How did KS-SD-17, Kansas vote in the 2024 presidential election?

KS-SD-17, Kansas voted Republican in 2024 with a margin of R+19.3. Kamala D Harris received 9,907 votes and Donald Trump received 14,769 out of 25,206 total votes cast, a 3.1-point shift toward Republicans from 2020.

What is KS-SD-17, Kansas's political history?

KS-SD-17, Kansas has 5 presidential elections on record, spanning 2008 to 2024. It has voted Republican in every presidential election since 2008. The largest single-election swing was 5.4 points in 2016.

What are the demographics of KS-SD-17, Kansas?

KS-SD-17, Kansas has a population of 74,101 according to the 2020 Census. The racial composition is 63.3% non-Hispanic white, 17.8% Hispanic, 9.4% Black.

Which places are most similar to KS-SD-17, Kansas?

Based on demographic and electoral similarity analysis, the three most similar state senate districts to KS-SD-17, Kansas are Utah State Senate District 26, Idaho State Senate District 23, Kansas State Senate District 38. Similarity is computed using a vector embedding of demographic, economic, and electoral characteristics.

Kansas State Senate District 17

Kansas · Latest: 2024↓ R+3.1 vs 2020

Safe Republican — shifted 3.1pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 74K residents

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Kansas State Senate District 17 is a state senate district that has a population of 74,101. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Republican with a margin of R+19.3. Akashic Edge tracks 5 presidential elections here, dating back to 2008.

Kansas State Senate District 17 Presidential Election Results, 2008–2024
Year	Dem %	Rep %	Margin	Swing
2024	39.3%	58.6%	R+19.3	R+3.1
2020*	40.5%	56.7%	R+16.2	D+4.7
2016*	35.6%	56.4%	R+20.9	R+5.4
2012*	41.1%	56.6%	R+15.5	R+4.1
2008*	42.8%	54.2%	R+11.4	—

* Pre-2022 results projected onto current district boundaries. Actual boundaries at the time of the election may have differed.

Political Identity

What defines KS-SD-17?

It has a working-class electorate (0% college-educated) — a demographic increasingly aligned with Republicans nationwide.

Similarity Explorer

Similar state senate districts

Nearest neighbors matched on the same place-page feature set used across the dossier system.

8 visible matches

Utah State Senate District 26UT

Regional Republican

R+38.5

Similarity score90%

Idaho State Senate District 23ID

Suburban Republican

R+55.8

Similarity score90%

Kansas State Senate District 38KS

Diverse urban competitive

R+49.5

Similarity score89%

Colorado State Senate District 35CO

Regional Republican

R+43.5

Similarity score88%

Oklahoma State Senate District 19OK

Suburban Republican

R+57.6

Similarity score88%

Idaho State Senate District 24ID

Suburban Republican

R+61.6

Similarity score88%

Idaho State Senate District 27ID

Suburban Republican

R+67.6

Similarity score88%

Iowa State Senate District 26IA

Regional Republican

R+15.6

Similarity score87%

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“How has Kansas State Senate District 17 voted in presidential elections?”

Automated Readout

Key Insights

High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.

Has voted Republican in the last 5 presidential elections
Turnout decreased by 49.1 percentage points since the previous presidential election

Race & Ancestry

Who Lives Here

A race-first Census view with ancestry expansion where source coverage is strong enough to support detail.

KS-SD-17Census ACS 2024

Census race profile

Major Census race and ethnicity groups shown as a share of total population.

Expand rows for ancestry detail

White (Non-Hispanic) 63.3%Hispanic 17.8%Black 9.4%Multiracial 5.5%Asian 2.5%Native American 0.8%Native Hawaiian 0.6%

Group	KS-SD-17	State	National
White (Non-Hispanic)	63.3%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic / Latino	17.8%	13.6%	19.3%
Black / African American	9.4%	5.3%	12.2%
Multiracial / Other	5.5%	4.5%	4.0%
Asian	2.5%	2.9%	6.0%
Native American / Alaska Native	0.8%	0.8%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.1%	0.2%

Method notes

Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

Detailed ancestry data unavailable for this geography.

Who lives in Kansas State Senate District 17? 74,101 residents as of the 2020 Census.

Demographic Comparison

Demographics

Read this geography's profile in three layers: local, state (where available), and national baseline.

KS-SD-17 vs Kansas vs National74K residents

Population & electorate

Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.

Total population

Local vs state vs U.S.

74K

local

74KState 2.9MNational 334.9M

Share of U.S. population

Local vs state vs U.S.

0.02%

local

0.02%National 100%

Voting-age population

Local vs state vs U.S.

74.4%

local

74.4%State 73.3%National 75.7%

Economic profile

Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.

Median household income

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState $76,675National $83,960

Poverty rate

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 11.3%National 12.5%

College degree

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 35.6%National 35.6%

Homeownership

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 67.2%National 65.2%

Community profile

Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.

Median age

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 37.5 yrsNational 39.1 yrs

Age 18–29

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 16.6%National 15.7%

Age 65+

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 17.0%National 17.0%

Foreign born

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 7.4%National 14.1%

Non-English at home

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 12.1%National 22.2%

English only

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 87.9%National 77.8%

Voter Turnout

Turnout in KS-SD-17

Estimated using 2020 Census voting-age population.

2024 Turnout

45.7%

vs Previous

-49.1pp

Voting-Age Pop

55,163

History

2008–2024

Competitiveness

How competitive is KS-SD-17?

Safe RAvg margin: R+18.8 (last 3 elections)

2008

R+11.4

2012

R+15.5

2016

R+20.9

2020

R+16.2

2024

R+19.3

Elasticity

9.5pp

margin range

Party Flips

last 30 years

5-Elec Avg

R+16.6

Other Kansas State Senate Districts

39 total

Name	Margin ↓
KS-SD-02	D+57.3
KS-SD-04	D+45.2
KS-SD-29	D+37.0
KS-SD-07	D+32.2
KS-SD-19	D+27.1
KS-SD-06	D+22.4
KS-SD-08	D+20.7
KS-SD-21	D+20.1
KS-SD-25	D+12.8
KS-SD-10	D+2.8
KS-SD-11	D+2.6
KS-SD-22	D+1.8
KS-SD-35	R+1.6
KS-SD-23	R+2.7
KS-SD-20	R+4.5
KS-SD-05	R+8.6
KS-SD-03	R+13.3
KS-SD-30	R+14.5
KS-SD-09	R+14.8
KS-SD-28	R+17.2
KS-SD-37	R+17.5
KS-SD-27	R+20.9
KS-SD-16	R+21.5
KS-SD-31	R+26.1
KS-SD-18	R+33.1

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