Kansas State Senate District 38

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ks-sd-038
State
Kansas
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
038
Land Area
5,997 sq mi
Water Area
6.48 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kansas State Senate District 38

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Ford County1098.27 sq mi18.3%100.0%
Meade County978.08 sq mi16.3%100.0%
Clark County974.64 sq mi16.3%100.0%
Gray County868.87 sq mi14.5%100.0%
Hodgeman County859.99 sq mi14.3%100.0%
Seward County639.65 sq mi10.7%100.0%
Haskell County577.52 sq mi9.6%100.0%

Showing all 7 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Dodge City city14.72 sq mi0.2%98.0%
Liberal city11.43 sq mi0.2%95.1%
Jetmore city4.21 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Wilroads Gardens CDP2.25 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Wright CDP2.06 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ashland city1.69 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Meade city1.46 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Cimarron city1.15 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Englewood city1.13 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Sublette city1.05 sq mi<0.1%99.3%
Montezuma city1.02 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Plains city1.00 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Spearville city0.63 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Satanta city0.61 sq mi<0.1%99.7%
Bucklin city0.58 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Fowler city0.47 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Minneola city0.46 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ford city0.42 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ensign city0.29 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Hanston city0.27 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
Ingalls city0.26 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Kismet city0.24 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Copeland city0.23 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Fort Dodge CDP0.18 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 24 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 173,453100.0%10.0%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
39,685
Active Voters
35,778 (90.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7,35318.5%
Republican19,47749.1%
Unaffiliated12,20930.8%
Other parties6461.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202420,315 (51.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202214,398 (36.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202020,188 (50.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201814,659 (36.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201616,030 (40.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201411,276 (28.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201211,698 (29.5%)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
72,431 (± 160)
Median Age
33.3
Median Household Income
$68,895 (± $3,565)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
77.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
19.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1821,25429.3%
18 to 6441,76857.7%
65 and over9,40913.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)37,82352.2%
White, not Hispanic30,35741.9%
Black, not Hispanic1,4642.0%
Asian, not Hispanic9431.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1580.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1730.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,5132.1%

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
61,736
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
41,333

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic33,62654.5%
Hispanic28,11145.5%
White30,08348.7%
Black1,3722.2%
Asian7531.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1560.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races330.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic26,34763.7%
Hispanic14,98936.3%
White23,55057.0%
Black1,3433.2%
Asian7841.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native6591.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races240.1%

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