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Kansas 34th 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

German27.3%23.3%12.5%

English11.5%12.4%9.5%

Irish9.6%11.3%9.4%

American6.6%5.6%5.3%

Scottish1.8%1.9%1.3%

French1.6%1.8%1.6%

Italian1.5%2.0%4.8%

Swedish1.1%1.1%—

Mexican7.4%10.4%11.3%

Spanish0.6%——

Spaniard0.3%——

Puerto Rican0.2%0.6%1.8%

African American†2.5%4.3%9.9%

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 34	Kansas	United States
Median age	41	37.5	39.1
Age 18–24	8.8%	10.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	20.7%	16.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	KS SD 34	Kansas	United States
Median household income	$60,672	$74,275	$84,427
Poverty rate	12.3%	11.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	21.3%	35.6%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	KS SD 34	Kansas	United States
Owner-occupied homes	69.6%	67.2%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	30.4%	32.8%	34.8%
Median home value	$127,100	$217,200	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$858	$1,060	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	42.4%	43.5%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	11.2%	9.2%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	KS SD 34	Kansas	United States
Mean commute	17.9 min	19.7 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	3.9%	3.7%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	81.5%	75.4%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Works from home	5.9%	11.8%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	KS SD 34	Kansas	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	5.5%	12.2%	22.3%
Spanish	3.4%	8.1%	13.6%
German or other West Germanic	1.4%	0.4%	0.5%

Religious landscape

Measure	KS SD 34	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 34	Kansas	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.9%	7.4%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.7%	3.2%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.2%	4.2%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	6.2%	6.8%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.427	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

HarrisDemocratic29.0%9,595TrumpRepublican69.0%22,820OtherAll other candidates1.9%642

R+40.0

Lead: 13,225
Total: 33,057
vs nation: R+38.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic28.8%9,631TrumpRepublican68.8%23,042OtherAll other candidates2.4%814

R+40.0

Lead: 13,411
Total: 33,487
vs nation: R+44.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic25.6%7,722TrumpRepublican66.0%19,893OtherAll other candidates8.4%2,516

R+40.4

Lead: 12,171
Total: 30,131
vs nation: R+42.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic31.0%9,300RomneyRepublican66.4%19,887OtherAll other candidates2.6%780

R+35.3

Lead: 10,587
Total: 29,967
vs nation: R+39.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic35.1%11,477McCainRepublican62.8%20,548OtherAll other candidates2.1%703

R+27.7

Lead: 9,071
Total: 32,728
vs nation: R+35.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic31.7%10,606BushRepublican66.7%22,331OtherAll other candidates1.7%554

R+35.0

Lead: 11,725
Total: 33,491
vs nation: R+32.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic33.6%10,653BushRepublican61.8%19,606OtherAll other candidates4.7%1,477

R+28.2

Lead: 8,953
Total: 31,736
vs nation: R+28.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic32.7%10,844DoleRepublican56.2%18,630OtherAll other candidates11.1%3,668

R+23.5

Lead: 7,786
Total: 33,142
vs nation: R+32.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+40.0MIT Election Lab
Population: 73,5542024 5-year
Population density: 23 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 3,253 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $60,6722024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 82.8%2024 5-year
Black: 2.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 8.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+25.2 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+53.2 in 1876MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 33, KS · twin score 94.8

presidential history

Party record book

Kansas 34th 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. Roosevelt1936

62.2%

20,682 votes · D+24.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 59.8%

Republican

Rutherford B. Hayes1876

76.6%

1,134 votes · R+53.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · 75.1%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1936

20,682votes

62.2% of the vote · D+24.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 19,007 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2020

23,042votes

68.8% of the vote · R+40.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 22,820 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

Jimmy Carter1976

+8.7pts D vs U.S.

Place D+10.8 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1896 · +8.2 pts

Republican

Benjamin Harrison1892

+47.5pts R vs U.S.

Place R+45.8 · U.S. D+1.7 · a third-party candidate carried the Place · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +44.5 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RMike MurphyState Senate · 34

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	26.2%8,473	73.8%23,907	32,380
2020	R	29.5%9,974	70.5%23,855	33,829

Kansas 34th State Senate District sits in the Great Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 25.2 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 53.2 points in 1876. The 2024 margin was 40.0 points.

A population of 73,554, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,672 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 33 and State Senate District 36.

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 33

2012–2024 trajectory

State Senate District 36

2012–2024 trajectory

State Senate District 24

2012–2024 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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Frequently asked questions

How did Kansas 34th State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Kansas 34th State Senate District voted Republican by 40.0 points (R+40.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 33,057 votes cast, 9,595 went Democratic and 22,820 went Republican.

When did Kansas 34th State Senate District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Kansas 34th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1976.

How many people live in Kansas 34th State Senate District?

Kansas 34th State Senate District has a population of 73,554 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Kansas 34th State Senate District?

Median household income in Kansas 34th State Senate District is $60,672 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of Kansas 34th State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kansas 34th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 30 went Republican.