Kansas State Senate District 36

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ks-sd-036
State
Kansas
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
036
Land Area
10,330.9 sq mi
Water Area
74.2 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kansas State Senate District 36

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Jewell County909.97 sq mi8.8%100.0%
Smith County895.46 sq mi8.7%100.0%
Washington County894.76 sq mi8.7%100.0%
Osborne County892.52 sq mi8.6%100.0%
Rooks County890.53 sq mi8.6%100.0%
Russell County886.26 sq mi8.6%100.0%
Ottawa County720.73 sq mi7.0%100.0%
Lincoln County719.40 sq mi7.0%100.0%
Republic County717.38 sq mi6.9%100.0%
Cloud County715.34 sq mi6.9%100.0%
Mitchell County701.79 sq mi6.8%100.0%
Clay County645.30 sq mi6.2%100.0%
Phillips County528.15 sq mi5.1%59.6%
Marshall County213.31 sq mi2.1%23.7%

Showing all 14 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Russell city4.86 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Marysville city4.56 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Concordia city4.50 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Beloit city3.92 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Clay Center city3.19 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ada CDP2.54 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Norway CDP2.27 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Belleville city2.06 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Minneapolis city1.83 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Phillipsburg city1.70 sq mi<0.1%99.6%
Bremen CDP1.69 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Stockton city1.66 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Osborne city1.54 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Wells CDP1.40 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bunker Hill city1.39 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Smith Center city1.27 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lincoln Center city1.25 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Plainville city1.20 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Asherville CDP1.18 sq mi<0.1%99.7%
Downs city1.12 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Cawker City city1.01 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Mankato city0.98 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ionia CDP0.97 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Washington city0.97 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Herkimer CDP0.94 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 97 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 171,799100.0%9.8%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
51,170
Active Voters
48,231 (94.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic5,22710.2%
Republican35,87070.1%
Unaffiliated9,52118.6%
Other parties5521.1%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202690 (0.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202436,655 (71.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202228,687 (56.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202032,257 (63.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201824,962 (48.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201629,195 (57.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201422,507 (44.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201222,127 (43.2%)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
71,383 (± 294)
Median Age
43.6
Median Household Income
$62,047 (± $1,647)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1816,30822.8%
18 to 6437,72352.8%
65 and over17,35224.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,5893.6%
White, not Hispanic65,04091.1%
Black, not Hispanic5710.8%
Asian, not Hispanic2650.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2470.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic970.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1780.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,3963.4%

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
70,649
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
54,487

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic68,38696.8%
Hispanic2,2623.2%
White65,69393.0%
Black5500.8%
Asian1650.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native2490.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander540.1%
Two or More Races1470.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic53,12797.5%
Hispanic1,3612.5%
White51,24494.0%
Black6901.3%
Asian2950.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native7641.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander340.1%
Two or More Races1120.2%

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