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Kansas 38th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+43.22012R+47.62016R+47.02020R+43.82024R+49.5
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+49.5
2024
median income$68,895U.S. $80,734 · KS $74,275
median age33.3U.S. 39.1 · KS 37.5
poverty rate12.4%U.S. 12.5% · KS 11.3%
bachelor’s+ (25+)19.1%U.S. 35.6% · KS 35.6%
non-english45.4%U.S. 22.3% · KS 12.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German19.7%
English7.0%
Irish6.6%
Mexican40.6%
Guatemalan5.9%
Cuban0.9%
African American†1.7%
African0.2%
Somali0.2%
Vietnamese0.3%
Laotian0.2%
religion

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

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

Kansas 38th State Senate District

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Kansas 38th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+49.5
2024
2024 presidential margin for Kansas 38th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Kansas 38th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+49.5), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Kansas 38th State Senate District · R+49.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican74.0%14,742
Kamala HarrisDemocratic24.4%4,872
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent1.6%321
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 7 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 (7 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Kansas 38th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Clark County, KSRepublicanR+72.8
Ford County, KSRepublicanR+38.3
Gray County, KSRepublicanR+68.8
Haskell County, KSRepublicanR+64.4
Hodgeman County, KSRepublicanR+70.5
Meade County, KSRepublicanR+69.9
Seward County, KSRepublicanR+38.9
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
24.4%Harris4,872
74.0%Trump14,742
1.6%Kennedy321
−49.5%
19,935
R
27.2%Biden5,949
71.0%Trump15,510
1.8%Jorgensen385
−43.8%
21,844
R
23.8%Clinton4,739
70.8%Trump14,106
5.4%Johnson1,073
−47.0%
19,918
R
25.4%Obama5,240
72.9%Romney15,069
1.7%Johnson356
−47.6%
20,665
R
26.7%Obama6,008
69.9%McCain15,737
3.4%Nader762
−43.2%
22,507
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: −49.5% in 2024.−49.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−43.2%
2012−47.6%
2016−47.0%
2020−43.8%
2024−49.5%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RRon RyckmanState Senate · 38

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

In 2024 it voted Republican by R+49.5, against R+43.2 in 2008. The district had about 72,400 residents, 51.2% White alone in the 2024 ACS 5-year.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 49.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 49.5 points.

A population of 73,421, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,895 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 39 and State Senate District 27.

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 39
Kansas
98.2twin score
2008–2024 trajectory
State Senate District 27
New Mexico
93.6twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ American ancestry
State Senate District 42
New Mexico
92.4twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ elasticity

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 38th State Senate District

counties it covers7
Clark CountyFord CountyGray CountyHaskell CountyHodgeman CountyMeade CountySeward County

Frequently asked questions

How did Kansas 38th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kansas 38th State Senate District voted Republican by 49.5 points (R+49.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,935 votes cast, 4,872 went Democratic and 14,742 went Republican.
How many people live in Kansas 38th State Senate District?
Kansas 38th State Senate District has a population of 73,421 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kansas 38th State Senate District?
Median household income in Kansas 38th State Senate District is $68,895 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Kansas 38th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Kansas 38th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.