Kansas State House District 79

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ks-hd-079
State
Kansas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
079
Land Area
755.6 sq mi
Water Area
4.49 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kansas State House District 79

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Sumner County450.87 sq mi59.7%38.2%
Cowley County304.70 sq mi40.3%27.1%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Winfield city8.64 sq mi1.1%77.6%
Milton CDP4.44 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Wellington city1.85 sq mi0.2%24.3%
Mulvane city1.41 sq mi0.2%32.8%
Oxford city0.91 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Belle Plaine city0.83 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Udall city0.54 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Rock CDP0.40 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Mayfield city0.30 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Arkansas City city0.27 sq mi<0.1%2.9%
Peck CDP0.15 sq mi<0.1%41.9%

Showing all 11 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 423,609100.0%3.2%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
15,370
Active Voters
14,584 (94.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic2,72117.7%
Republican8,17453.2%
Unaffiliated4,27627.8%
Other parties1991.3%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202410,715 (69.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20228,171 (53.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202010,031 (65.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20187,047 (45.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20168,237 (53.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20145,864 (38.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20126,296 (41.0%)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
23,658 (± 595)
Median Age
40.9
Median Household Income
$64,351 (± $5,383)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
28.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 185,52723.4%
18 to 6413,26356.1%
65 and over4,86820.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,9448.2%
White, not Hispanic19,65683.1%
Black, not Hispanic4091.7%
Asian, not Hispanic3731.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1270.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic970.4%
Some other race, not Hispanic1410.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9113.9%

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
23,422
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
17,927

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic21,50591.8%
Hispanic1,9138.2%
White19,82584.6%
Black4561.9%
Asian2921.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1310.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander430.2%
Two or More Races1460.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic16,72393.3%
Hispanic1,1996.7%
White15,48386.4%
Black4462.5%
Asian2751.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native4362.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1020.6%

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