Kansas State Senate District 15

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ks-sd-015
State
Kansas
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
015
Land Area
3,143.6 sq mi
Water Area
34 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kansas State Senate District 15

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Labette County645.39 sq mi20.5%100.0%
Elk County644.26 sq mi20.5%100.0%
Montgomery County643.59 sq mi20.5%100.0%
Chautauqua County638.88 sq mi20.3%100.0%
Neosho County571.48 sq mi18.2%100.0%

Showing all 5 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Parsons city10.63 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Coffeyville city9.47 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Independence city7.67 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Chanute city7.10 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Oswego city2.36 sq mi0.1%98.3%
Cherryvale city2.00 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sycamore CDP1.94 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Altamont city1.90 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Urbana CDP1.70 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Dearing city1.51 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Dennis CDP1.51 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Chetopa city1.36 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Caney city1.35 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
Erie city1.27 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Longton city1.18 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
St. Paul city1.17 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
South Mound CDP0.99 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Sedan city0.82 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Cedar Vale city0.75 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Thayer city0.75 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Elk Falls city0.73 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Howard city0.70 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
Mound Valley city0.64 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Grenola city0.46 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Tyro city0.46 sq mi<0.1%99.9%

Showing top 25 of 40 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 267,57492.0%9.2%59.2%
KS District 45,8628.0%0.8%40.8%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
50,291
Active Voters
44,855 (89.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic8,46916.8%
Republican27,26854.2%
Unaffiliated13,91427.7%
Other parties6401.3%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202430,456 (60.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202222,708 (45.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202029,425 (58.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201820,986 (41.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201624,256 (48.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201416,863 (33.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201219,221 (38.2%)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
72,288
Median Age
41.1
Median Household Income
$56,384 (± $2,024)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1817,21023.8%
18 to 6440,03055.4%
65 and over15,04820.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,7226.5%
White, not Hispanic58,80881.4%
Black, not Hispanic2,0692.9%
Asian, not Hispanic1450.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic8761.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic590.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic5920.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,0176.9%

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
71,417
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
54,233

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic67,25294.2%
Hispanic4,1625.8%
White59,68783.6%
Black2,0662.9%
Asian990.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native8841.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander600.1%
Two or More Races2340.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic51,83595.6%
Hispanic2,4014.4%
White46,57585.9%
Black2,1564.0%
Asian4990.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,4714.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander600.1%
Two or More Races1700.3%

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