Kansas 35th State Senate District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −36.6% |
| 2008 | −23.2% |
| 2012 | −34.1% |
| 2016 | −13.3% |
| 2020 | −2.2% |
| 2024 | −1.6% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 48.3%Harris21,495 | 49.9%Trump22,223 | 1.8% | R+1.6 | D+0.6 | R+0.2 | 44,499 | |
| R | 48.0%Biden21,037 | 50.2%Trump22,001 | 1.8% | R+2.2 | D+11.1 | R+6.7 | 43,818 | |
| R | 39.1%Clinton13,898 | 52.4%Trump18,645 | 8.5% | R+13.3 | D+20.8 | R+15.4 | 35,575 | |
| R | 32.1%Obama10,135 | 66.3%Romney20,889 | 1.6% | R+34.1 | R+10.9 | R+38.0 | 31,525 | |
| R | 37.9%Obama11,641 | 61.1%McCain18,762 | 1.0% | R+23.2 | D+13.4 | R+30.5 | 30,700 | |
| R | 31.4%Kerry8,979 | 68.0%Bush19,443 | 0.5% | R+36.6 | — | R+34.2 | 28,575 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+40.3, this district ranks among the most one-sided in the Kansas Senate. Its voting pattern reflects the heavily Republican rural and small-town constituencies that anchor Republican dominance in the state legislature.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 36.6 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.6 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.6 points.
A population of 73,789, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $147,059 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 11 and State Senate District 31.
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 35th State Senate District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/20035/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.