University town anchoring a competitive Douglas County corridor
Lawrence's electorate skews younger and more educated than the Kansas median, driven by the University of Kansas enrollment, which pushes Douglas County toward margins that diverge sharply from surrounding rural counties.
| Group | Lawrence, KS | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 80.9% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(18) | 5.1% | 19.3% |
▶Black / African American(10) | 4.1% | 12.2% |
▶Asian(6) | 4.0% | 6.0% |
Multiracial / Other | 3.9% | 4.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(8) | 2.1% | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(8) | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.0% | 31.5% | — | — | |
| 8.4% | 29.3% | — | — | |
| 7.3% | 25.3% | — | — | |
| 2.5% | 8.6% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 1.8% | 6.2% | — | — |
| 1.5% | 5.2% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 71.3% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Lawrence, KS metro area? 450,340 residents across 4 counties.
48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 15pp above the national average. Places with similar education levels vote D+16 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate vs Governor | D+35.9 | D+53.1 | 17.2pp |