| Kansas's 2nd congressional district | |
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| Population (2024) | 739,248 |
| Median household income | $68,050[1] |
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| Cook PVI | R+10[2] |
Kansas' 2nd congressional district is acongressional district in theU.S. state ofKansas that covers most of the eastern part of the state, except for the core of theKansas City Metropolitan Area. The district encompasses less than a quarter of the state. The state capital ofTopeka, the cities ofEmporia,Junction City andLeavenworth and most ofKansas City are located within this district. The district is currently represented byRepublicanDerek Schmidt.
Kansas had but one representative in theU.S. House of Representatives until after the1870 U.S. census, which showed that the state was entitled to three members of the lower branch of the national legislature. In 1872, three representatives-at-large were elected, but by the act of March 2, 1874, the legislature divided the state into three districts. The 2nd congressional district was composed of the counties of Montgomery, Wilson, Labette, Cherokee, Crawford, Neosho, Bourbon, Allen, Anderson, Linn, Miami, Franklin, Johnson, Douglas and Wyandotte.
No changes were made in until after the1880 U.S. census, which gave the state seven representatives. On March 5, 1883,GovernorGeorge Washington Glick approved an act of the legislature which reduced the 2nd congressional district to only include the counties of Wyandotte, Johnson, Douglas, Miami, Franklin, Anderson, Linn, Allen and Bourbon.
Although the1890 U.S. census showed the population of Kansas to be large enough to entitle the state to eight representatives, no additional district was created until 1905. By the act of March 9, 1905, the state was divided into eight districts with the 2nd Congressional district being composed of the counties of Wyandotte, Johnson, Douglas, Miami, Franklin, Anderson, Linn, Allen and Bourbon.[3]
Reapportionment for 2002 placed the western half ofLawrence as well asMiami County into the 2nd congressional district and cut out the counties ofGeary,Montgomery andNemaha.
Reapportionment in 2012 meant that the entirety ofLawrence was moved to the 2nd congressional district. The district's boundaries were altered to removeManhattan, home ofKansas State University, and portions ofMiami County while adding all ofMontgomery County andNemaha County and portions ofMarshall County.
Reapportionment in 2022 moved the entirety ofLawrence to the1st congressional district. The district's boundaries were also altered to moveAnderson andFranklin counties and portions ofMiami County to the3rd congressional district. The entirety of Miami County is now in the 3rd congressional district. Most ofJackson, all ofJefferson and the remaining part ofMarshall counties moved from the district to the 1st congressional district. The counties ofChase,Geary,Lyon,Marion,Morris andWabaunsee all moved from the 1st congressional district to the district.
Following redistricting after the2000 U.S. census,[4] there were 672,102 people, 257,856 households, and 173,309 families residing in the district. Thepopulation density was 47.6/mi2 over a land area of 14,133 square miles (36,600 km2). There were 280,213 housing units at an average density of 19.8/mi2. Theracial makeup of the district is 89.01%White, 5.06%Black orAfrican American, 1.26%Native American, 0.97%Asian, 0.06%Pacific Islander, 1.52% from other races, and 2.12% fromtwo or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 3.81% of the population.
There were 257,856households, out of which 34.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.48% weremarried couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.79% were non-families. 26.73% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.63% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the district the population distribution by age is 25.34% under the age of 18, 11.88% from 18 to 24, 27.54% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 13.54% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.08 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.85 males.
Themedian income for a household in the district is $37,855, and the median income for a family was $47,095. Males had a median income of $32,033 versus $24,230 for females. Theper capita income for the district was $18,595. About 7.1% of families and 11.2% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 12.0% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.
Among the population aged 16 years and older, 64.5% was in the civilianlabor force and 1.9% were in thearmed forces. Of the employed civilian workers, 20.6% were government workers and 7.5% wereself-employed. Management, professional, and related occupations employed 32.3% of the work force and sales and office occupations employ 25.4%. Only 0.8% were employed in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations. The largest employment by industry was: educational, health and social services, 24.5%; manufacturing, 12.3%; and retail trade, 11.4%. Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining industries only employed 3.0%.
