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Kansas 9th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+10.32012R+20.82016R+19.22020R+12.62024R+14.8
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+14.8
2024
median income$101,571U.S. $80,734 · KS $74,275
median age39.0U.S. 39.1 · KS 37.5
poverty rate5.7%U.S. 12.5% · KS 11.3%
bachelor’s+ (25+)47.9%U.S. 35.6% · KS 35.6%
non-english13.2%U.S. 22.3% · KS 12.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German25.4%
English16.4%
Irish15.0%
Mexican6.6%
Puerto Rican0.5%
Guatemalan0.4%
African American†2.5%
African0.2%
Asian Indian0.5%
Chinese0.3%
Vietnamese0.2%
religion

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

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

Kansas 9th State Senate District

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Kansas 9th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+14.8
2024
2024 presidential margin for Kansas 9th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Kansas 9th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+14.8), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Kansas 9th State Senate District · R+14.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican56.5%23,103
Kamala HarrisDemocratic41.7%17,063
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent1.7%706
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 9th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Douglas County, KSDemocraticD+37.6
Johnson County, KSDemocraticD+8.4
Leavenworth County, KSRepublicanR+22.6
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
41.7%Harris17,063
56.5%Trump23,103
1.7%Kennedy706
−14.8%
40,872
R
42.5%Biden16,842
55.1%Trump21,858
2.4%Jorgensen958
−12.6%
39,658
R
36.0%Clinton11,816
55.2%Trump18,103
8.7%Johnson2,860
−19.2%
32,779
R
38.3%Obama11,787
59.1%Romney18,174
2.5%Johnson779
−20.8%
30,740
R
43.9%Obama13,895
54.2%McCain17,170
1.9%Nader610
−10.3%
31,675
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: −14.8% in 2024.−14.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−10.3%
2012−20.8%
2016−19.2%
2020−12.6%
2024−14.8%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RBeverly GossageState Senate · 9

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

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 heavily Republican political geography common to sparsely populated Great Plains communities.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 20.8 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.8 points.

A population of 74,277, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $101,571 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 37 and State Senate District 34.

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 37
Kansas
89.8twin score
12-yr trend2012–2016 trajectorycollege share
State Senate District 34
Montana
88.1twin score
12-yr trendcollege share2012 margin≠ population scale
State Senate District 20
Idaho
85.5twin score
12-yr trendcollege share2012 margin

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 9th State Senate District

counties it covers4
Douglas CountyJohnson CountyLeavenworth CountyWyandotte County

Frequently asked questions

How did Kansas 9th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kansas 9th State Senate District voted Republican by 14.8 points (R+14.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 40,872 votes cast, 17,063 went Democratic and 23,103 went Republican.
How many people live in Kansas 9th State Senate District?
Kansas 9th State Senate District has a population of 74,277 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kansas 9th State Senate District?
Median household income in Kansas 9th State Senate District is $101,571 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Kansas 9th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Kansas 9th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.