State Senate District 23 State Senate District (KS) — Elections 1876–2024

Kansas 23rd State Senate District, Kansas: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+8%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+8MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 71,4182024 5-year
Median household income: $109,0852024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 78.6%2024 5-year
Black: 4.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 9.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+23 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+50 in 1972MIT 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+8.1%	21,050	17,801	39,904
2020	D	+8.0%	21,140	17,953	39,935
2016	R	−2.8%	14,901	15,849	33,838
2012	R	−17.5%	12,700	18,239	31,646
2008	R	−9.1%	14,607	17,573	32,608
2004	R	−23.3%	11,253	18,195	29,761
2000	R	−23.3%	9,106	14,947	25,025
1996	R	−22.0%	7,845	12,688	21,969
1992	R	−13.2%	6,861	9,813	22,425
1988	R	−26.4%	6,366	10,993	17,523
1984	R	−45.3%	4,387	11,738	16,225
1980	R	−36.0%	3,836	8,985	14,283
1976	R	−34.9%	4,122	8,719	13,157
1972	R	−50.4%	2,809	8,776	11,843
1968	R	−32.8%	3,012	6,342	10,147
1964	R	−9.0%	3,627	4,345	8,006
1960	R	−32.2%	2,550	4,981	7,542
1956	R	−42.4%	1,665	4,124	5,794
1952	R	−44.6%	1,299	3,398	4,706
1948	R	−21.5%	1,073	1,668	2,766
1944	R	−33.9%	700	1,421	2,127
1940	R	−27.4%	708	1,245	1,959
1936	R	−14.8%	756	1,019	1,780
1932	D	+0.9%	801	787	1,604
1928	R	−41.8%	412	1,010	1,431
1924	R	−38.6%	313	757	1,151
1920	R	−29.5%	294	545	852
1916	D	+3.1%	500	469	995
1912	D	+22.7%	234	108	556
1908	R	−4.9%	267	295	577
1904	R	−28.8%	175	330	539
1900	R	−4.9%	278	307	594
1896	D	+3.4%	317	296	620
1892	O	−47.3%	0	249	526
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

23.7%

English

15.4%

Irish

14.0%

American

4.4%

Italian

3.2%

Scottish

2.2%

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: 38.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.2%

2.0%

75–84

2.5%

4.5%

65–74

5.1%

5.8%

55–64

6.2%

6.3%

45–54

6.3%

7.3%

35–44

7.2%

6.8%

25–34

6.6%

4.1%

18–24

3.9%

9.0%

5–17

8.6%

3.0%

2.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$109,085

State Senate District 23 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 23$109,085

Kansas$74,275

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

5.4%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 185.2%

Working age (18–64)5.3%

Seniors (65+)7.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

88.0%

speak English only

Spanish5.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.8%

Other Indo-European2.7%

Other languages1.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

16.7%

Other Christian

10.0%

Methodist

6.3%

Mainline Protestant

4.8%

Baptist

3.8%

Non-Christian

2.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+68.8, this district ranks among the most politically uniform in Kansas, suggesting a rural or small-town electorate with deeply consolidated partisan preferences.

The Democratic margin in Kansas 23rd State Senate District has rarely exceeded twenty-three points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by eight points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 79% non-Hispanic-white share, a 5% poverty rate, and a median household income of $109,085 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 23, Kansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 23, Kansas voted Democratic by 8.1 points (D+8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 39,904 votes cast, 21,050 went Democratic and 17,801 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 23, Kansas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 23, Kansas as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 23, Kansas last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 23, Kansas voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in State Senate District 23, Kansas?

State Senate District 23, Kansas has a population of 71,418 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 23, Kansas?

Median household income in State Senate District 23, Kansas is $109,085 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of State Senate District 23, Kansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 23, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Kansas 23rd State Senate District delivered D+8 in 2024.

Key facts

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