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1876–2024
State Senate District 31·Kansas

Kansas 31st State Senate District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

One of Kansas's most reliably Republican legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
KS
Latest
R+16
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
135,808
2024 ACS

Kansas 31st State Senate District, Kansas: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+16%. Republican peak: R+53 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+16MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
135,8082024 5-year
Median household income
$70,6082024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
72.7%2024 5-year
Black
6.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
15.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+24 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+53 in 1928MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 D · 2 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
−15.8%
23,68732,79757,812
R
−14.1%
25,26933,83260,524
R
−19.8%
18,52028,82852,170
R
−19.9%
19,27929,16449,628
R
−14.0%
22,22529,64952,845
R
−26.3%
17,85730,85949,436
R
−21.4%
16,67826,37845,255
R
−21.4%
16,44126,42646,690
R
−7.3%
17,15420,86051,032
R
−12.5%
18,18023,53242,800
R
−27.4%
15,27527,02942,899
R
−16.5%
14,81921,59641,008
R
−4.4%
18,36520,11439,576
R
−36.1%
11,13224,50536,998
R
−19.6%
11,86018,43833,535
D
+8.9%
18,12915,13933,633
R
−19.1%
14,91421,99837,115
R
−28.2%
11,91921,33333,360
R
−37.1%
9,47420,86730,726
R
−7.2%
11,07612,83624,397
R
−12.6%
9,95412,85322,940
R
−4.6%
10,69811,75122,688
D
+20.0%
12,9888,63921,693
D
+7.3%
9,7608,40618,667
R
−52.9%
3,80512,53716,497
R
−34.9%
3,4278,58314,766
R
−24.7%
4,5817,66812,494
D
+1.1%
5,7185,58412,141
O
+24.1%
2,6109776,777
R
−14.8%
2,6433,6106,551
R
−44.1%
1,2443,6555,472
R
−10.7%
2,6523,3026,070
R
−2.6%
2,7282,8785,680
O
−47.7%
02,7715,808
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
23.7%
English
11.3%
Irish
9.5%
American
5.1%
Scottish
2.0%
French
1.6%
Italian
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: 37.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.5%
2.3%
75–84
2.6%
4.7%
65–74
5.3%
5.9%
55–64
6.0%
5.5%
45–54
5.5%
6.4%
35–44
6.4%
6.8%
25–34
6.6%
4.8%
18–24
4.4%
9.3%
5–17
9.1%
3.1%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,608
State Senate District 31 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 31$70,608
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.8%
Working age (18–64)11.6%
Seniors (65+)9.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.6%
speak English only
Spanish9.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
13.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
12.4%
Mainline Protestant
6.4%
Baptist
5.9%
Methodist
4.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.7%
Non-Christian
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 55 points, this district ranks among the state's most one-sided, suggesting a rural or small-city electorate where statewide Republican candidates routinely post landslide numbers.

The Republican margin in Kansas 31st State Senate District reached its widest at fifty-three points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was sixteen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $70,608, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 135,808 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 31, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 31, Kansas voted Republican by 15.8 points (R+16), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 57,812 votes cast, 23,687 went Democratic and 32,797 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 31, Kansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 31, 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 4 times, Republican 28 times, and other 2 times.
When did State Senate District 31, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 31, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State Senate District 31, Kansas?
State Senate District 31, Kansas has a population of 135,808 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 31, Kansas?
Median household income in State Senate District 31, Kansas is $70,608 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of State Senate District 31, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 31, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.