State Senate District 9 State Senate District (KS) — Elections 1876–2024

Kansas 9th State Senate District, Kansas: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+10%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 204,7152024 5-year
Median household income: $92,6732024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 73.3%2024 5-year
Black: 7.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 12.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+17 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+48 in 1892MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

4 counties · 3 D · 1 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+9.7%	53,700	44,011	100,331
2020	D	+11.1%	55,269	44,001	101,532
2016	D	+3.1%	40,559	37,922	86,282
2012	R	−4.9%	37,948	41,944	81,923
2008	D	+3.3%	44,002	41,169	86,477
2004	R	−9.0%	35,584	42,720	79,275
2000	R	−9.5%	28,481	34,815	66,736
1996	R	−7.0%	26,092	30,429	61,534
1992	D	+2.0%	25,116	23,780	65,765
1988	R	−7.6%	24,400	28,440	53,390
1984	R	−25.1%	19,263	32,342	52,045
1980	R	−18.0%	16,774	25,240	46,946
1976	R	−11.3%	19,445	24,604	45,466
1972	R	−31.1%	14,397	27,906	43,450
1968	R	−12.0%	14,776	19,441	38,930
1964	D	+12.4%	18,811	14,611	33,771
1960	R	−12.3%	15,593	20,005	35,746
1956	R	−20.2%	12,628	19,020	31,712
1952	R	−19.3%	12,191	18,048	30,331
1948	D	+3.7%	13,040	12,091	25,499
1944	R	−9.6%	10,050	12,184	22,328
1940	R	−6.4%	11,353	12,925	24,387
1936	D	+2.1%	12,567	12,042	24,720
1932	D	+8.1%	12,283	10,427	23,006
1928	R	−30.9%	6,998	13,296	20,402
1924	R	−44.0%	3,817	11,546	17,583
1920	R	−28.1%	4,888	8,826	13,992
1916	D	+4.1%	7,462	6,852	14,990
1912	D	+17.4%	3,470	1,931	8,852
1908	R	−8.5%	4,129	4,922	9,362
1904	R	−37.4%	2,375	5,528	8,438
1900	R	−5.9%	4,074	4,593	8,795
1896	D	+0.4%	4,355	4,322	8,764
1892	O	−48.1%	0	3,573	7,424
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

21.9%

English

14.1%

Irish

12.9%

American

4.5%

Italian

2.8%

Scottish

2.1%

French

1.6%

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: 36.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.0%

1.9%

75–84

2.5%

4.4%

65–74

4.9%

5.6%

55–64

5.9%

6.1%

45–54

5.8%

7.3%

35–44

6.8%

7.0%

25–34

6.5%

5.5%

18–24

5.1%

8.9%

5–17

8.4%

3.0%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$92,673

State Senate District 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 9$92,673

Kansas$74,275

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.0%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 188.6%

Working age (18–64)9.0%

Seniors (65+)9.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

86.8%

speak English only

Spanish7.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.7%

Other Indo-European2.1%

Other languages1.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

14.7%

Other Christian

9.3%

Baptist

5.1%

Methodist

5.0%

Mainline Protestant

3.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.1%

Non-Christian

1.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+56.8, this rural western Kansas district ranks among the state's most reliably one-sided constituencies, reflecting the deep-red political geography common to sparsely populated Great Plains communities.

The Democratic margin in Kansas 9th State Senate District has rarely exceeded seventeen points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-eight points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by ten points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 73% non-Hispanic-white share, a 9% poverty rate, and a median household income of $92,673 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 9, Kansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 9, Kansas voted Democratic by 9.7 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 100,331 votes cast, 53,700 went Democratic and 44,011 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 9, Kansas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 9, Kansas as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 21 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 9, Kansas last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 9, Kansas voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in State Senate District 9, Kansas?

State Senate District 9, Kansas has a population of 204,715 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 9, Kansas?

Median household income in State Senate District 9, Kansas is $92,673 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of State Senate District 9, Kansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 9, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Kansas 9th State Senate District delivered D+10 in 2024.

Key facts

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