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State Senate District 17·Kansas

Kansas 17th State Senate District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

One of Kansas's most lopsided legislative districts by presidential margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
KS
Latest
R+19
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
73,331
2024 ACS

Kansas 17th State Senate District, Kansas: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+19%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+19MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
73,3312024 5-year
Median household income
$59,5322024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
66.9%2024 5-year
Black
7.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
19.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+23 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+51 in 1928MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 0 D · 3 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−19.1%
9,90214,73325,246
R
−16.0%
10,76614,99526,487
R
−20.6%
7,97112,64422,681
R
−15.5%
9,16012,61322,279
R
−11.5%
10,32113,06323,843
R
−25.0%
8,69514,61323,701
R
−15.9%
8,73112,22621,959
R
−15.5%
8,29211,85022,997
R
−3.0%
8,3269,08825,320
R
−14.1%
9,19912,28321,798
R
−38.2%
7,30316,49824,042
R
−25.4%
7,84613,89623,801
R
−9.6%
9,81311,98922,723
R
−43.5%
6,13115,92522,526
R
−20.6%
7,22311,44920,501
D
+10.2%
11,2209,12520,528
R
−24.5%
8,26713,67022,026
R
−34.6%
7,11614,70921,936
R
−40.3%
6,81716,11923,084
R
−4.0%
10,21811,08921,680
R
−12.5%
8,67411,17020,001
R
−9.9%
10,66513,03323,925
D
+8.1%
13,11611,13724,367
D
+4.2%
11,52110,56622,700
R
−51.2%
4,89215,32720,379
R
−38.1%
4,51312,05619,783
R
−30.4%
5,73110,89616,978
D
+8.7%
9,9008,23419,059
O
+23.1%
4,3071,83610,704
R
−10.2%
4,8676,01711,306
R
−39.3%
2,7546,88710,515
R
−6.8%
5,1995,97211,343
D
+4.4%
5,9025,39411,449
O
−49.9%
05,05810,145
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.2%
Irish
9.1%
English
7.8%
American
5.2%
Italian
2.5%
French
2.1%
Polish
1.2%
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: 31.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.0%
1.5%
75–84
2.0%
3.6%
65–74
4.2%
4.4%
55–64
4.5%
3.9%
45–54
4.1%
6.4%
35–44
5.7%
9.3%
25–34
7.7%
7.3%
18–24
6.9%
9.4%
5–17
8.9%
4.3%
<5
4.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$59,532
State Senate District 17 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 17$59,532
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.6%
Working age (18–64)14.4%
Seniors (65+)12.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.6%
speak English only
Spanish11.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
12.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
9.8%
Methodist
6.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.5%
Mainline Protestant
4.3%
Baptist
3.7%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+50.8, this 74,000-resident district sits among the most heavily one-sided state senate seats in Kansas, leaving general-election outcomes largely determined by primary results.

The Republican margin in Kansas 17th State Senate District reached its widest at fifty-one points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was nineteen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $59,532, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 73,331 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 17, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 17, Kansas voted Republican by 19.1 points (R+19), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,246 votes cast, 9,902 went Democratic and 14,733 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 17, Kansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 17, 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 27 times, and other 2 times.
When did State Senate District 17, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 17, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State Senate District 17, Kansas?
State Senate District 17, Kansas has a population of 73,331 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 17, Kansas?
Median household income in State Senate District 17, Kansas is $59,532 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of State Senate District 17, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 17, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.