HarrisDemocratic39.3%9,910TrumpRepublican58.6%14,771OtherAll other candidates2.1%530
R+19.3- Lead
- 4,861
- Total
- 25,211
- vs nation
- R+17.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
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.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic40.4%10,424TrumpRepublican56.8%14,659OtherAll other candidates2.8%726
R+16.4- Lead
- 4,235
- Total
- 25,809
- vs nation
- R+20.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic35.1%7,972TrumpRepublican55.7%12,646OtherAll other candidates9.1%2,066
R+20.6- Lead
- 4,674
- Total
- 22,684
- vs nation
- R+22.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic41.1%9,161RomneyRepublican56.6%12,615OtherAll other candidates2.3%506
R+15.5- Lead
- 3,454
- Total
- 22,282
- vs nation
- R+19.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic43.3%10,322McCainRepublican54.8%13,065OtherAll other candidates1.9%459
R+11.5- Lead
- 2,743
- Total
- 23,846
- vs nation
- R+18.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic36.7%8,696BushRepublican61.7%14,615OtherAll other candidates1.7%393
R+25.0- Lead
- 5,919
- Total
- 23,704
- vs nation
- R+22.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic39.8%8,732BushRepublican55.7%12,228OtherAll other candidates4.6%1,002
R+15.9- Lead
- 3,496
- Total
- 21,962
- vs nation
- R+16.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic36.1%8,293DoleRepublican51.5%11,851OtherAll other candidates12.4%2,856
R+15.5- Lead
- 3,558
- Total
- 23,000
- vs nation
- R+24.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+19.3MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 74,1012024 5-year
- Population density
- 38 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 1,928 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $59,3922024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 63.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 9.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 17.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+23.1 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51.2 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 28, KS · twin score 82.3
presidential history
Party record book
Kansas 17th 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
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
54.7%
11,221 votes · D+10.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 53.8%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
75.2%
15,329 votes · R+51.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 70.7%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
13,118votes
53.8% of the vote · D+8.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 11,522 votes
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
16,500votes
68.6% of the vote · R+38.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · 16,121 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
William J. Bryan1896
+7.0pts D vs U.S.
Place D+0.9 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1916 · +5.6 pts
Republican
Benjamin Harrison1892
+49.7pts R vs U.S.
Place R+48.0 · U.S. D+1.7 · a third-party candidate carried the Place · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · +33.7 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RMike ArgabrightState Senate · 17
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.
| Year | Vote lead | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 40.2%9,343 | 59.8%13,898 | 23,241 |
| 2020 | R | 41.6%10,743 | 58.4%15,103 | 25,846 |
Kansas 17th State Senate District sits in the Great Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 23.1 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 51.2 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.3 points.
A population of 74,101, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,392 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 28 and State Senate District 6.
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 28
Kansas
82.3twin score
2008–2020 trajectory≠ Scottish ancestry
State Senate District 6
North Carolina
79.7twin score
median agecollege share2008–2016 trajectory≠ population scale
State Senate District 21
Oklahoma
74.7twin score
median age2016–2024 trajectorymedian income≠ % Evangelical
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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Frequently asked questions
How did Kansas 17th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kansas 17th State Senate District voted Republican by 19.3 points (R+19.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,211 votes cast, 9,910 went Democratic and 14,771 went Republican.
When did Kansas 17th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kansas 17th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Kansas 17th State Senate District?
Kansas 17th State Senate District has a population of 74,101 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kansas 17th State Senate District?
Median household income in Kansas 17th State Senate District is $59,392 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Kansas 17th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kansas 17th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 31 went Republican.