State Senate District 10 State Senate District (KS) — Elections 1876–2024

Kansas 10th State Senate District, Kansas: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+8%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+8MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 73,4822024 5-year
Median household income: $109,2082024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 78.5%2024 5-year
Black: 4.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 9.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+23 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+50 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+8.4%	21,721	18,263	41,068
2020	D	+8.2%	21,816	18,427	41,110
2016	R	−2.6%	15,374	16,279	34,834
2012	R	−17.4%	13,086	18,755	32,569
2008	R	−9.0%	15,048	18,071	33,558
2004	R	−23.3%	11,587	18,719	30,628
2000	R	−23.4%	9,368	15,388	25,756
1996	R	−22.1%	8,066	13,068	22,602
1992	R	−13.3%	7,053	10,113	23,072
1988	R	−26.5%	6,534	11,318	18,020
1984	R	−45.4%	4,501	12,075	16,680
1980	R	−36.2%	3,932	9,241	14,680
1976	R	−35.2%	4,216	8,974	13,514
1972	R	−50.5%	2,880	9,017	12,163
1968	R	−33.0%	3,082	6,519	10,409
1964	R	−9.3%	3,696	4,460	8,191
1960	R	−32.5%	2,595	5,094	7,700
1956	R	−42.9%	1,679	4,204	5,888
1952	R	−45.1%	1,301	3,446	4,755
1948	R	−22.3%	1,063	1,680	2,768
1944	R	−34.8%	683	1,415	2,104
1940	R	−28.3%	683	1,223	1,911
1936	R	−15.7%	723	994	1,723
1932	O	+0.0%	768	768	1,551
1928	R	−41.4%	399	969	1,377
1924	R	−38.8%	298	722	1,092
1920	R	−30.0%	273	512	797
1916	D	+2.0%	465	446	935
1912	D	+22.9%	218	99	520
1908	R	−4.9%	248	274	535
1904	R	−28.5%	163	305	499
1900	R	−4.7%	257	283	549
1896	D	+3.0%	291	274	573
1892	O	−47.1%	0	229	486
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

23.7%

English

15.4%

Irish

14.0%

American

4.4%

Italian

3.2%

Scottish

2.2%

French

2.1%

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: 38.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.2%

2.0%

75–84

2.5%

4.5%

65–74

5.1%

5.8%

55–64

6.2%

6.3%

45–54

6.3%

7.3%

35–44

7.2%

6.8%

25–34

6.6%

4.1%

18–24

3.9%

9.0%

5–17

8.6%

3.0%

2.9%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$109,208

State Senate District 10 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 10$109,208

Kansas$74,275

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

5.4%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 185.2%

Working age (18–64)5.3%

Seniors (65+)7.5%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

87.9%

speak English only

Spanish5.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.8%

Other Indo-European2.7%

Other languages1.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

16.7%

Other Christian

10.0%

Methodist

6.3%

Mainline Protestant

4.8%

Baptist

3.8%

Non-Christian

2.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+54.3, this district sits well outside Kansas's typical competitive range, suggesting a dense urban or university-anchored population that votes at unusually high Democratic rates for the state.

The Democratic margin in Kansas 10th State Senate District has rarely exceeded twenty-three points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by eight points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 79% non-Hispanic-white share, a 5% poverty rate, and a median household income of $109,208 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 10, Kansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 10, Kansas voted Democratic by 8.4 points (D+8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 41,068 votes cast, 21,721 went Democratic and 18,263 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 10, Kansas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 10, Kansas as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 27 times, and other 2 times.

When did State Senate District 10, Kansas last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 10, Kansas voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in State Senate District 10, Kansas?

State Senate District 10, Kansas has a population of 73,482 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 10, Kansas?

Median household income in State Senate District 10, Kansas is $109,208 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of State Senate District 10, Kansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 10, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Kansas 10th State Senate District delivered D+8 in 2024.

Key facts

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