The 2nd district includes the entirety of the following counties, with the exceptions ofDouglas andJackson, which it shares with the1st district, andWyandotte, which it shares with the3rd district. Douglas County cities within the 2nd district includeBaldwin City,Eudora andLecompton, while Jackson County cities includeNetawaka andWhiting. The only Wyandotte County city within the 2nd district is a portion ofKansas City.[5]
| # | County | Seat | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen | Iola | 12,412 |
| 5 | Atchison | Atchison | 16,016 |
| 11 | Bourbon | Fort Scott | 14,408 |
| 13 | Brown | Hiawatha | 9,250 |
| 17 | Chase | Cottonwood Falls | 2,579 |
| 21 | Cherokee | Columbus | 19,054 |
| 31 | Coffey | Burlington | 8,251 |
| 37 | Crawford | Girard | 38,764 |
| 43 | Doniphan | Troy | 7,493 |
| 45 | Douglas | Lawrence | 120,553 |
| 61 | Geary | Junction City | 35,047 |
| 85 | Jackson | Holton | 13,368 |
| 99 | Labette | Oswego | 19,728 |
| 103 | Leavenworth | Leavenworth | 83,518 |
| 107 | Linn | Mound City | 9,860 |
| 111 | Lyon | Emporia | 32,172 |
| 115 | Marion | Marion | 11,690 |
| 125 | Montgomery | Independence | 30,568 |
| 127 | Morris | Council Grove | 5,334 |
| 131 | Nemaha | Seneca | 10,114 |
| 133 | Neosho | Erie | 15,420 |
| 139 | Osage | Lyndon | 15,824 |
| 177 | Shawnee | Topeka | 177,746 |
| 197 | Wabaunsee | Alma | 7,057 |
| 205 | Wilson | Fredonia | 8,382 |
| 207 | Woodson | Yates Center | 3,115 |
| 209 | Wyandotte | Kansas City | 165,281 |
| Year | Office | Results[7] |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | McCain 52% - 46% |
| Senate | Roberts 56% - 44% | |
| 2012 | President | Romney 55% - 43% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 56% - 37% |
| Senate | Moran 60% - 35% | |
| 2018 | Governor | Kelly 49% - 42% |
| Secretary of State | Schwab 52% - 45% | |
| Attorney General | Schmidt 60% - 40% | |
| Treasurer | LaTurner 58% - 42% | |
| 2020 | President | Trump 57% - 41% |
| Senate | Marshall 53% - 41% | |
| 2022 | Senate | Moran 61% - 35% |
| Governor | Kelly 49% - 48% | |
| Secretary of State | Schwab 59% - 38% | |
| Attorney General | Kobach 52% - 48% | |
| Treasurer | Johnson 55% - 41% | |
| 2024 | President | Trump 59% - 39% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Ryun* | 126,169 | 60.45 | |
| Democratic | Dan Lykins | 78,286 | 37.51 | |
| Libertarian | Art Clack | 4,263 | 2.04 | |
| Total votes | 208,718 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Ryun* | 165,325 | 56.15 | |
| Democratic | Nancy Boyda | 121,532 | 41.28 | |
| Libertarian | Dennis Hawver | 7,579 | 2.57 | |
| Total votes | 294,436 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nancy Boyda | 111,759 | 50.60 | |||
| Republican | Jim Ryun* | 104,128 | 47.15 | |||
| Reform | Roger Tucker | 4,980 | 2.26 | |||
| Total votes | 220,867 | 100.00 | ||||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lynn Jenkins | 155,532 | 50.61 | |||
| Democratic | Nancy Boyda* | 142,013 | 46.21 | |||
| Reform | Leslie Martin | 5,080 | 1.65 | |||
| Libertarian | Robert Garrard | 4,683 | 1.52 | |||
| Total votes | 262,027 | 100.00 | ||||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lynn Jenkins* | 130,034 | 63.13 | |
| Democratic | Cheryl Hudspeth | 66,588 | 32.33 | |
| Libertarian | Robert Garrard | 9,353 | 4.54 | |
| Total votes | 205,975 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lynn Jenkins* | 167,463 | 57.0 | |
| Democratic | Tobias Schlingensiepen | 113,735 | 38.7 | |
| Libertarian | Dennis Hawver | 12,520 | 4.2 | |
| Total votes | 293,718 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lynn Jenkins* | 128,742 | 57.0 | |
| Democratic | Margie Wakefield | 87,153 | 38.6 | |
| Libertarian | Christopher Clemmons | 9,791 | 4.3 | |
| Total votes | 225,686 | 99.9 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lynn Jenkins* | 181,228 | 60.9 | |
| Democratic | Britani Potter | 96,840 | 32.5 | |
| Libertarian | James Houston Bales | 19,333 | 6.5 | |
| Total votes | 297,401 | 99.9 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Steve Watkins | 126,098 | 47.6 | |
| Democratic | Paul Davis | 123,859 | 46.8 | |
| Libertarian | Kelly Standley | 14,731 | 5.6 | |
| Total votes | 264,688 | 100 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jake LaTurner | 185,464 | 55.2 | |
| Democratic | Michelle De La Isla | 136,650 | 40.6 | |
| Libertarian | Robert Garrard | 14,201 | 4.2 | |
| Total votes | 336,315 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jake LaTurner (incumbent) | 134,506 | 57.6 | |
| Democratic | Patrick Schmidt | 98,852 | 42.4 | |
| Total votes | 233,358 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Derek Schmidt | 172,847 | 57.1 | |
| Democratic | Nancy Boyda | 115,685 | 38.2 | |
| Libertarian | John Hauer | 14,229 | 4.7 | |
| Total votes | 302,761 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
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