State Senate District 12 State Senate District (KS) — Elections 1876–2024

Kansas 12th State Senate District, Kansas: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+50%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+50MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 84,1432024 5-year
Median household income: $71,5012024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 91.4%2024 5-year
Black: 1.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+15 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+51 in 1928MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

8 counties · 0 D · 8 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	R	−49.6%	10,005	30,594	41,484
2020	R	−49.0%	10,231	30,702	41,820
2016	R	−48.0%	8,286	26,107	37,103
2012	R	−38.7%	10,777	24,957	36,617
2008	R	−30.3%	13,279	25,163	39,213
2004	R	−35.3%	12,424	26,302	39,283
2000	R	−25.5%	12,354	21,290	35,106
1996	R	−15.2%	12,618	18,009	35,559
1992	R	−5.0%	11,587	13,415	36,749
1988	R	−17.4%	13,386	19,097	32,845
1984	R	−40.7%	10,189	24,424	34,988
1980	R	−33.0%	10,359	21,539	33,912
1976	R	−8.2%	15,055	17,811	33,575
1972	R	−46.7%	8,234	23,326	32,337
1968	R	−29.8%	9,792	19,658	33,078
1964	D	+3.4%	17,498	16,348	34,087
1960	R	−32.5%	13,025	25,660	38,841
1956	R	−40.2%	11,816	27,801	39,751
1952	R	−45.3%	11,885	31,747	43,840
1948	R	−19.1%	16,086	23,807	40,460
1944	R	−33.2%	13,325	26,679	40,181
1940	R	−28.9%	18,038	32,861	51,218
1936	R	−14.4%	22,751	30,425	53,414
1932	D	+7.2%	25,805	22,280	48,992
1928	R	−51.0%	11,125	34,689	46,193
1924	R	−37.3%	12,077	28,915	45,128
1920	R	−32.5%	13,054	26,142	40,232
1916	D	+4.3%	22,682	20,713	45,998
1912	D	+14.8%	10,337	6,347	26,933
1908	R	−9.6%	12,759	15,584	29,575
1904	R	−34.1%	8,004	17,411	27,615
1900	R	−7.1%	13,549	15,654	29,559
1896	D	+3.0%	14,628	13,773	28,739
1892	O	−48.7%	0	12,112	24,847
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

24.6%

Irish

12.8%

English

12.8%

American

8.4%

Scottish

1.8%

Italian

1.5%

French

1.0%

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: 42.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.5%

2.9%

75–84

3.3%

5.9%

65–74

6.2%

7.2%

55–64

7.2%

6.1%

45–54

5.7%

6.0%

35–44

5.9%

5.3%

25–34

5.1%

4.3%

18–24

3.7%

8.7%

5–17

8.8%

2.8%

2.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$71,501

State Senate District 12 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 12$71,501

Kansas$74,275

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.9%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1810.0%

Working age (18–64)9.5%

Seniors (65+)13.3%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

96.7%

speak English only

Spanish1.7%

Other Indo-European1.2%

Other languages0.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

10.7%

Catholic & Orthodox

9.8%

Methodist

6.7%

Baptist

5.4%

Mainline Protestant

4.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+64.1, this rural Kansas district ranks among the state's most one-sided constituencies, where general-election outcomes are typically decided well before November.

The Republican margin in Kansas 12th State Senate District reached its widest at fifty-one points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was fifty points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,501, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 84,143 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

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

In 2024, State Senate District 12, Kansas voted Republican by 49.6 points (R+50), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 41,484 votes cast, 10,005 went Democratic and 30,594 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 12, Kansas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 12, Kansas as a "Republican loyalist" 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 12, Kansas last vote Democratic?

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

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

State Senate District 12, Kansas has a population of 84,143 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 12, Kansas?

Median household income in State Senate District 12, Kansas is $71,501 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 12, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Kansas 12th State Senate District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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