Kansas 1st State Senate District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −31.8% |
| 2008 | −27.6% |
| 2012 | −37.1% |
| 2016 | −47.7% |
| 2020 | −48.1% |
| 2024 | −49.8% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 24.2%Harris8,567 | 74.0%Trump26,235 | 1.8% | R+49.8 | R+1.7 | R+48.4 | 35,443 | |
| R | 24.8%Biden8,985 | 73.0%Trump26,389 | 2.2% | R+48.1 | R+0.4 | R+52.6 | 36,169 | |
| R | 22.8%Clinton7,331 | 70.6%Trump22,658 | 6.6% | R+47.7 | R+10.6 | R+49.8 | 32,107 | |
| R | 30.3%Obama9,647 | 67.4%Romney21,485 | 2.3% | R+37.1 | R+9.5 | R+41.0 | 31,875 | |
| R | 34.5%Obama12,055 | 62.1%McCain21,707 | 3.5% | R+27.6 | D+4.2 | R+34.9 | 34,976 | |
| R | 33.3%Kerry11,328 | 65.1%Bush22,128 | 1.6% | R+31.8 | — | R+29.3 | 33,987 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Anchored in the rural northwest corner of Kansas, this sparsely populated district delivered a 46-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 Republican high of 49.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.7 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.
The state-senate 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 1st State Senate District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/20001/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.