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Kansas 12th State Senate District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German24.9%23.3%12.5%

Irish13.0%11.3%9.4%

English13.0%12.4%9.5%

American8.5%5.6%5.3%

Scottish1.8%1.9%1.3%

Italian1.5%2.0%4.8%

Swedish1.2%1.1%—

French1.0%1.8%1.6%

Mexican2.4%10.4%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.2%0.6%1.8%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	KS SD 12	Kansas	United States
Median age	42.8	37.5	39.1
Age 18–24	8.0%	10.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	20.6%	16.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	KS SD 12	Kansas	United States
Median household income	$67,253	$74,275	$84,427
Poverty rate	10.3%	11.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	23.6%	35.6%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	KS SD 12	Kansas	United States
Owner-occupied homes	78.4%	67.2%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	21.6%	32.8%	34.8%
Median home value	$160,200	$217,200	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$817	$1,060	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	40.1%	43.5%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	13.8%	9.2%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	KS SD 12	Kansas	United States
Mean commute	26.4 min	19.7 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	10.2%	3.7%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	78.4%	75.4%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.1%	0.4%	3.2%
Works from home	8.3%	11.8%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	KS SD 12	Kansas	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	3.3%	12.2%	22.3%
Spanish	1.7%	8.1%	13.6%
German or other West Germanic	1.0%	0.4%	0.5%

Religious landscape

Measure	KS SD 12	Kansas	United States
Catholic	—	14.1%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	17.0%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	54.0%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	KS SD 12	Kansas	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.3%	7.4%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.5%	3.2%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.9%	4.2%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	8.1%	6.8%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.411	0.457	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic22.8%8,047TrumpRepublican75.4%26,622OtherAll other candidates1.8%643

R+52.6

Lead: 18,575
Total: 35,312
vs nation: R+51.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic23.5%8,282TrumpRepublican74.4%26,270OtherAll other candidates2.2%764

R+50.9

Lead: 17,988
Total: 35,316
vs nation: R+55.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic21.9%7,046TrumpRepublican71.0%22,813OtherAll other candidates7.1%2,277

R+49.1

Lead: 15,767
Total: 32,136
vs nation: R+51.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic29.0%9,142RomneyRepublican68.9%21,767OtherAll other candidates2.1%667

R+40.0

Lead: 12,625
Total: 31,576
vs nation: R+43.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic33.2%11,211McCainRepublican65.0%21,983OtherAll other candidates1.8%611

R+31.9

Lead: 10,772
Total: 33,805
vs nation: R+39.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic31.3%10,702BushRepublican67.4%23,064OtherAll other candidates1.3%461

R+36.1

Lead: 12,362
Total: 34,227
vs nation: R+33.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic35.4%10,892BushRepublican61.0%18,779OtherAll other candidates3.7%1,135

R+25.6

Lead: 7,887
Total: 30,806
vs nation: R+26.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic35.4%11,050DoleRepublican50.9%15,893OtherAll other candidates13.7%4,273

R+15.5

Lead: 4,843
Total: 31,216
vs nation: R+24.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+52.6MIT Election Lab
Population: 72,2152024 5-year
Population density: 18 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 4,011 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $67,2532024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 89.9%2024 5-year
Black: 0.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+14.2 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+52.6 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 1, KS · twin score 97.0

presidential history

Party record book

Kansas 12th State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1932

52.9%

23,802 votes · D+7.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 50.8%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

75.4%

26,622 votes · R+52.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · 75.2%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1932

23,802votes

52.9% of the vote · D+7.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1916 · 20,938 votes

Republican

Herbert Hoover1928

31,842votes

75.2% of the vote · R+51.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Wendell Willkie, 1940 · 30,375 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

Woodrow Wilson1916

+1.0pts D vs U.S.

Place D+4.1 · U.S. D+3.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1908 · −0.1 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+55.4pts R vs U.S.

Place R+50.9 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Benjamin Harrison, 1892 · +51.2 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RCaryn TysonState Senate · 12

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 2 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	26.9%9,034	73.1%24,498	33,532
2020	R	25.1%7,616	74.9%22,755	30,371

Kansas 12th State Senate District sits in the Great Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 14.2 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 52.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 52.6 points.

A population of 72,215, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,253 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 1 and State Senate District 32.

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 1

2012–2024 trajectory

State Senate District 32

2008–2024 trajectory

State Senate District 1

2008–2024 trajectory

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 12th State Senate District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Kansas 12th State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Kansas 12th State Senate District voted Republican by 52.6 points (R+52.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 35,312 votes cast, 8,047 went Democratic and 26,622 went Republican.

When did Kansas 12th State Senate District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Kansas 12th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Kansas 12th State Senate District?

Kansas 12th State Senate District has a population of 72,215 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Kansas 12th State Senate District?

Median household income in Kansas 12th State Senate District is $67,253 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of Kansas 12th State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kansas 12th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 33 went Republican.