Kansas' 2nd Congressional District
Kansas · KS-02
Kansas' 2nd Congressional District is one of 4 U.S. House districts in Kansas, represented in Congress by Derek Schmidt (Republican). It is home to roughly 731,805 people, with a median age of 37.8. The population is about 71% White. The median household income is $64,344, and 28% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted solidly Republican (R+20).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 15,495 square miles, KS-02 is the 49th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 47 residents per square mile, it is a predominantly rural district. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.16 ranks 363rd of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 39% of KS-02 voters backed Kamala Harris and 59% Donald Trump — a R+20 margin. That is a 4.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+16.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 37.8 years old; 24.5% of residents are under 18 and 17.3% are 65 or older. About 6% of residents were born outside the United States, and 10.3% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $64,344, the district's median household income ranks 353rd of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $156,687, and the median rent is $930 a month. 13.7% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 21.6-minute commute (8.1% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).