Kansas 13th State Senate District, Kansas: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+39%. Republican peak: R+55 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+39MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 72,5452024 5-year
- Median household income
- $55,3862024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+22 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+55 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 13, KSOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9,351 | 21,587 | 31,643 | ||
| R | 9,913 | 21,832 | 32,445 | ||
| R | 8,539 | 19,228 | 29,964 | ||
| R | 11,751 | 17,264 | 29,862 | ||
| R | 13,943 | 17,859 | 32,517 | ||
| R | 13,557 | 19,079 | 33,122 | ||
| R | 13,069 | 16,024 | 30,469 | ||
| R | 13,764 | 13,901 | 31,533 | ||
| D | 13,956 | 11,932 | 33,503 | ||
| R | 14,473 | 14,879 | 29,581 | ||
| R | 12,559 | 20,175 | 33,032 | ||
| R | 14,230 | 17,615 | 33,712 | ||
| D | 17,410 | 14,769 | 32,647 | ||
| R | 11,400 | 20,445 | 32,427 | ||
| R | 13,028 | 15,536 | 32,085 | ||
| D | 19,980 | 13,305 | 33,460 | ||
| R | 15,617 | 20,196 | 35,996 | ||
| R | 15,060 | 20,706 | 35,912 | ||
| R | 15,967 | 22,689 | 38,848 | ||
| D | 17,736 | 17,068 | 35,689 | ||
| R | 16,299 | 19,263 | 35,746 | ||
| D | 22,567 | 22,491 | 45,393 | ||
| D | 26,579 | 19,441 | 46,159 | ||
| D | 24,010 | 15,204 | 40,311 | ||
| R | 12,015 | 25,718 | 38,490 | ||
| R | 9,353 | 18,708 | 36,877 | ||
| R | 12,825 | 17,615 | 32,390 | ||
| D | 19,459 | 14,785 | 39,087 | ||
| O | 7,630 | 6,117 | 23,502 | ||
| R | 10,734 | 11,739 | 25,494 | ||
| R | 6,117 | 13,728 | 23,800 | ||
| D | 12,924 | 12,223 | 25,500 | ||
| D | 12,931 | 10,272 | 23,445 | ||
| R | 0 | 10,777 | 19,512 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.0%
Irish
13.3%
American
13.2%
English
13.0%
Italian
4.1%
Scottish
2.5%
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: 37.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$55,386
State Senate District 13 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 13$55,386
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.3%
Working age (18–64)17.1%
Seniors (65+)11.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.7%
speak English only
Spanish3.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+47.9, this district ranks among the most reliably one-sided in Kansas, leaving general-election outcomes functionally settled before November and shifting meaningful competition to primary contests.
The Democratic margin in Kansas 13th State Senate District peaked at twenty-two points in 1932. By 1996 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-nine points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $55,386 sits well below state and national norms, and 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 13, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 13, Kansas voted Republican by 38.7 points (R+39), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 31,643 votes cast, 9,351 went Democratic and 21,587 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 13, Kansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 13, Kansas as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 13, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 13, Kansas voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in State Senate District 13, Kansas?
State Senate District 13, Kansas has a population of 72,545 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 13, Kansas?
Median household income in State Senate District 13, Kansas is $55,386 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of State Senate District 13, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 13, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.