Kansas State House District 51

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ks-hd-051
State
Kansas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
051
Land Area
905.8 sq mi
Water Area
7.99 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kansas State House District 51

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Wabaunsee County794.34 sq mi87.7%100.0%
Riley County72.63 sq mi8.0%11.9%
Pottawatomie County38.90 sq mi4.3%4.6%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Wamego city2.39 sq mi0.3%90.8%
Manhattan city1.74 sq mi0.2%8.5%
Zeandale CDP1.36 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Wabaunsee CDP1.36 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Newbury CDP0.90 sq mi0.1%100.0%
St. George city0.64 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Alma city0.58 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Eskridge city0.52 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Alta Vista city0.35 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Maple Hill city0.24 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
McFarland city0.18 sq mi<0.1%99.7%
Paxico city0.14 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Harveyville city0.13 sq mi<0.1%94.4%
Willard city0.00 sq mi<0.1%4.3%
St. Marys city0.00 sq mi<0.1%0.1%

Showing all 15 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 115,96269.9%2.2%12.3%
KS District 26,87730.1%0.9%87.7%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
16,961
Active Voters
15,866 (93.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic2,82016.6%
Republican9,72257.3%
Unaffiliated4,14824.5%
Other parties2711.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202412,224 (72.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20229,478 (55.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202011,454 (67.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20188,501 (50.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20169,059 (53.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20146,547 (38.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20127,163 (42.2%)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
23,003 (± 655)
Median Age
38.6
Median Household Income
$90,831 (± $6,749)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
36.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 186,02126.2%
18 to 6413,12457.1%
65 and over3,85816.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,9478.5%
White, not Hispanic19,41684.4%
Black, not Hispanic4221.8%
Asian, not Hispanic620.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic460.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic240.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic820.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,0044.4%

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
22,323
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
16,416

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic20,89393.6%
Hispanic1,4276.4%
White19,46687.2%
Black4241.9%
Asian550.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native490.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander240.1%
Two or More Races1320.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic15,48794.3%
Hispanic9305.7%
White14,59288.9%
Black3222.0%
Asian1911.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native3131.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander240.1%
Two or More Races490.3%

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