Kansas 16th 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. Roosevelt1936
61.7%
8,320 votes · D+23.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 55.5%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
77.1%
7,967 votes · R+55.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 66.7%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
15,283votes
38.3% of the vote · R+21.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 14,677 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
23,861votes
59.9% of the vote · R+21.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 23,102 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
+13.9pts D vs U.S.
Place D+7.8 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1916 · +4.4 pts
Republican
Benjamin Harrison1892
+48.4pts R vs U.S.
Place R+46.8 · U.S. D+1.7 · a third-party candidate carried the Place · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · +38.0 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RTy MastersonState Senate · 16
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.
Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year
Vote lead
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
33.8%10,601
66.2%20,750
31,351
Kansas 16th State Senate District sits in the Great Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 23.9 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 55.5 points in 1928. The 2024 margin was 21.5 points.
A population of 74,122, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $99,801 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 27 and State Senate District 34.
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How did Kansas 16th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kansas 16th State Senate District voted Republican by 21.5 points (R+21.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 39,855 votes cast, 15,283 went Democratic and 23,861 went Republican.
When did Kansas 16th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kansas 16th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Kansas 16th State Senate District?
Kansas 16th State Senate District has a population of 74,122 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kansas 16th State Senate District?
Median household income in Kansas 16th State Senate District is $99,801 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Kansas 16th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kansas 16th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 30 went Republican.