HarrisDemocratic24.2%8,582TrumpRepublican74.0%26,252OtherAll other candidates1.8%642
R+49.8- Lead
- 17,670
- Total
- 35,476
- vs nation
- R+48.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Kansas 1st State Senate District
Contests in this Place (44 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
BidenDemocratic24.9%8,878TrumpRepublican72.9%26,032OtherAll other candidates2.2%797
R+48.0- Lead
- 17,154
- Total
- 35,707
- vs nation
- R+52.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic22.8%7,342TrumpRepublican70.4%22,673OtherAll other candidates6.8%2,192
R+47.6- Lead
- 15,331
- Total
- 32,207
- vs nation
- R+49.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic29.8%9,425RomneyRepublican68.0%21,489OtherAll other candidates2.2%707
R+38.2- Lead
- 12,064
- Total
- 31,621
- vs nation
- R+42.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic34.5%11,750McCainRepublican63.6%21,654OtherAll other candidates2.0%665
R+29.1- Lead
- 9,904
- Total
- 34,069
- vs nation
- R+36.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic32.9%11,040BushRepublican65.7%22,058OtherAll other candidates1.4%474
R+32.8- Lead
- 11,018
- Total
- 33,572
- vs nation
- R+30.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic35.3%11,391BushRepublican60.2%19,433OtherAll other candidates4.5%1,463
R+24.9- Lead
- 8,042
- Total
- 32,287
- vs nation
- R+25.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic35.3%11,209DoleRepublican53.0%16,831OtherAll other candidates11.8%3,746
R+17.7- Lead
- 5,622
- Total
- 31,786
- vs nation
- R+26.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+49.8MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 71,6902024 5-year
- Population density
- 19 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 3,821 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $70,8592024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+10.0 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51.7 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 12, KS · twin score 97.0
presidential history
Party record book
Kansas 1st State Senate 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
51.1%
17,063 votes · D+2.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 50.6%
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1952
74.1%
30,819 votes · R+48.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 74.0%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1932
23,943votes
50.6% of the vote · D+2.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 23,212 votes
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
32,712votes
69.4% of the vote · R+39.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Wendell Willkie, 1940 · 31,654 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
−6.1pts D vs U.S.
Place R+12.2 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1908 · −6.8 pts
Republican
Benjamin Harrison1892
+53.4pts R vs U.S.
Place R+51.7 · U.S. D+1.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +52.5 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RCraig BowserState Senate · 1
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.
| Year | Vote lead | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 26.3%8,624 | 73.7%24,126 | 32,750 |
| 2020 | R | 28.5%9,500 | 71.5%23,801 | 33,301 |
Anchored in the rural northwest corner of Kansas, this sparsely populated district delivered a 49.8-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the deep conservative lean common to the state's agricultural heartland.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 10.0 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 51.7 points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 49.8 points.
A population of 71,690, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,859 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 12 and State Senate District 43.
Political twins — state-senate districts
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
State Senate District 12
Kansas
97.0twin score
2012–2024 trajectory
State Senate District 43
Nebraska
94.6twin score
2012–2024 trajectory≠ Scottish ancestry
State Senate District 38
Nebraska
94.5twin score
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.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Kansas 1st State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kansas 1st State Senate District voted Republican by 49.8 points (R+49.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 35,476 votes cast, 8,582 went Democratic and 26,252 went Republican.
When did Kansas 1st State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kansas 1st State Senate District voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Kansas 1st State Senate District?
Kansas 1st State Senate District has a population of 71,690 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kansas 1st State Senate District?
Median household income in Kansas 1st State Senate District is $70,859 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Kansas 1st State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kansas 1st State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 35 went Republican.