HarrisDemocratic31.9%2,092TrumpRepublican66.1%4,341OtherAll other candidates2.0%130
R+34.3- Lead
- 2,249
- Total
- 6,563
- vs nation
- R+32.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Kansas 68th State House District
Contests in this Place (43 available)
President38 · 1876–2024 · 3 mapped
▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail
President margin by year
Place winner margin
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.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic32.1%2,135TrumpRepublican65.8%4,384OtherAll other candidates2.1%142
R+33.8- Lead
- 2,249
- Total
- 6,661
- vs nation
- R+38.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic27.9%1,640TrumpRepublican64.5%3,792OtherAll other candidates7.6%445
R+36.6- Lead
- 2,152
- Total
- 5,877
- vs nation
- R+38.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic32.8%1,923RomneyRepublican65.3%3,825OtherAll other candidates1.9%109
R+32.5- Lead
- 1,902
- Total
- 5,857
- vs nation
- R+36.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic34.6%2,167McCainRepublican63.9%3,999OtherAll other candidates1.5%97
R+29.3- Lead
- 1,832
- Total
- 6,263
- vs nation
- R+36.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic30.8%1,897BushRepublican67.9%4,188OtherAll other candidates1.3%79
R+37.2- Lead
- 2,291
- Total
- 6,164
- vs nation
- R+34.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic32.8%1,833BushRepublican62.4%3,485OtherAll other candidates4.8%271
R+29.6- Lead
- 1,652
- Total
- 5,589
- vs nation
- R+30.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic31.6%1,871DoleRepublican56.4%3,336OtherAll other candidates12.0%711
R+24.8- Lead
- 1,465
- Total
- 5,918
- vs nation
- R+33.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+34.3MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 23,6592024 5-year
- Population density
- 22 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 1,061 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $58,0752024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 64.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 10.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 13.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+20.1 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58.8 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State House District 65, KS · twin score 89.0
presidential history
Party record book
Kansas 68th 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
Woodrow Wilson1916
49.8%
3,190 votes · D+2.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 49.3%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
78.9%
5,122 votes · R+58.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 75.1%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
3,777votes
49.3% of the vote · R+1.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 3,365 votes
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1952
5,234votes
74.9% of the vote · R+50.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · 5,122 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 Wilson1912
+0.6pts D vs U.S.
Place D+20.1 · U.S. D+19.5 · a third-party candidate carried the Place · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1896 · −0.3 pts
Republican
Benjamin Harrison1892
+51.8pts R vs U.S.
Place R+50.2 · U.S. D+1.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · +41.3 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RNate ButlerState House · 68
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 1 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.
| Year | Vote lead | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 37.5%2,778 | 62.5%4,630 | 7,408 |
With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 34 points, this rural Kansas district has shown little competitive variation in recent cycles, making it a benchmark for measuring the floor of Republican performance statewide.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 20.1 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 58.8 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 34.3 points.
A population of 23,659, a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,075 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 65 and State House District 160.
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 65
Kansas
89.0twin score
median age% unaffiliated% Catholic
State House District 160
Georgia
84.1twin score
median age2012–2020 trajectory≠ Scottish ancestry
State House District 15
North Carolina
83.8twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ population scale
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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Frequently asked questions
How did Kansas 68th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kansas 68th State House District voted Republican by 34.3 points (R+34.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,563 votes cast, 2,092 went Democratic and 4,341 went Republican.
When did Kansas 68th State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kansas 68th State House District voted Democratic was 1916.
How many people live in Kansas 68th State House District?
Kansas 68th State House District has a population of 23,659 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kansas 68th State House District?
Median household income in Kansas 68th State House District is $58,075 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Kansas 68th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kansas 68th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 36 went Republican.