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Kansas 62nd State House District

Contests in this Place (44 available)

President38 · 1876–2024 · 3 mapped

▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail

President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German38.1%23.3%12.5%

Irish11.8%11.3%9.4%

English9.5%12.4%9.5%

American7.0%5.6%5.3%

Swedish1.8%1.1%—

Scottish1.6%1.9%1.3%

Norwegian1.2%——

Dutch1.2%——

Mexican2.1%10.4%11.3%

Guatemalan0.4%0.4%0.5%

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 HD 62	Kansas	United States
Median age	41.2	37.5	39.1
Age 18–24	7.0%	10.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	20.9%	16.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	KS HD 62	Kansas	United States
Median household income	$73,054	$74,275	$84,427
Poverty rate	10.2%	11.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	24.4%	35.6%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	KS HD 62	Kansas	United States
Owner-occupied homes	78.5%	67.2%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	21.5%	32.8%	34.8%
Median home value	$173,900	$217,200	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$723	$1,060	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	33.7%	43.5%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	12.9%	9.2%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	KS HD 62	Kansas	United States
Mean commute	19.9 min	19.7 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	7.3%	3.7%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	79.5%	75.4%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Works from home	5.9%	11.8%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	KS HD 62	Kansas	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	2.9%	12.2%	22.3%
Spanish	1.4%	8.1%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	KS HD 62	Kansas	United States
Catholic	—	14.1%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	17.0%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	54.0%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	KS HD 62	Kansas	United States
Foreign-born residents	0.9%	7.4%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.3%	3.2%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.6%	4.2%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	7.9%	6.8%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.440	0.457	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic19.8%2,314TrumpRepublican78.5%9,189OtherAll other candidates1.7%199

R+58.8

Lead: 6,875
Total: 11,702
vs nation: R+57.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic20.2%2,405TrumpRepublican77.7%9,241OtherAll other candidates2.1%246

R+57.5

Lead: 6,836
Total: 11,892
vs nation: R+61.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic17.7%1,915TrumpRepublican76.2%8,256OtherAll other candidates6.1%661

R+58.5

Lead: 6,341
Total: 10,832
vs nation: R+60.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic23.4%2,463RomneyRepublican74.6%7,864OtherAll other candidates2.1%218

R+51.2

Lead: 5,401
Total: 10,545
vs nation: R+55.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic28.4%3,262McCainRepublican69.7%8,000OtherAll other candidates1.9%219

R+41.3

Lead: 4,738
Total: 11,481
vs nation: R+48.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic26.5%3,042BushRepublican72.2%8,292OtherAll other candidates1.2%143

R+45.7

Lead: 5,250
Total: 11,477
vs nation: R+43.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic29.8%3,395BushRepublican65.9%7,508OtherAll other candidates4.3%488

R+36.1

Lead: 4,113
Total: 11,391
vs nation: R+36.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic31.0%3,566DoleRepublican56.7%6,529OtherAll other candidates12.3%1,419

R+25.7

Lead: 2,963
Total: 11,514
vs nation: R+34.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+58.8MIT Election Lab
Population: 23,0662024 5-year
Population density: 15 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 1,562 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $73,0542024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 88.1%2024 5-year
Black: 0.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+12.2 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+58.8 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 113, KS · twin score 96.8

presidential history

Party record book

Kansas 62nd 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

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1932

48.9%

8,897 votes · R+1.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 48.5%

Republican

Dwight D. Eisenhower1952

78.5%

12,485 votes · R+57.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 78.5%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1932

8,897votes

48.9% of the vote · R+1.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 8,353 votes

Republican

Herbert Hoover1928

12,824votes

70.7% of the vote · R+41.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Wendell Willkie, 1940 · 12,514 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

William J. Bryan1908

−3.0pts D vs U.S.

Place R+12.6 · U.S. R+9.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1896 · −4.4 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+61.9pts R vs U.S.

Place R+57.5 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +60.6 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RSean WillcottState House · 62

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 2 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

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	22.6%2,484	77.4%8,509	10,993
2020	R	24.0%2,702	76.0%8,569	11,271

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+58.8, this rural Kansas district ranks among the state's most heavily one-sided constituencies, reflecting the deep Republican alignment common to sparsely populated plains communities.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 12.2 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 58.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 58.8 points.

A population of 23,066, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,054 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 113 and State House District 107.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 113

2012–2024 trajectory

State House District 107

2012–2024 trajectory≠ French ancestry

State House District 120

2012–2024 trajectory≠ Scottish ancestry

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.

Compare two places, side by side

Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons → · Or open the source-auditable district brief for electoral baseline, electorate, current-cycle coverage, geography, official dates, and methodology. Open campaign intelligence report →

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Frequently asked questions

How did Kansas 62nd State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Kansas 62nd State House District voted Republican by 58.8 points (R+58.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,702 votes cast, 2,314 went Democratic and 9,189 went Republican.

When did Kansas 62nd State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Kansas 62nd State House District voted Democratic was 1912.

How many people live in Kansas 62nd State House District?

Kansas 62nd State House District has a population of 23,066 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Kansas 62nd State House District?

Median household income in Kansas 62nd State House District is $73,054 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of Kansas 62nd State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kansas 62nd State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 37 went Republican.