District reached its widest at thirty-seven points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was twenty-two points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $66,540, a 44% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 54,586 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 6, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 6, Kansas voted Democratic by 22.0 points (D+22), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 17,462 votes cast, 10,460 went Democratic and 6,617 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 6, Kansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 6, Kansas as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 26 times, Republican 6 times, and other 2 times.
When did State Senate District 6, Kansas last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 6, Kansas voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in State Senate District 6, Kansas?
State Senate District 6, Kansas has a population of 54,586 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 6, Kansas?
Median household income in State Senate District 6, Kansas is $66,540 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of State Senate District 6, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 6, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 6 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.