State Senate District 11 State Senate District (KS) — Elections 1876–2024

Kansas 11th 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: 67,6042024 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%	19,983	16,802	37,783
2020	D	+8.2%	20,071	16,953	37,822
2016	R	−2.6%	14,145	14,977	32,048
2012	R	−17.4%	12,039	17,254	29,963
2008	R	−9.0%	13,844	16,625	30,874
2004	R	−23.3%	10,660	17,222	28,178
2000	R	−23.4%	8,618	14,157	23,696
1996	R	−22.1%	7,421	12,022	20,794
1992	R	−13.3%	6,489	9,304	21,226
1988	R	−26.6%	6,011	10,413	16,579
1984	R	−45.4%	4,141	11,109	15,346
1980	R	−36.2%	3,618	8,502	13,505
1976	R	−35.2%	3,878	8,257	12,433
1972	R	−50.5%	2,650	8,296	11,190
1968	R	−33.0%	2,836	5,998	9,576
1964	R	−9.3%	3,400	4,104	7,536
1960	R	−32.5%	2,387	4,687	7,084
1956	R	−42.9%	1,545	3,868	5,417
1952	R	−45.1%	1,197	3,170	4,375
1948	R	−22.3%	978	1,546	2,547
1944	R	−34.8%	629	1,302	1,936
1940	R	−28.2%	629	1,125	1,758
1936	R	−15.8%	665	915	1,585
1932	R	−0.1%	706	707	1,427
1928	R	−41.4%	367	892	1,267
1924	R	−38.9%	274	665	1,005
1920	R	−30.0%	251	471	733
1916	D	+2.1%	428	410	861
1912	D	+22.8%	200	91	478
1908	R	−4.9%	228	252	492
1904	R	−28.3%	150	280	459
1900	R	−5.0%	236	261	505
1896	D	+3.0%	268	252	527
1892	O	−47.0%	0	210	447
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 11 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 11$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 R+54.1, this south-central Kansas district ranks among the state's most reliably one-sided, leaving general elections largely uncontested and placing outsized weight on primary outcomes.

The Democratic margin in Kansas 11th 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 11, Kansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 11, Kansas voted Democratic by 8.4 points (D+8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 37,783 votes cast, 19,983 went Democratic and 16,802 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 11, Kansas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 11, 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 28 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 11, Kansas last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 11, Kansas voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in State Senate District 11, Kansas?

State Senate District 11, Kansas has a population of 67,604 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 11, Kansas?

Median household income in State Senate District 11, 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 11, Kansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 11, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Kansas 11th State Senate District delivered D+8 in 2024.

Key facts

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