Kansas entered the Union in January 1861, a little over two months prior to the start of the Civil War and seven years after it became a territory under the aptly named Kansas-Nebraska Act. The state is strongly Republican in presidential elections; it hasnât voted for a Democrat since 1964, when Lyndon Johnson won the presidency in a landslide. In 2020, Donald Trump won by 56% to 42% over Joe Biden.
Kansasâ population growth has been slower than the nationâs as a whole in recent decades, as population trends have been away from rural locations to more urban centers. As a result, the state has lost electoral influence: From a peak of 10 electoral votes in the early part of the 20th century to six today.
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Presidential Voting History
State voted with the overall winning candidate
1976
R
1980
R
1984
R
1988
R
1992
R
1996
R
2000
R
2004
R
2008
R
2012
R
2016
R
Electoral College Votes
Republican
People's
Democratic
Colored bars represent electoral votes by party. Tap or hover to see names.
U.S. Senate Voting History
Data: MIT Election Data and Science Lab / Harvard Dataverse through 2018; 270toWin research. These are general election results for the years listed. Special elections, if any, are excluded.
There are three classes of Senators; one is up for election every second year. Each state has one Senator in two of the three classes.
U.S. House Voting History
District | 1986 | 1988 | 1990 | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | 2022 |
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1 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
2 | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
3 | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D |
4 | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
5 | R | R | R |
Data: The Princeton Gerrymandering Project through 2018; 270toWin research. These are general election results for the years listed. Special elections, if any, are excluded.
Vertical lines before 1992, 2002, 2012, and 2022 show Census-related redistricting breakpoints. Geographic borders associated with district numbers may have changed.
Governor Voting History
1978
D
1982
D
1986
R
1990
D
1994
R
1998
R
2002
D
2006
D
2010
R
2014
R
2018
D
2022
D
Data: Wikipedia through 2018; 270toWin research. These are general election results for the years listed. Special elections, if any, are excluded.