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1876–2024
State Senate District 36·Kansas

Kansas 36th State Senate District has voted Republican in twenty-three straight presidential cycles.

One of Kansas's most Democratic-leaning state senate districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
KS
Latest
R+65
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
68,311
2024 ACS

Kansas 36th State Senate District, Kansas: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+65%. Republican peak: R+65 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+65MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
68,3112024 5-year
Median household income
$62,8272024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
92.4%2024 5-year
Black
0.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+19 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+65 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
14 counties · 0 D · 14 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
−64.6%
5,79728,18234,634
R
−63.6%
6,30029,58836,603
R
−63.6%
5,19626,86934,077
R
−58.9%
6,68226,94534,387
R
−52.0%
8,39627,33936,422
R
−54.5%
8,41329,24338,224
R
−47.1%
9,08826,99838,024
R
−41.9%
10,11327,53241,591
R
−16.1%
11,86019,01444,471
R
−30.7%
14,43327,48842,581
R
−51.6%
11,25635,94047,799
R
−49.2%
10,76234,55148,390
R
−16.6%
20,37328,68450,175
R
−48.2%
12,06035,53748,704
R
−38.3%
13,69533,20350,933
R
−4.2%
25,47427,74453,652
R
−35.5%
19,07840,21459,596
R
−46.2%
16,11844,10560,598
R
−58.9%
13,68353,62667,861
R
−25.3%
23,00839,08963,602
R
−40.2%
18,70844,25463,535
R
−31.7%
26,47051,40878,677
R
−2.0%
39,38241,00080,638
D
+10.3%
40,98533,16576,040
R
−42.7%
19,49849,11969,304
R
−38.6%
16,14142,75668,918
R
−42.0%
16,54841,63559,688
D
+9.0%
38,92332,20774,542
D
+18.6%
18,0759,87844,061
R
−10.5%
19,04423,71744,607
R
−45.3%
8,99627,27040,332
R
−6.3%
21,04923,91345,707
D
+7.1%
22,23819,26941,989
R
−52.7%
022,62242,924
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
33.6%
English
11.5%
Irish
11.1%
American
6.8%
French
3.7%
Scottish
1.6%
Italian
1.1%
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: 44.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.1%
85+
2.1%
3.5%
75–84
4.0%
7.0%
65–74
6.8%
7.0%
55–64
7.1%
5.4%
45–54
4.9%
6.2%
35–44
5.3%
5.0%
25–34
4.9%
3.7%
18–24
3.2%
8.9%
5–17
8.0%
3.1%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,827
State Senate District 36 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 36$62,827
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.6%
Working age (18–64)9.6%
Seniors (65+)13.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.5%
speak English only
Spanish1.5%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
17.0%
Mainline Protestant
15.0%
Methodist
12.8%
Other Christian
8.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.4%
Baptist
1.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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.

The Republican margin in Kansas 36th State Senate District reached its widest at sixty-five points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was sixty-five points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $62,827, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 68,311 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 36, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 36, Kansas voted Republican by 64.6 points (R+65), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 34,634 votes cast, 5,797 went Democratic and 28,182 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 36, Kansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 36, 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 30 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 36, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 36, Kansas voted Democratic was 1932.
How many people live in State Senate District 36, Kansas?
State Senate District 36, Kansas has a population of 68,311 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 36, Kansas?
Median household income in State Senate District 36, Kansas is $62,827 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of State Senate District 36, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 36, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.