Kansas State Senate District 5

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ks-sd-005
State
Kansas
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
005
Land Area
123.7 sq mi
Water Area
2.76 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kansas State Senate District 5

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Leavenworth County83.34 sq mi67.4%18.0%
Wyandotte County40.36 sq mi32.6%26.6%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Kansas City city40.36 sq mi32.6%32.4%
Leavenworth city24.24 sq mi19.6%99.6%
Lansing city12.31 sq mi10.0%100.0%
Basehor city6.97 sq mi5.6%97.6%

Showing all 4 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 276,28299.9%10.4%99.7%
KS District 3630.1%<0.1%0.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
51,674
Active Voters
46,367 (89.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic14,64128.3%
Republican18,99836.8%
Unaffiliated17,18033.2%
Other parties8551.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202432,920 (63.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202223,271 (45.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202030,276 (58.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201821,370 (41.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201623,237 (45.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201414,004 (27.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201217,135 (33.2%)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
78,066 (± 1,261)
Median Age
36.9
Median Household Income
$91,915 (± $6,422)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
36.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1819,72225.3%
18 to 6447,00960.2%
65 and over11,33514.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,7778.7%
White, not Hispanic54,71570.1%
Black, not Hispanic8,73411.2%
Asian, not Hispanic1,9252.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3490.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2270.3%
Some other race, not Hispanic3630.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,9766.4%

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
76,508
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
57,268

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic69,97691.5%
Hispanic6,5318.5%
White54,62371.4%
Black8,77411.5%
Asian1,5362.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native3480.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2270.3%
Two or More Races5180.7%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic53,00492.6%
Hispanic4,2617.4%
White41,75572.9%
Black8,72915.2%
Asian1,2972.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0341.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1340.2%
Two or More Races2420.4%

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