State Senate District 37 State Senate District (KS) — Elections 1876–2024

Kansas 37th State Senate District, Kansas: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+4%. Republican peak: R+49 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+4MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 155,2492024 5-year
Median household income: $107,3222024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 79.6%2024 5-year
Black: 4.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 8.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+21 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+49 in 1892MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 1 D · 1 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	+4.1%	43,877	40,314	86,444
2020	D	+4.1%	43,966	40,401	86,187
2016	R	−5.8%	31,106	35,331	73,020
2012	R	−19.0%	27,022	40,014	68,548
2008	R	−10.3%	31,206	38,507	70,660
2004	R	−23.9%	24,203	39,596	64,483
2000	R	−22.9%	19,833	32,218	54,151
1996	R	−20.9%	17,209	27,211	47,838
1992	R	−11.8%	15,102	20,836	48,798
1988	R	−24.3%	14,351	23,674	38,378
1984	R	−43.9%	9,898	25,568	35,700
1980	R	−34.4%	8,806	19,667	31,562
1976	R	−31.1%	9,734	18,850	29,295
1972	R	−49.3%	6,404	19,444	26,442
1968	R	−30.2%	7,040	13,986	23,002
1964	R	−4.0%	8,995	9,750	18,829
1960	R	−29.3%	6,424	11,772	18,231
1956	R	−37.2%	4,639	10,140	14,798
1952	R	−39.2%	3,892	8,932	12,850
1948	R	−14.1%	3,555	4,732	8,366
1944	R	−26.0%	2,643	4,504	7,162
1940	R	−21.0%	2,926	4,489	7,443
1936	R	−7.7%	3,293	3,844	7,154
1932	D	+6.8%	3,436	2,992	6,503
1928	R	−44.2%	1,656	4,316	6,019
1924	R	−37.1%	1,398	3,369	5,307
1920	R	−26.3%	1,538	2,664	4,289
1916	D	+9.0%	2,569	2,134	4,857
1912	D	+21.2%	1,212	617	2,802
1908	R	−4.6%	1,410	1,551	3,036
1904	R	−31.0%	902	1,786	2,850
1900	R	−5.0%	1,488	1,647	3,165
1896	D	+4.4%	1,724	1,578	3,334
1892	O	−49.0%	0	1,384	2,824
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

23.8%

English

15.3%

Irish

14.0%

American

4.7%

Italian

3.1%

Scottish

2.2%

French

1.9%

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: 38.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.2%

2.1%

75–84

2.6%

4.6%

65–74

5.1%

6.0%

55–64

6.3%

45–54

6.3%

7.2%

35–44

7.1%

6.6%

25–34

6.5%

4.1%

18–24

3.9%

9.0%

5–17

8.7%

3.0%

2.9%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$107,322

State Senate District 37 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 37$107,322

Kansas$74,275

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

5.6%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 185.4%

Working age (18–64)5.5%

Seniors (65+)8.5%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

88.8%

speak English only

Spanish5.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%

Other Indo-European2.5%

Other languages1.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

16.6%

Other Christian

9.7%

Methodist

6.1%

Mainline Protestant

4.8%

Baptist

3.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.7%

Non-Christian

2.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Kansas 37th State Senate District in the Great Plains has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Kansas 37th State Senate District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Kansas 37th State Senate District has rarely exceeded twenty-one points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-nine points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by four points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 80% non-Hispanic-white share, a 6% poverty rate, and a median household income of $107,322 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 37, Kansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 37, Kansas voted Democratic by 4.1 points (D+4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 86,444 votes cast, 43,877 went Democratic and 40,314 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 37, Kansas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 37, Kansas as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 37, Kansas last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 37, Kansas voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in State Senate District 37, Kansas?

State Senate District 37, Kansas has a population of 155,249 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 37, Kansas?

Median household income in State Senate District 37, Kansas is $107,322 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of State Senate District 37, Kansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 37, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Kansas 37th State Senate District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

Demographics

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