Kansas 71st 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
60.6%
4,843 votes · D+21.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1896 · 58.0%
Republican
Rutherford B. Hayes1876
76.4%
629 votes · R+55.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · 74.7%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
4,843votes
60.6% of the vote · D+21.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Jimmy Carter, 1976 · 4,187 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
7,556votes
64.6% of the vote · R+31.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 7,252 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. Bryan1896
+23.1pts D vs U.S.
Place D+17.0 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1912 · +17.6 pts
Republican
Benjamin Harrison1892
+48.4pts R vs U.S.
Place R+46.8 · U.S. D+1.7 · a third-party candidate carried the Place · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · +39.2 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RSteve HoweState House · 71
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
27.8%2,852
72.2%7,417
10,269
2020
R
31.4%3,402
68.6%7,416
10,818
Kansas 71st State House District sits in the Great Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 37.1 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 55.0 points in 1876. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.0 points.
A population of 23,987, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,426 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 107 and State House District 70.
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How did Kansas 71st State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kansas 71st State House District voted Republican by 31.0 points (R+31.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,695 votes cast, 3,929 went Democratic and 7,556 went Republican.
When did Kansas 71st State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kansas 71st State House District voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Kansas 71st State House District?
Kansas 71st State House District has a population of 23,987 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kansas 71st State House District?
Median household income in Kansas 71st State House District is $63,426 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Kansas 71st State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kansas 71st State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 31 went Republican.