Kansas redistricting 2022: Congressional maps by district

Redistricting in Kansas

Here’s how new congressional maps shift voting power in every state

By Janie Boschma, Renée Rigdon, Byron Manley and Ethan Cohen, CNN. Additional reporting and design by Melissa DePalo, Eleanor Stubbs and Christopher Hickey, CNN

Last updated: November 8, 2022

Every 10 years, states redraw the boundaries of their congressional districts to reflect new population counts from the census. The Kansas Supreme Court upheld the Republican-drawn map that had been blocked by a lower court over partisan gerrymandering and diluting minority voting strength.

The new congressional map splits Wyandotte County — home to Kansas City — into two congressional districts for the first time in several decades. The change likely makes it more difficult for Kansas’ only Democratic member of Congress, Rep. Sharice Davids, to win reelection in the 3rd Congressional District, which previously included all of Kansas City.

How the districts voted in 2020, by presidential vote margin in percentage points

Democratic

30+
15+
5+

Competitive

Within 5

Republican

5+
15+
30+

Old map 4 districts

In the old congressional map, there are 1 Democratic, 0 competitive and 3 Republican districts.

Change

Change in Democratic districts: -1-1D

Change in Competitive districts: 1+1C

Change in Republican districts: 0

New map 4 districts

In the new congressional map, there are 0 Democratic, 1 competitive and 3 Republican districts.

How the new map shifts voting power by demographic

Kansas will continue to have four House seats. In all four, White residents represent the majority.

Number of White-majority districts
Old Map
4
New Map
4
A chart showing the number of White-majority districts has remained the same with 4.

The group that represents the majority in each district

White

About the data

Sources: US Census Bureau, Edison Research, each state’s legislature or other redistricting authority, Voting and Election Science Team via Harvard University’s Dataverse

Methodology note: Vote margins for new congressional districts are determined by calculating precinct-level vote totals for each district. If a new district splits a precinct, block-level voting-age population is used to allocate that precinct’s votes to the new districts. Block-level demographic data from the 2020 census is reaggregated into each new district’s boundaries.