Kansas State Senate District 27

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ks-sd-027
State
Kansas
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
027
Land Area
34.9 sq mi
Water Area
1.24 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kansas State Senate District 27

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Sedgwick County34.81 sq mi99.8%3.5%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Wichita city21.35 sq mi61.2%12.9%
Maize city6.64 sq mi19.0%66.0%

Showing all 2 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 472,864100.0%9.9%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
52,867
Active Voters
51,333 (97.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic11,38721.5%
Republican24,89147.1%
Unaffiliated15,70329.7%
Other parties8861.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202436,804 (69.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202226,555 (50.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202035,193 (66.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201825,611 (48.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201627,982 (52.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201420,051 (37.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201222,291 (42.2%)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
70,336 (± 2,611)
Median Age
39.7
Median Household Income
$78,784 (± $4,891)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
37.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1817,28624.6%
18 to 6439,66456.4%
65 and over13,38619.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8,19311.6%
White, not Hispanic53,64776.3%
Black, not Hispanic2,5103.6%
Asian, not Hispanic1,3491.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1600.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic6250.9%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,8525.5%

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
69,278
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
52,087

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic61,94589.4%
Hispanic7,33010.6%
White54,45378.6%
Black2,5183.6%
Asian1,3431.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native1610.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races3010.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic47,45491.1%
Hispanic4,6348.9%
White42,98682.5%
Black2,2604.3%
Asian1,3292.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native8011.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races1860.4%

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