Kansas 6th State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
61.0%
3,156 votes · D+22.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 55.5%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
73.2%
4,065 votes · R+47.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 69.4%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
3,931votes
37.3% of the vote · R+23.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 3,741 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
8,652votes
68.4% of the vote · R+38.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 8,285 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Woodrow Wilson1916
+10.0pts D vs U.S.
Place D+13.1 · U.S. D+3.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1908 · +4.3 pts
Republican
Benjamin Harrison1892
+51.0pts R vs U.S.
Place R+49.4 · U.S. D+1.7 · a third-party candidate carried the Place · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +44.2 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RSamantha Poetter ParshallState House · 6
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 2 House
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U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year
Vote lead
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
36.5%4,227
63.5%7,362
11,589
2020
R
30.5%3,453
69.5%7,864
11,317
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+38.8, this sparsely populated district trends far to the right of the national average, reflecting the heavily Republican rural patterns common across western and central Kansas.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 22.6 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 49.4 points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.9 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 38.8 points.
A population of 23,078, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,535 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 34 and State House District 40.
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How did Kansas 6th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kansas 6th State House District voted Republican by 38.8 points (R+38.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,643 votes cast, 3,741 went Democratic and 8,652 went Republican.
When did Kansas 6th State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kansas 6th State House District voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Kansas 6th State House District?
Kansas 6th State House District has a population of 23,078 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kansas 6th State House District?
Median household income in Kansas 6th State House District is $79,535 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Kansas 6th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kansas 6th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 32 went Republican.