Kansas State House District 44

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ks-hd-044
State
Kansas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
044
Land Area
7.5 sq mi
Water Area
0.03 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kansas State House District 44

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Douglas County7.50 sq mi100.0%1.6%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lawrence city7.16 sq mi95.4%20.7%

Showing all 1 place

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 124,345100.0%3.3%95.4%
KS District 21<0.1%<0.1%4.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
17,525
Active Voters
15,845 (90.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic8,63149.2%
Republican3,88122.1%
Unaffiliated4,74227.1%
Other parties2711.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202413,032 (74.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202210,633 (60.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202012,342 (70.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20189,880 (56.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20169,490 (54.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20146,236 (35.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20125,889 (33.6%)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
24,448 (± 1,313)
Median Age
32.8
Median Household Income
$64,151 (± $6,368)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
57.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 184,85219.8%
18 to 6415,77564.5%
65 and over3,82115.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,7727.2%
White, not Hispanic18,44775.5%
Black, not Hispanic8213.4%
Asian, not Hispanic1,0594.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2721.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1160.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,9618.0%

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
23,658
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
18,818

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic22,00693.0%
Hispanic1,6537.0%
White18,61578.7%
Black8093.4%
Asian6752.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2981.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races120.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic17,78294.5%
Hispanic1,0385.5%
White15,27981.2%
Black9735.2%
Asian8734.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native6333.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races160.1%

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