Kansas 7th State House District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −21.8% |
| 2008 | −14.9% |
| 2012 | −22.1% |
| 2016 | −36.0% |
| 2020 | −33.6% |
| 2024 | −35.8% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 31.2%Harris2,863 | 67.0%Trump6,141 | 1.7% | R+35.8 | R+2.2 | R+34.3 | 9,163 | |
| R | 32.2%Biden3,138 | 65.8%Trump6,408 | 1.9% | R+33.6 | D+2.4 | R+38.0 | 9,735 | |
| R | 29.0%Clinton2,648 | 65.0%Trump5,936 | 6.0% | R+36.0 | R+13.9 | R+38.1 | 9,129 | |
| R | 37.8%Obama3,481 | 59.9%Romney5,517 | 2.3% | R+22.1 | R+7.2 | R+26.0 | 9,214 | |
| R | 40.8%Obama4,271 | 55.7%McCain5,826 | 3.5% | R+14.9 | D+6.9 | R+22.1 | 10,463 | |
| R | 38.5%Kerry4,005 | 60.3%Bush6,272 | 1.2% | R+21.8 | — | R+19.3 | 10,401 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+72.2, this sparsely populated western Kansas district ranks among the most one-sided in the state, reflecting the rural Great Plains electorate's long-running pattern of lopsided Republican alignment.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 36.0 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.8 points.
A population of 23,713, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,299 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 58 and State House District 4.
The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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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Kansas 7th State House District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/20007/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.