Kansas State Senate District 2

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ks-sd-002
State
Kansas
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
002
Land Area
41.6 sq mi
Water Area
1.36 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kansas State Senate District 2

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Douglas County41.61 sq mi100.0%9.1%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lawrence city22.58 sq mi54.3%65.2%

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 173,568100.0%10.0%94.0%
KS District 217<0.1%<0.1%6.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
45,112
Active Voters
39,931 (88.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic23,49752.1%
Republican7,95317.6%
Unaffiliated12,88528.6%
Other parties7771.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202431,868 (70.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202225,167 (55.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202029,698 (65.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201823,055 (51.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201622,043 (48.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201413,892 (30.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201213,647 (30.3%)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
74,875 (± 1,386)
Median Age
26.9
Median Household Income
$59,935 (± $2,547)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
52.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1811,40315.2%
18 to 6455,46374.1%
65 and over8,00910.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,4238.6%
White, not Hispanic54,00672.1%
Black, not Hispanic3,7215.0%
Asian, not Hispanic3,9725.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1,0691.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic140.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3520.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,3187.1%

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
71,383
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
60,191

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic65,74092.1%
Hispanic5,6417.9%
White54,26776.0%
Black3,5795.0%
Asian2,2353.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0811.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander140.0%
Two or More Races3260.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic56,18993.4%
Hispanic3,9996.6%
White46,95078.0%
Black3,9516.6%
Asian2,7814.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,3773.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander150.0%
Two or More Races1880.3%

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