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1876–2024
State Senate District 22·Kansas

Kansas 22nd State Senate District delivered D+2 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

One of Kansas's most Democratic state senate districts by presidential margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
KS
Latest
D+2
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
71,895
2024 ACS

Kansas 22nd State Senate District, Kansas: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+2%. Republican peak: R+61 in 1952.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+2MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
71,8952024 5-year
Median household income
$61,1042024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
76.8%2024 5-year
Black
6.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
10.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+20 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+61 in 1952MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 D · 1 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
D
+1.8%
12,05411,62524,498
D
+4.6%
12,75511,60425,155
R
−3.5%
9,33410,10221,960
R
−12.0%
8,97011,50021,087
R
−7.0%
10,48712,10422,982
R
−22.8%
7,90212,66420,897
R
−24.6%
6,18410,66518,241
R
−22.3%
6,74111,10519,593
R
−2.1%
7,9278,38821,782
R
−13.1%
7,2789,50116,995
R
−30.5%
5,97111,30017,446
R
−21.9%
5,2208,89816,806
R
−18.0%
6,5359,51116,556
R
−34.4%
5,32911,11216,797
R
−30.3%
4,2558,29013,336
R
−6.6%
5,5936,39212,129
R
−44.3%
3,4809,06212,592
R
−54.1%
2,7829,37912,205
R
−61.0%
2,3519,79312,193
R
−38.1%
4,0499,22113,558
R
−41.7%
2,6586,5079,239
R
−38.2%
3,2917,41610,812
R
−19.2%
4,1026,07410,275
R
−12.7%
4,0995,3349,760
R
−56.7%
1,7916,5888,457
R
−48.9%
1,6455,4527,786
R
−49.3%
1,6094,8736,623
R
−10.8%
2,6363,3196,341
O
+19.5%
1,1704253,814
R
−26.7%
1,2892,2753,687
R
−57.8%
5232,2502,990
R
−24.4%
1,2792,1183,434
R
−13.2%
1,4431,8893,382
O
−46.9%
01,4273,045
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
26.6%
Irish
10.7%
English
10.4%
American
9.9%
Scottish
2.7%
Italian
2.5%
French
2.0%
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: 25.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.7%
1.2%
75–84
1.5%
2.9%
65–74
3.2%
3.5%
55–64
3.8%
3.7%
45–54
3.3%
5.5%
35–44
5.1%
9.4%
25–34
7.0%
18.3%
18–24
14.3%
5.8%
5–17
5.6%
2.4%
<5
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$61,104
State Senate District 22 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 22$61,104
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
19.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.0%
Working age (18–64)21.9%
Seniors (65+)7.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.3%
speak English only
Spanish4.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
11.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
11.3%
Mainline Protestant
5.3%
Methodist
4.4%
Baptist
2.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.7%
Non-Christian
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in urban Johnson or Wyandotte County territory, this district posts a D+25.3 presidential margin that sits well outside the norm for a state that regularly delivers statewide offices to Republicans by double digits.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty points in 1912; the Republican margin reached sixty-one points in 1952. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 71,895, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $61,104 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 22, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 22, Kansas voted Democratic by 1.8 points (D+2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 24,498 votes cast, 12,054 went Democratic and 11,625 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 22, Kansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 22, Kansas as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 2 times, Republican 30 times, and other 2 times.
When did State Senate District 22, Kansas last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 22, Kansas voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in State Senate District 22, Kansas?
State Senate District 22, Kansas has a population of 71,895 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 22, Kansas?
Median household income in State Senate District 22, Kansas is $61,104 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of State Senate District 22, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 22, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.