Kansas State House District 61

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ks-hd-061
State
Kansas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
061
Land Area
1,081.5 sq mi
Water Area
20.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kansas State House District 61

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Pottawatomie County801.85 sq mi74.1%95.4%
Jackson County277.36 sq mi25.6%42.3%
Riley County2.30 sq mi0.2%0.4%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Holton city2.09 sq mi0.2%78.1%
St. Marys city1.18 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Manhattan city0.69 sq mi0.1%3.4%
Onaga city0.66 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Louisville city0.50 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Westmoreland city0.49 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Olsburg city0.24 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Emmett city0.20 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Wheaton city0.15 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Havensville city0.15 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Belvue city0.12 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
Delia city0.11 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 12 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 123,108100.0%3.1%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
15,942
Active Voters
15,112 (94.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic2,49015.6%
Republican9,52459.7%
Unaffiliated3,71423.3%
Other parties2141.3%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202411,385 (71.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20228,393 (52.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202010,489 (65.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20187,758 (48.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20168,195 (51.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20146,132 (38.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20126,339 (39.8%)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
21,529 (± 694)
Median Age
35.3
Median Household Income
$71,923 (± $5,904)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
27.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 185,71726.6%
18 to 6412,44557.8%
65 and over3,36715.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,9649.1%
White, not Hispanic17,72782.3%
Black, not Hispanic2131.0%
Asian, not Hispanic2471.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic5252.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic20.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1630.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6883.2%

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
20,837
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
15,158

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic19,31292.7%
Hispanic1,5277.3%
White17,95986.2%
Black2031.0%
Asian720.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native5292.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races140.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic14,36394.8%
Hispanic7895.2%
White13,39288.3%
Black2401.6%
Asian920.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native6244.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races110.1%

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