Kansas State House District 8

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ks-hd-008
State
Kansas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
008
Land Area
10.5 sq mi
Water Area
0.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kansas State House District 8

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Johnson County10.50 sq mi100.0%2.2%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Overland Park city8.74 sq mi83.2%11.6%
Olathe city1.70 sq mi16.2%2.6%

Showing all 2 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
KS District 323,313100.0%3.2%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
17,572
Active Voters
16,764 (95.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic4,45625.4%
Republican8,43348.0%
Unaffiliated4,47325.5%
Other parties2101.2%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202413,669 (77.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202210,038 (57.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202012,463 (70.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20188,977 (51.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20169,304 (52.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20145,525 (31.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20127,335 (41.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 11/03/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
22,394 (± 1,317)
Median Age
39.9
Median Household Income
$172,843 (± $19,214)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
98.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
71.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 186,65129.7%
18 to 6412,88657.5%
65 and over2,85712.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)9924.4%
White, not Hispanic17,58678.5%
Black, not Hispanic6442.9%
Asian, not Hispanic2,0679.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic150.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1750.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9154.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
21,522
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
14,955

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic20,52795.4%
Hispanic9944.6%
White17,71882.3%
Black6393.0%
Asian1,5047.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native140.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races930.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic14,26295.4%
Hispanic6944.6%
White12,49983.6%
Black5753.8%
Asian1,0937.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native710.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races280.2%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).