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1876–2024
Congressional District 2·Kansas

Kansas 2nd Congressional District delivered R+12 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
KS
Latest
R+12
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
802,656
2024 ACS

Kansas 2nd Congressional District, Kansas: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+12%. Republican peak: R+49 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+12MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
802,6562024 5-year
Median household income
$66,5402024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
75.2%2024 5-year
Black
6.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
12.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+13 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+49 in 1892MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
43 counties · 5 D · 38 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−12.4%
147,000189,744345,065
R
−9.8%
157,489192,546358,384
R
−13.3%
124,429166,541317,005
R
−8.1%
139,756165,021312,801
R
−2.9%
162,853172,850342,155
R
−11.7%
144,546183,642333,042
R
−6.8%
132,335152,897301,001
R
−3.5%
130,094140,713305,282
D
+5.0%
131,531114,731334,931
R
−3.5%
139,290149,420292,215
R
−24.6%
114,509190,481308,270
R
−17.1%
111,291162,453298,679
R
−3.2%
139,737149,178296,911
R
−33.1%
94,006190,716291,967
R
−14.3%
103,481143,721281,401
D
+12.2%
154,248120,352276,874
R
−18.1%
123,196177,908302,491
R
−27.0%
105,893184,468291,319
R
−29.5%
108,066199,264308,807
R
−5.8%
130,283146,579281,312
R
−18.9%
106,552156,511264,268
R
−13.4%
138,462181,776322,153
D
+2.4%
166,881158,960327,093
D
+6.5%
154,961135,656296,415
R
−43.5%
75,882194,456272,757
R
−39.3%
58,757158,166253,069
R
−29.3%
74,766139,372220,187
D
+2.9%
117,967111,004243,196
O
+13.3%
53,57734,497143,316
R
−10.2%
64,23579,764152,008
R
−37.7%
37,11089,282138,206
R
−7.7%
67,07678,471147,355
D
+0.8%
71,45870,251143,154
O
−48.6%
060,822125,149
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.5%
English
13.0%
Irish
11.5%
American
6.3%
Italian
2.2%
Scottish
1.8%
French
1.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.2%
75–84
2.8%
4.9%
65–74
5.4%
5.9%
55–64
6.1%
5.5%
45–54
5.2%
6.4%
35–44
6.1%
6.5%
25–34
6.1%
6.0%
18–24
5.5%
8.9%
5–17
8.4%
3.1%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,540
Congressional District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 2$66,540
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.9%
Working age (18–64)13.1%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.2%
speak English only
Spanish6.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
11.4%
Other Christian
10.6%
Baptist
5.9%
Methodist
5.1%
Mainline Protestant
4.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.2%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Kansas 2nd Congressional District in the Great Plains has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Kansas 2nd Congressional District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Kansas 2nd Congressional District has rarely exceeded thirteen points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-nine points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by twelve points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 75% non-Hispanic-white share, a 14% poverty rate, and a median household income of $66,540 — all within the broad national range.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Congressional District 2, Kansas — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cd/2002/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 2, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 2, Kansas voted Republican by 12.4 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 345,065 votes cast, 147,000 went Democratic and 189,744 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 2, Kansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 2, Kansas as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 26 times, and other 2 times.
When did Congressional District 2, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 2, Kansas voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Congressional District 2, Kansas?
Congressional District 2, Kansas has a population of 802,656 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 2, Kansas?
Median household income in Congressional District 2, Kansas is $66,540 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Congressional District 2, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 2, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.