Congressional District 4 Congressional District (KS) — Elections 1876–2024

Kansas 4th Congressional District, Kansas: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+23%. Republican peak: R+55 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+23MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 738,7612024 5-year
Median household income: $69,4552024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 73.9%2024 5-year
Black: 6.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 14.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+23 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+55 in 1928MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

27 counties · 0 D · 27 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	R	−23.2%	116,821	189,400	313,135
2020	R	−21.8%	123,330	194,024	324,874
2016	R	−26.8%	90,828	166,170	281,120
2012	R	−25.5%	96,786	165,406	268,677
2008	R	−19.2%	112,898	167,786	286,081
2004	R	−30.5%	92,566	175,584	272,035
2000	R	−23.4%	90,712	149,458	251,268
1996	R	−22.4%	89,503	148,157	261,996
1992	R	−7.4%	92,854	113,832	285,143
1988	R	−14.2%	101,092	135,412	242,478
1984	R	−30.3%	83,939	158,223	245,508
1980	R	−18.7%	85,014	129,241	236,561
1976	R	−3.0%	107,513	114,414	227,893
1972	R	−38.6%	62,139	145,341	215,476
1968	R	−18.8%	72,485	110,860	204,495
1964	D	+9.0%	113,273	94,436	209,686
1960	R	−18.3%	94,505	137,240	232,935
1956	R	−27.1%	76,045	132,912	209,668
1952	R	−38.2%	63,257	142,741	207,957
1948	R	−6.5%	78,990	90,141	172,193
1944	R	−13.4%	70,795	92,909	164,645
1940	R	−5.4%	82,933	92,558	177,089
1936	D	+20.2%	104,524	69,348	174,370
1932	D	+11.2%	83,754	66,444	154,652
1928	R	−55.1%	30,480	106,944	138,850
1924	R	−34.1%	31,343	74,741	127,132
1920	R	−27.2%	38,400	68,082	109,294
1916	D	+8.0%	55,581	46,741	110,320
1912	O	+23.3%	25,239	10,051	65,155
1908	R	−8.5%	27,054	32,393	62,556
1904	R	−36.5%	14,445	34,411	54,749
1900	R	−4.4%	27,041	29,568	57,691
1896	D	+9.4%	28,104	23,247	51,873
1892	R	−52.0%	0	31,048	59,756
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

22.1%

English

11.8%

Irish

10.3%

American

5.9%

Scottish

1.9%

French

1.8%

Italian

1.4%

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: 37.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.4%

2.2%

75–84

2.5%

4.9%

65–74

5.2%

6.0%

55–64

6.2%

5.6%

45–54

5.5%

6.4%

35–44

6.3%

6.7%

25–34

6.5%

4.8%

18–24

4.4%

9.5%

5–17

9.1%

3.1%

3.0%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$69,455

Congressional District 4 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 4$69,455

Kansas$74,275

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.0%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1817.0%

Working age (18–64)11.8%

Seniors (65+)9.6%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

87.7%

speak English only

Spanish8.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.4%

Other Indo-European0.9%

Other languages0.8%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

12.5%

Other Christian

12.1%

Baptist

7.1%

Methodist

5.3%

Mainline Protestant

4.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.1%

Non-Christian

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Kansas 4th Congressional District sits in the Great Plains. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Republican margin in Kansas 4th Congressional District reached its widest at fifty-five points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was twenty-three points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $69,455, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 738,761 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 4, Kansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 4, Kansas voted Republican by 23.2 points (R+23), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 313,135 votes cast, 116,821 went Democratic and 189,400 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 4, Kansas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 4, Kansas as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 4, Kansas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 4, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Congressional District 4, Kansas?

Congressional District 4, Kansas has a population of 738,761 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 4, Kansas?

Median household income in Congressional District 4, Kansas is $69,455 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of Congressional District 4, Kansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 4, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Kansas 4th Congressional District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

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