HarrisDemocratic24.7%7,417TrumpRepublican73.6%22,080OtherAll other candidates1.7%514
R+48.9- Lead
- 14,663
- Total
- 30,011
- vs nation
- R+47.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Kansas 15th State Senate District
Contests in this Place (43 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
BidenDemocratic25.3%7,884TrumpRepublican72.8%22,729OtherAll other candidates1.9%602
R+47.6- Lead
- 14,845
- Total
- 31,215
- vs nation
- R+52.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic23.2%6,786TrumpRepublican70.8%20,729OtherAll other candidates6.0%1,761
R+47.6- Lead
- 13,943
- Total
- 29,276
- vs nation
- R+49.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic30.8%9,229RomneyRepublican66.8%19,997OtherAll other candidates2.4%707
R+36.0- Lead
- 10,768
- Total
- 29,933
- vs nation
- R+39.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic34.4%11,504McCainRepublican63.6%21,243OtherAll other candidates2.0%669
R+29.1- Lead
- 9,739
- Total
- 33,416
- vs nation
- R+36.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic32.8%11,150BushRepublican65.8%22,351OtherAll other candidates1.4%460
R+33.0- Lead
- 11,201
- Total
- 33,961
- vs nation
- R+30.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic36.7%11,948BushRepublican59.5%19,412OtherAll other candidates3.8%1,239
R+22.9- Lead
- 7,464
- Total
- 32,599
- vs nation
- R+23.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic37.3%12,783DoleRepublican50.2%17,195OtherAll other candidates12.5%4,267
R+12.9- Lead
- 4,412
- Total
- 34,245
- vs nation
- R+21.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+48.9MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 73,3982024 5-year
- Population density
- 23 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 3,144 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $56,3842024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+11.2 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51.5 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 12, KS · twin score 96.2
presidential history
Party record book
Kansas 15th 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
Franklin D. Roosevelt1932
52.8%
27,726 votes · D+7.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 52.8%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
75.1%
36,277 votes · R+51.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 73.6%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
29,335votes
50.3% of the vote · D+0.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 27,726 votes
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
36,277votes
75.1% of the vote · R+51.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · 34,402 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
Woodrow Wilson1916
+4.7pts D vs U.S.
Place D+7.8 · U.S. D+3.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1896 · +1.8 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2020
+52.0pts R vs U.S.
Place R+47.6 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Benjamin Harrison, 1892 · +51.0 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RVirgil PeckState Senate · 15
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 1 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 | 24.2%7,033 | 75.8%22,002 | 29,035 |
Kansas 15th State Senate District sits in the Great Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 11.2 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 51.5 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 48.9 points.
A population of 73,398, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,384 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 3.
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
96.2twin score
2012–2024 trajectory
State Senate District 3
West Virginia
95.9twin score
2008–2024 trajectory
State Senate District 28
Arkansas
95.9twin score
2012–2024 trajectory≠ % Evangelical
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 15th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kansas 15th State Senate District voted Republican by 48.9 points (R+48.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 30,011 votes cast, 7,417 went Democratic and 22,080 went Republican.
When did Kansas 15th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kansas 15th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Kansas 15th State Senate District?
Kansas 15th State Senate District has a population of 73,398 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kansas 15th State Senate District?
Median household income in Kansas 15th State Senate District is $56,384 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Kansas 15th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kansas 15th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 32 went Republican.