HarrisDemocratic44.7%14,293TrumpRepublican53.3%17,030OtherAll other candidates2.0%631
R+8.6- Lead
- 2,737
- Total
- 31,954
- vs nation
- R+7.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Kansas 5th 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
BidenDemocratic44.8%14,299TrumpRepublican52.4%16,747OtherAll other candidates2.8%892
R+7.7- Lead
- 2,448
- Total
- 31,938
- vs nation
- R+12.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic39.1%10,531TrumpRepublican51.7%13,930OtherAll other candidates9.2%2,481
R+12.6- Lead
- 3,399
- Total
- 26,942
- vs nation
- R+14.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic45.6%11,845RomneyRepublican51.9%13,489OtherAll other candidates2.6%666
R+6.3- Lead
- 1,644
- Total
- 26,000
- vs nation
- R+10.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic49.3%13,762McCainRepublican48.7%13,605OtherAll other candidates2.0%560
D+0.6- Lead
- 157
- Total
- 27,927
- vs nation
- R+6.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic45.9%11,696BushRepublican52.6%13,404OtherAll other candidates1.4%360
R+6.7- Lead
- 1,708
- Total
- 25,460
- vs nation
- R+4.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic47.5%10,452BushRepublican47.8%10,523OtherAll other candidates4.7%1,029
R+0.3- Lead
- 71
- Total
- 22,004
- vs nation
- R+0.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic45.2%9,897DoleRepublican43.2%9,449OtherAll other candidates11.6%2,529
D+2.0- Lead
- 448
- Total
- 21,875
- vs nation
- R+6.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+8.6MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 76,3452024 5-year
- Population density
- 617 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 124 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $91,9152024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 70.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 12.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+13.5 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47.7 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 16, KS · twin score 74.0
presidential history
Party record book
Kansas 5th 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
56.0%
10,208 votes · D+13.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 51.8%
Republican
Calvin Coolidge1924
66.7%
10,806 votes · R+47.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · 65.8%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
14,299votes
44.8% of the vote · R+7.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 14,293 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
17,030votes
53.3% of the vote · R+8.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 16,747 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
Michael Dukakis1988
+10.0pts D vs U.S.
Place D+2.2 · U.S. R+7.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1896 · +7.2 pts
Republican
Benjamin Harrison1892
+49.4pts R vs U.S.
Place R+47.7 · U.S. D+1.7 · a third-party candidate carried the Place · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Alf Landon, 1936 · +28.4 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RJeff KlempState Senate · 5
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 | 43.0%12,485 | 57.0%16,523 | 29,008 |
| 2020 | R | 44.0%13,150 | 56.0%16,769 | 29,919 |
Kansas 5th State Senate District sits in the Great Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 13.5 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 47.7 points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.6 points.
A population of 76,345, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $91,915 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 16 and State Senate District 27.
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 16
Kansas
74.0twin score
median age% Catholicpopulation scale
State Senate District 27
Kansas
67.9twin score
population scale% Asian% Catholic
State Senate District M
Alaska
67.8twin score
college share12-yr trendmedian age≠ 2008 margin
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 5th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kansas 5th State Senate District voted Republican by 8.6 points (R+8.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 31,954 votes cast, 14,293 went Democratic and 17,030 went Republican.
When did Kansas 5th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kansas 5th State Senate District voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Kansas 5th State Senate District?
Kansas 5th State Senate District has a population of 76,345 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kansas 5th State Senate District?
Median household income in Kansas 5th State Senate District is $91,915 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Kansas 5th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kansas 5th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.