Kansas 8th State House District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −41.5% |
| 2008 | −28.5% |
| 2012 | −40.5% |
| 2016 | −17.0% |
| 2020 | −6.9% |
| 2024 | −6.1% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 46.2%Harris6,179 | 52.3%Trump6,991 | 1.6% | R+6.1 | D+0.9 | R+4.6 | 13,378 | |
| R | 45.8%Biden6,171 | 52.7%Trump7,106 | 1.5% | R+6.9 | D+10.1 | R+11.4 | 13,484 | |
| R | 37.9%Clinton3,978 | 54.9%Trump5,761 | 7.2% | R+17.0 | D+23.5 | R+19.1 | 10,492 | |
| R | 29.1%Obama2,517 | 69.6%Romney6,023 | 1.3% | R+40.5 | R+12.1 | R+44.4 | 8,650 | |
| R | 35.3%Obama2,728 | 63.8%McCain4,927 | 0.9% | R+28.5 | D+13.1 | R+35.8 | 7,721 | |
| R | 29.1%Kerry2,103 | 70.7%Bush5,102 | 0.2% | R+41.5 | — | R+39.1 | 7,218 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
The 2024 presidential margin was R+6.1, one of the narrower results among Kansas's state house districts, compared with R+28.5 in 2008. In the 2024 ACS 5-year, 57.6% of adults held a bachelor's degree or higher.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 41.5 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.9 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 6.1 points.
A population of 23,313, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $172,843 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 27 and State House District 39.
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 8th State House District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/20008/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.