Kansas State House District 12

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ks-hd-012
State
Kansas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
012
Land Area
2,811.5 sq mi
Water Area
21.2 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kansas State House District 12

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Cowley County749.57 sq mi26.7%66.6%
Elk County644.26 sq mi22.9%100.0%
Chautauqua County638.88 sq mi22.7%100.0%
Butler County493.57 sq mi17.6%34.5%
Montgomery County285.24 sq mi10.1%44.3%

Showing all 5 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Independence city4.69 sq mi0.2%62.7%
Winfield city2.50 sq mi0.1%22.4%
Caney city1.35 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
Rosalia CDP1.27 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Longton city1.18 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Silverdale CDP1.04 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Sedan city0.82 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Cedar Vale city0.75 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Leon city0.73 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Elk Falls city0.73 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Howard city0.70 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
Beaumont CDP0.55 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Burden city0.52 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Atlanta city0.48 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Grenola city0.46 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Tyro city0.46 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Chautauqua city0.42 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Niotaze city0.37 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
New Salem CDP0.37 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Elk City city0.34 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Moline city0.34 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Peru city0.32 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Dexter city0.28 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Latham city0.22 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Elgin city0.19 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 28 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 414,72163.6%2.0%89.9%
KS District 28,41436.4%1.1%10.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
16,681
Active Voters
15,466 (92.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic1,98711.9%
Republican10,84265.0%
Unaffiliated3,61821.7%
Other parties2341.4%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202411,321 (67.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20228,722 (52.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202010,859 (65.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20187,513 (45.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20168,760 (52.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20146,324 (37.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20126,787 (40.7%)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
22,855 (± 946)
Median Age
43.6
Median Household Income
$61,958 (± $3,998)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 185,21722.8%
18 to 6412,43854.4%
65 and over5,20022.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,0424.6%
White, not Hispanic19,56885.6%
Black, not Hispanic1270.6%
Asian, not Hispanic130.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4542.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2241.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,4276.2%

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
22,643
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
17,450

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic21,73296.0%
Hispanic9114.0%
White19,83787.6%
Black1940.9%
Asian100.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native4522.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races440.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic16,82796.4%
Hispanic6223.6%
White15,59589.4%
Black1901.1%
Asian760.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native9325.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races330.2%

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