congressional districtKansas 2nd Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+14.3
2008R+6.3
2012R+11.4
2016R+18.7
2020R+16.3
2024R+19.7
net swing · 2004→2024R+5.3R+14.3 → R+19.7
vs. U.S. · 2024R+18.2R+19.7 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 58.1% of 529,549 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
120,740
181,315
5,849
307,904
529,549
58.1%
2020
130,818
183,256
7,438
321,512
527,417†
61.0%
2016
105,017
158,408
21,332
284,757
523,734†
54.4%
2012
122,521
154,856
6,438
283,815
519,003†
54.7%
2008
141,982
161,578
8,325
311,885
516,341†
60.4%
2004
127,363
170,737
4,215
302,315
513,679†
58.9%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupKS-2KansasUnited States
German21.7%23.3%12.5%
English13.1%12.4%9.5%
Irish11.6%11.3%9.4%
American6.4%5.6%5.3%
Italian2.2%2.0%4.8%
Scottish1.9%1.9%1.3%
French1.8%1.8%1.6%
Swedish1.2%1.1%—
Mexican9.7%10.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.9%0.6%1.8%
Guatemalan0.3%0.4%0.5%
Salvadoran0.3%0.3%0.7%
Honduran0.2%0.2%0.3%
Spaniard0.2%——
African American†7.4%4.3%9.9%
African0.5%0.3%0.5%
Burmese0.3%——
Chinese0.3%0.4%1.3%
Vietnamese0.2%0.5%0.6%
Asian Indian0.2%0.6%1.4%
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
Korean0.2%0.2%0.4%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
KS-2
Kansas
United States
Median age
37.7
37.5
39.1
Age 18–24
11.5%
10.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.2%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
KS-2
Kansas
United States
Median household income
$65,594
$74,275
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.3%
11.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
30.8%
35.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
KS-2
Kansas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.8%
12.2%
22.3%
Spanish
6.8%
8.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
KS-2
Kansas
United States
Catholic
—
14.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
17.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
54.0%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Kansas 2nd Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−14.3%
2008
−6.3%
2012
−11.4%
2016
−18.7%
2020
−16.3%
2024
−19.7%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 25 House races
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
2
R
38.2%115,685
57.1%172,847
302,761
2022
2
R
42.4%98,852
57.6%134,506
233,358
2020
2
R
40.6%136,650
55.1%185,464
336,315
2018
2
R
46.8%123,859
47.6%126,098
264,688
2016
2
R
32.6%96,840
60.9%181,228
297,401
2014
2
R
38.6%87,153
57.0%128,742
225,686
2012
2
R
38.7%113,735
57.0%167,463
293,718
2010
2
R
32.3%66,588
63.1%130,034
205,975
2008
2
R
46.2%142,013
50.6%155,532
307,308
2006
2
D
50.6%114,139
47.1%106,329
225,562
2004
2
R
41.3%121,532
56.1%165,325
294,436
2002
2
R
37.5%79,160
60.4%127,477
210,977
2000
2
R
29.3%71,709
67.4%164,951
244,759
1998
2
R
39.0%69,521
61.0%108,527
178,048
1996
2
R
45.5%114,644
52.2%131,592
252,078
1994
2
R
34.4%71,025
65.6%135,725
206,750
1992
2
D
56.2%151,019
40.8%109,801
268,806
1990
2
D
62.8%99,093
37.2%58,643
157,745
1988
2
D
73.3%135,694
26.7%49,498
185,192
1986
2
D
70.6%110,737
29.4%46,029
156,766
1984
2
D
60.0%112,263
39.1%73,045
187,052
1982
2
D
57.4%86,286
42.6%63,942
150,228
1980
2
R
46.1%78,859
53.9%92,107
170,977
1978
2
R
48.0%70,460
52.0%76,419
146,879
1976
2
D
50.7%88,645
47.4%82,946
174,861
Kansas's 2nd stretches from Topeka and Lawrence east to the Missouri border, blending a major public university town with deep rural agricultural counties that have delivered Republican presidential margins above 15 points in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 19.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.7 points.
A population of 733,593, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,594 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 9 and Congressional District 4.
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How did Kansas 2nd Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kansas 2nd Congressional District voted Republican by 19.7 points (R+19.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 307,904 votes cast, 120,740 went Democratic and 181,315 went Republican.
How many people live in Kansas 2nd Congressional District?
Kansas 2nd Congressional District has a population of 733,593 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kansas 2nd Congressional District?
Median household income in Kansas 2nd Congressional District is $65,594 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Kansas 2nd Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Kansas 2nd Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
