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Kansas 36th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+49.82012R+58.02016R+63.12020R+63.12024R+64.2
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+64.2
2024
median income$62,047U.S. $80,734 · KS $74,275
median age43.6U.S. 39.1 · KS 37.5
poverty rate10.8%U.S. 12.5% · KS 11.3%
bachelor’s+ (25+)23.4%U.S. 35.6% · KS 35.6%
non-english2.5%U.S. 22.3% · KS 12.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German34.4%
English11.8%
Irish11.4%
Mexican2.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%
Spaniard0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Russell County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Kansas 36th State Senate District

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Kansas 36th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+64.2
2024
2024 presidential margin for Kansas 36th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Kansas 36th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+64.2), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Kansas 36th State Senate District · R+64.2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican81.2%29,495
Kamala HarrisDemocratic17.0%6,186
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent1.8%640
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 14 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (14 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Kansas 36th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Clay County, KSRepublicanR+55.5
Cloud County, KSRepublicanR+60.3
Jewell County, KSRepublicanR+75.7
Lincoln County, KSRepublicanR+65.2
Marshall County, KSRepublicanR+49.1
Mitchell County, KSRepublicanR+65.8
Osborne County, KSRepublicanR+68.5
Ottawa County, KSRepublicanR+66.3
Phillips County, KSRepublicanR+73.5
Republic County, KSRepublicanR+65.4
Rooks County, KSRepublicanR+71.0
Russell County, KSRepublicanR+61.1
Smith County, KSRepublicanR+68.3
Washington County, KSRepublicanR+68.8
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
17.0%Harris6,186
81.2%Trump29,495
1.8%Kennedy640
−64.2%
36,321
R
17.5%Biden6,639
80.5%Trump30,589
2.0%Jorgensen754
−63.1%
37,982
R
15.6%Clinton5,523
78.7%Trump27,820
5.6%Johnson1,995
−63.1%
35,338
R
19.9%Obama7,098
77.9%Romney27,813
2.3%Johnson806
−58.0%
35,717
R
23.0%Obama8,910
72.8%McCain28,179
4.2%Nader1,616
−49.8%
38,705
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −64.2% in 2024.−64.2%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−49.8%
2012−58.0%
2016−63.1%
2020−63.1%
2024−64.2%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RElaine BowersState Senate · 36

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Anchored in the urban core of the Kansas City metro area, this district posts double-digit Democratic presidential margins, making it among the more reliably left-of-center constituencies in a state that trends Republican statewide.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 64.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 64.2 points.

A population of 71,683, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,047 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 43 and State Senate District 33.

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 43
Nebraska
97.5twin score
2008–2024 trajectory
State Senate District 33
Kansas
97.1twin score
2012–2024 trajectory
State Senate District 38
Nebraska
95.6twin score
2012–2024 trajectory≠ French ancestry

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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Places within Kansas 36th State Senate District

counties it covers14
Clay CountyCloud CountyJewell CountyLincoln CountyMarshall CountyMitchell CountyOsborne CountyOttawa CountyPhillips CountyRepublic CountyRooks CountyRussell CountySmith CountyWashington County

Frequently asked questions

How did Kansas 36th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kansas 36th State Senate District voted Republican by 64.2 points (R+64.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 36,321 votes cast, 6,186 went Democratic and 29,495 went Republican.
How many people live in Kansas 36th State Senate District?
Kansas 36th State Senate District has a population of 71,683 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kansas 36th State Senate District?
Median household income in Kansas 36th State Senate District is $62,047 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Kansas 36th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Kansas 36th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.