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Kansas 18th 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

German29.6%23.3%12.5%

English19.7%12.4%9.5%

Irish13.8%11.3%9.4%

American6.0%5.6%5.3%

Italian2.6%2.0%4.8%

Scottish2.4%1.9%1.3%

Swedish2.2%1.1%—

French2.1%1.8%1.6%

Mexican4.4%10.4%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.4%0.6%1.8%

African American†1.4%4.3%9.9%

Aztec0.2%——

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 18	Kansas	United States
Median age	39.8	37.5	39.1
Age 18–24	8.1%	10.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	18.8%	16.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	KS SD 18	Kansas	United States
Median household income	$83,549	$74,275	$84,427
Poverty rate	7.2%	11.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	32.8%	35.6%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	KS SD 18	Kansas	United States
Owner-occupied homes	79.8%	67.2%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	20.2%	32.8%	34.8%
Median home value	$231,300	$217,200	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$1,012	$1,060	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	37.8%	43.5%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	6.9%	9.2%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	KS SD 18	Kansas	United States
Mean commute	22.8 min	19.7 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	5.7%	3.7%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	79.2%	75.4%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.1%	0.4%	3.2%
Works from home	10.0%	11.8%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	KS SD 18	Kansas	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	5.6%	12.2%	22.3%
Spanish	4.0%	8.1%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	KS SD 18	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 18	Kansas	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.5%	7.4%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.7%	3.2%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.8%	4.2%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	8.9%	6.8%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.396	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

HarrisDemocratic32.5%12,757TrumpRepublican65.5%25,758OtherAll other candidates2.0%786

R+33.1

Lead: 13,001
Total: 39,301
vs nation: R+31.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic33.5%13,005TrumpRepublican63.6%24,681OtherAll other candidates2.9%1,121

R+30.1

Lead: 11,676
Total: 38,807
vs nation: R+34.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic29.6%9,924TrumpRepublican62.1%20,832OtherAll other candidates8.3%2,788

R+32.5

Lead: 10,908
Total: 33,544
vs nation: R+34.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic34.1%10,911RomneyRepublican63.1%20,175OtherAll other candidates2.7%879

R+29.0

Lead: 9,264
Total: 31,965
vs nation: R+32.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic35.6%12,400McCainRepublican61.9%21,556OtherAll other candidates2.5%881

R+26.3

Lead: 9,156
Total: 34,837
vs nation: R+33.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic32.6%10,861BushRepublican65.5%21,827OtherAll other candidates1.9%646

R+32.9

Lead: 10,966
Total: 33,334
vs nation: R+30.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic34.8%10,304BushRepublican59.3%17,569OtherAll other candidates5.9%1,744

R+24.5

Lead: 7,265
Total: 29,617
vs nation: R+25.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic32.8%9,768DoleRepublican54.8%16,316OtherAll other candidates12.4%3,693

R+22.0

Lead: 6,548
Total: 29,777
vs nation: R+30.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+33.1MIT Election Lab
Population: 73,9472024 5-year
Population density: 52 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 1,431 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $83,5492024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 86.0%2024 5-year
Black: 1.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+7.5 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+53.6 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 14, KS · twin score 92.1

presidential history

Party record book

Kansas 18th 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

45.8%

9,364 votes · R+6.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 45.2%

Republican

Dwight D. Eisenhower1952

74.9%

16,516 votes · R+50.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · 74.7%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

13,005votes

33.5% of the vote · R+30.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 12,757 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

25,758votes

65.5% of the vote · R+33.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 24,681 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

−9.3pts D vs U.S.

Place R+15.4 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Michael Dukakis, 1988 · −11.9 pts

Republican

Benjamin Harrison1892

+55.2pts R vs U.S.

Place R+53.6 · U.S. D+1.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Thomas E. Dewey, 1944 · +46.7 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RKenny TitusState Senate · 18

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	35.8%12,533	64.2%22,494	35,027
2020	R	38.8%13,827	61.2%21,811	35,638

Kansas 18th State Senate District sits in the Great Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 7.5 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 53.6 points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.1 points.

A population of 73,947, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $83,549 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 14 and State Senate District 27.

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 14

2008–2024 trajectory≠ English ancestry

State Senate District 27

2008–2024 trajectory≠ population scale

State Senate District 26

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 18th State Senate District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Kansas 18th State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Kansas 18th State Senate District voted Republican by 33.1 points (R+33.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 39,301 votes cast, 12,757 went Democratic and 25,758 went Republican.

When did Kansas 18th State Senate District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Kansas 18th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1912.

How many people live in Kansas 18th State Senate District?

Kansas 18th State Senate District has a population of 73,947 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Kansas 18th State Senate District?

Median household income in Kansas 18th State Senate District is $83,549 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of Kansas 18th State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kansas 18th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 37 went Republican.