Kansas 8th State Senate District, Kansas: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+8%. Republican peak: R+17 in 2012.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+8MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 73,7772024 5-year
- Median household income
- $109,2082024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 78.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+8 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+17 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 8, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 21,808 | 18,336 | 40,867 | ||
| D | 21,904 | 18,501 | 41,533 | ||
| R | 15,436 | 16,344 | 34,974 | ||
| R | 13,139 | 18,830 | 32,699 | ||
| R | 15,108 | 18,143 | 33,785 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
23.7%
English
15.4%
Irish
14.0%
American
4.4%
Italian
3.2%
Scottish
2.2%
French
2.1%
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: 38.6 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
$109,208
State Senate District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 8$109,208
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
5.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 185.2%
Working age (18–64)5.3%
Seniors (65+)7.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.9%
speak English only
Spanish5.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.8%
Other Indo-European2.7%
Other languages1.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Kansas 8th State Senate 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 8th State Senate District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.
The Democratic margin in Kansas 8th State Senate District has rarely exceeded eight points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded seventeen points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by eight points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 79% non-Hispanic-white share, a 5% poverty rate, and a median household income of $109,208 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 8, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 8, Kansas voted Democratic by 8.5 points (D+8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 40,867 votes cast, 21,808 went Democratic and 18,336 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 8, Kansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 8, Kansas as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 2 times, Republican 3 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 8, Kansas last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 8, Kansas voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in State Senate District 8, Kansas?
State Senate District 8, Kansas has a population of 73,777 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 8, Kansas?
Median household income in State Senate District 8, Kansas is $109,208 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of State Senate District 8, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 8, Kansas from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.