Kansas 74th State House District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −35.6% |
| 2008 | −25.2% |
| 2012 | −33.9% |
| 2016 | −33.4% |
| 2020 | −32.3% |
| 2024 | −33.8% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 32.1%Harris3,594 | 65.8%Trump7,379 | 2.1% | R+33.8 | R+1.4 | R+32.3 | 11,209 | |
| R | 32.6%Biden3,776 | 65.0%Trump7,517 | 2.4% | R+32.3 | D+1.1 | R+36.8 | 11,572 | |
| R | 29.3%Clinton3,022 | 62.8%Trump6,469 | 7.9% | R+33.4 | D+0.5 | R+35.5 | 10,306 | |
| R | 31.8%Obama3,130 | 65.7%Romney6,469 | 2.5% | R+33.9 | R+8.8 | R+37.8 | 9,846 | |
| R | 35.8%Obama3,911 | 60.9%McCain6,660 | 3.3% | R+25.2 | D+10.5 | R+32.4 | 10,927 | |
| R | 31.4%Kerry3,310 | 67.1%Bush7,060 | 1.5% | R+35.6 | — | R+33.2 | 10,526 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+33.8, this 22,925-person district ranks among the most one-sided in Kansas, where rural geography and low population density correlate closely with outsized Republican margins at every level.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 35.6 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.8 points.
A population of 22,925, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,744 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 73 and State House District 104.
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 74th State House District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/20074/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.