Kansas State Senate District 21

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ks-sd-021
State
Kansas
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
021
Land Area
28.7 sq mi
Water Area
0.13 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kansas State Senate District 21

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Johnson County28.66 sq mi100.0%6.1%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lenexa city21.54 sq mi75.1%63.2%
Overland Park city4.19 sq mi14.6%5.6%
Merriam city2.53 sq mi8.8%58.6%
Shawnee city0.41 sq mi1.4%1.0%

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 374,509100.0%10.1%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
52,934
Active Voters
48,031 (90.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic19,19636.3%
Republican17,85533.7%
Unaffiliated14,95228.2%
Other parties9311.8%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202438,055 (71.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202228,094 (53.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202035,291 (66.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201826,336 (49.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201626,475 (50.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201416,486 (31.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201220,408 (38.6%)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
73,210 (± 1,785)
Median Age
35.8
Median Household Income
$81,315 (± $3,065)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
50.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1814,29919.5%
18 to 6447,07764.3%
65 and over11,83416.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)10,25014.0%
White, not Hispanic49,71367.9%
Black, not Hispanic7,1959.8%
Asian, not Hispanic2,7283.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic550.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic450.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic810.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,1434.3%

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
68,752
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
54,919

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic60,50488.0%
Hispanic8,25012.0%
White49,62872.2%
Black6,5359.5%
Asian1,9662.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native550.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander410.1%
Two or More Races2570.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic50,07391.2%
Hispanic4,8508.8%
White42,16876.8%
Black5,2489.6%
Asian2,2054.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native3750.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander270.0%
Two or More Races440.1%

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