Congressional District 3 Congressional District (KS) — Elections 1876–2024

Kansas 3rd Congressional District, Kansas: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+5%. Republican peak: R+49 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+5MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 756,8562024 5-year
Median household income: $102,7162024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 76.3%2024 5-year
Black: 5.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 11.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+25 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+49 in 1892MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

11 counties · 3 D · 8 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+4.8%	205,759	186,450	402,618
2020	D	+5.4%	208,756	186,952	404,230
2016	R	−4.1%	149,517	163,462	343,596
2012	R	−15.4%	133,656	183,743	324,679
2008	R	−7.0%	154,455	178,080	337,139
2004	R	−20.1%	121,949	184,205	309,493
2000	R	−18.6%	101,340	150,118	261,670
1996	R	−16.2%	89,839	127,895	235,136
1992	R	−7.2%	81,372	99,034	244,086
1988	R	−17.5%	80,205	114,627	196,712
1984	R	−36.3%	59,251	127,640	188,248
1980	R	−27.6%	53,338	99,920	169,057
1976	R	−22.2%	60,153	95,725	159,909
1972	R	−42.4%	40,886	103,845	148,448
1968	R	−21.3%	46,273	74,993	135,137
1964	D	+4.8%	59,752	54,252	115,002
1960	R	−20.6%	46,476	70,671	117,583
1956	R	−27.0%	36,774	64,080	101,038
1952	R	−27.3%	33,795	59,299	93,375
1948	R	−1.1%	34,797	35,574	71,331
1944	R	−14.0%	26,739	35,485	62,431
1940	R	−9.4%	30,687	37,092	68,087
1936	D	+0.3%	33,284	33,075	66,650
1932	D	+8.1%	32,601	27,681	61,063
1928	R	−40.4%	16,128	38,212	54,716
1924	R	−37.7%	11,838	29,593	47,150
1920	R	−24.7%	14,585	24,420	39,821
1916	D	+7.8%	22,013	18,693	42,628
1912	O	+24.9%	10,052	4,004	24,315
1908	R	−4.2%	11,599	12,657	25,105
1904	R	−32.3%	6,684	13,893	22,295
1900	R	−4.6%	11,868	13,041	25,282
1896	D	+4.3%	13,081	11,996	25,352
1892	O	−48.5%	0	10,340	21,302
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

22.7%

English

14.4%

Irish

13.4%

American

4.6%

Italian

2.9%

Scottish

2.0%

French

1.9%

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: 38.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.2%

2.0%

75–84

2.5%

4.5%

65–74

5.1%

5.9%

55–64

6.2%

6.3%

45–54

6.2%

7.1%

35–44

7.0%

6.7%

25–34

6.5%

4.2%

18–24

4.0%

9.1%

5–17

8.8%

3.0%

2.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$102,716

Congressional District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 3$102,716

Kansas$74,275

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

6.6%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 186.9%

Working age (18–64)6.3%

Seniors (65+)9.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

86.9%

speak English only

Spanish6.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.7%

Other Indo-European2.4%

Other languages1.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

16.3%

Other Christian

10.0%

Methodist

5.9%

Baptist

4.6%

Mainline Protestant

4.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.1%

Non-Christian

2.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Kansas 3rd 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 3rd Congressional District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Kansas 3rd Congressional District has rarely exceeded twenty-five points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-nine points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by five points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 76% non-Hispanic-white share, a 7% poverty rate, and a median household income of $102,716 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 3, Kansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 3, Kansas voted Democratic by 4.8 points (D+5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 402,618 votes cast, 205,759 went Democratic and 186,450 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 3, Kansas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 3, Kansas as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 25 times, and other 2 times.

When did Congressional District 3, Kansas last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 3, Kansas voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in Congressional District 3, Kansas?

Congressional District 3, Kansas has a population of 756,856 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 3, Kansas?

Median household income in Congressional District 3, Kansas is $102,716 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of Congressional District 3, Kansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 3, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Kansas 3rd Congressional District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions