Kansas 9th State Senate District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −22.0% |
| 2008 | −10.3% |
| 2012 | −20.8% |
| 2016 | −19.2% |
| 2020 | −12.6% |
| 2024 | −14.8% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 41.7%Harris17,063 | 56.5%Trump23,103 | 1.7% | R+14.8 | R+2.1 | R+13.3 | 40,872 | |
| R | 42.5%Biden16,842 | 55.1%Trump21,858 | 2.4% | R+12.6 | D+6.5 | R+17.1 | 39,658 | |
| R | 36.0%Clinton11,816 | 55.2%Trump18,103 | 8.7% | R+19.2 | D+1.6 | R+21.3 | 32,779 | |
| R | 38.3%Obama11,787 | 59.1%Romney18,174 | 2.5% | R+20.8 | R+10.4 | R+24.6 | 30,740 | |
| R | 43.9%Obama13,895 | 54.2%McCain17,170 | 1.9% | R+10.3 | D+11.6 | R+17.6 | 31,675 | |
| R | 38.5%Kerry11,385 | 60.4%Bush17,887 | 1.1% | R+22.0 | — | R+19.5 | 29,608 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+56.8, this rural western Kansas district ranks among the state's most reliably one-sided constituencies, reflecting the heavily Republican political geography common to sparsely populated Great Plains communities.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 22.0 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.8 points.
A population of 74,277, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $101,571 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 37 and State Senate District 20.
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 9th State Senate District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/20009/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.