Kansas State House District 117

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ks-hd-117
State
Kansas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
117
Land Area
111.7 sq mi
Water Area
2.18 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kansas State House District 117

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Douglas County72.74 sq mi65.1%16.0%
Johnson County39.01 sq mi34.9%8.2%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
De Soto city9.56 sq mi8.6%61.6%
Shawnee city7.42 sq mi6.6%17.7%
Lenexa city5.83 sq mi5.2%17.1%
Eudora city0.89 sq mi0.8%27.4%
Lawrence city0.82 sq mi0.7%2.4%
Olathe city0.18 sq mi0.2%0.3%

Showing all 6 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 319,12782.8%2.6%34.9%
KS District 23,96017.2%0.5%65.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
19,931
Active Voters
19,100 (95.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic5,36926.9%
Republican9,16346.0%
Unaffiliated5,09925.6%
Other parties3001.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202415,691 (78.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202211,742 (58.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202014,274 (71.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201810,647 (53.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201611,310 (56.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20147,085 (35.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20128,776 (44.0%)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
25,528 (± 1,491)
Median Age
38.9
Median Household Income
$137,802 (± $9,523)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
97.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
56.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,68230.1%
18 to 6414,76257.8%
65 and over3,08412.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,0174.0%
White, not Hispanic22,07286.5%
Black, not Hispanic7743.0%
Asian, not Hispanic4891.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic680.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2090.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8993.5%

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
25,161
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
17,482

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic24,33196.7%
Hispanic8323.3%
White22,49889.4%
Black6982.8%
Asian4371.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native650.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races170.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic16,95697.0%
Hispanic5293.0%
White15,87190.8%
Black2681.5%
Asian6213.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native2071.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races70.0%

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