State Senate District 35 State Senate District (KS) — Elections 1876–2024

Kansas 35th 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: 64,4242024 5-year
Median household income: $109,2082024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 78.5%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

1 counties · 1 D · 0 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	+8.4%	19,043	16,011	36,005
2020	D	+8.2%	19,127	16,155	36,042
2016	R	−2.6%	13,479	14,272	30,540
2012	R	−17.4%	11,473	16,443	28,554
2008	R	−9.0%	13,193	15,843	29,421
2004	R	−23.3%	10,159	16,412	26,853
2000	R	−23.4%	8,213	13,491	22,581
1996	R	−22.1%	7,072	11,457	19,815
1992	R	−13.3%	6,184	8,867	20,228
1988	R	−26.6%	5,728	9,923	15,799
1984	R	−45.4%	3,947	10,587	14,624
1980	R	−36.2%	3,447	8,102	12,870
1976	R	−35.2%	3,696	7,868	11,848
1972	R	−50.5%	2,525	7,906	10,663
1968	R	−33.0%	2,702	5,715	9,126
1964	R	−9.3%	3,240	3,910	7,181
1960	R	−32.5%	2,275	4,466	6,751
1956	R	−42.9%	1,472	3,686	5,162
1952	R	−45.1%	1,141	3,021	4,169
1948	R	−22.3%	932	1,473	2,427
1944	R	−34.8%	599	1,241	1,845
1940	R	−28.2%	599	1,072	1,676
1936	R	−15.8%	634	872	1,511
1932	O	+0.0%	673	673	1,359
1928	R	−41.4%	350	850	1,207
1924	R	−38.9%	261	633	957
1920	R	−30.1%	239	449	698
1916	D	+2.1%	408	391	820
1912	D	+22.8%	191	87	456
1908	R	−4.9%	217	240	469
1904	R	−28.4%	143	267	437
1900	R	−4.8%	225	248	482
1896	D	+3.2%	256	240	502
1892	O	−47.2%	0	201	426
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

$109,208

State Senate District 35 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 35$109,208

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+)7.5%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

87.9%

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+40.3, this district ranks among the most one-sided in the Kansas Senate. Its voting pattern reflects the deep-red rural and small-town constituencies that anchor Republican dominance in the state legislature.

The Democratic margin in Kansas 35th 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 $109,208 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 35, Kansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 35, Kansas voted Democratic by 8.4 points (D+8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 36,005 votes cast, 19,043 went Democratic and 16,011 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 35, Kansas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 35, Kansas as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 27 times, and other 2 times.

When did State Senate District 35, Kansas last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 35, Kansas voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in State Senate District 35, Kansas?

State Senate District 35, Kansas has a population of 64,424 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 35, Kansas?

Median household income in State Senate District 35, Kansas is $109,208 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of State Senate District 35, Kansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 35, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Kansas 35th State Senate District delivered D+8 in 2024.

Key facts

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