Kansas 1st State Senate District, Kansas: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+47%. Republican peak: R+47 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+47MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 71,3142024 5-year
- Median household income
- $71,4132024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 1, KSOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 8,779 | 24,946 | 34,359 | ||
| R | 9,087 | 24,708 | 34,593 | ||
| R | 7,460 | 21,658 | 31,294 | ||
| R | 9,614 | 20,476 | 30,830 | ||
| R | 11,994 | 20,674 | 33,348 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
31.1%
Irish
12.6%
English
10.9%
American
6.7%
Italian
2.2%
Scottish
1.9%
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: 40.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$71,413
State Senate District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 1$71,413
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.0%
Working age (18–64)9.5%
Seniors (65+)14.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.5%
speak English only
Spanish2.1%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Other languages0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored in the rural northwest corner of Kansas, this sparsely populated district delivered a 46-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the deep conservative lean common to the state's agricultural heartland.
The Republican margin in Kansas 1st State Senate District reached its widest at forty-seven points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was forty-seven points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,413, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 71,314 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 1, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 1, Kansas voted Republican by 47.1 points (R+47), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 34,359 votes cast, 8,779 went Democratic and 24,946 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 1, Kansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 1, Kansas as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 1, Kansas?
State Senate District 1, Kansas has a population of 71,314 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 1, Kansas?
Median household income in State Senate District 1, Kansas is $71,413 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of State Senate District 1, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 1, Kansas from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.