Kansas State Senate District 40

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ks-sd-040
State
Kansas
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
040
Land Area
12,991.5 sq mi
Water Area
17 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kansas State Senate District 40

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Thomas County1074.69 sq mi8.3%100.0%
Logan County1072.99 sq mi8.3%100.0%
Gove County1071.67 sq mi8.2%100.0%
Rawlins County1069.42 sq mi8.2%100.0%
Sherman County1056.06 sq mi8.1%100.0%
Cheyenne County1019.89 sq mi7.9%100.0%
Wallace County913.65 sq mi7.0%100.0%
Ellis County899.91 sq mi6.9%100.0%
Graham County898.53 sq mi6.9%100.0%
Sheridan County895.96 sq mi6.9%100.0%
Decatur County893.52 sq mi6.9%100.0%
Trego County889.47 sq mi6.8%100.0%
Norton County878.04 sq mi6.8%100.0%
Phillips County357.72 sq mi2.8%40.4%

Showing all 14 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Hays city8.64 sq mi0.1%98.9%
Goodland city4.50 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Colby city3.58 sq mi<0.1%97.4%
Weskan CDP2.64 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Munjor CDP2.30 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bird City city2.27 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Woodruff CDP2.01 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Oakley city1.92 sq mi<0.1%99.3%
Oberlin city1.91 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Norton city1.91 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
WaKeeney city1.78 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Catharine CDP1.77 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ellis city1.66 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ogallah CDP1.60 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Logan city1.50 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Atwood city1.06 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Levant CDP1.01 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Quinter city1.01 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hill City city1.00 sq mi<0.1%59.7%
Norcatur city1.00 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Sharon Springs city0.90 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Dresden city0.90 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Nicodemus CDP0.88 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hoxie city0.86 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
St. Francis city0.86 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 57 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 172,101100.0%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
50,757
Active Voters
46,849 (92.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic6,17712.2%
Republican32,81064.6%
Unaffiliated11,26222.2%
Other parties5081.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202626 (0.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202435,263 (69.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202227,263 (53.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202032,880 (64.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201825,278 (49.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201627,748 (54.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201421,064 (41.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201221,220 (41.8%)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
71,684 (± 269)
Median Age
38.4
Median Household Income
$63,153 (± $3,095)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
30.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1815,57721.7%
18 to 6441,63858.1%
65 and over14,46920.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,0497.0%
White, not Hispanic62,80187.6%
Black, not Hispanic8381.2%
Asian, not Hispanic5880.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2070.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic220.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1070.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,0722.9%

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
70,492
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
54,955

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic66,19993.9%
Hispanic4,2896.1%
White63,21089.7%
Black7511.1%
Asian3690.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native2070.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander190.0%
Two or More Races2940.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic52,22395.0%
Hispanic2,7265.0%
White50,09691.2%
Black8451.5%
Asian3730.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native7921.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races1400.3%

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