Kansas's 2nd congressional district

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Kansas' 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kansas that covers most of the eastern part of the state, except for the core of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The district encompasses less than a quarter of the state. The state capital of Topeka, the cities of Emporia, Junction City and Leavenworth and most of Kansas City are located within this district. The district is currently represented by Republican Derek Schmidt.

History

Kansas had but one representative in the U.S. House of Representatives until after the 1870 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 the 1880 U.S. census, which gave the state seven representatives. On March 5, 1883, Governor George 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 the 1890 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.^[1]

Reapportionment for 2002 placed the western half of Lawrence as well as Miami County into the 2nd congressional district and cut out the counties of Geary, Montgomery and Nemaha.

Reapportionment in 2012 meant that the entirety of Lawrence was moved to the 2nd congressional district. The district's boundaries were altered to remove Manhattan, home of Kansas State University, and portions of Miami County while adding all of Montgomery County and Nemaha County and portions of Marshall County.

Reapportionment in 2022 moved the entirety of Lawrence to the 1st congressional district. The district's boundaries were also altered to move Anderson and Franklin counties and portions of Miami County to the 3rd congressional district. The entirety of Miami County is now in the 3rd congressional district. Most of Jackson, all of Jefferson and the remaining part of Marshall counties moved from the district to the 1st congressional district. The counties of Chase, Geary, Lyon, Marion, Morris and Wabaunsee all moved from the 1st congressional district to the district.

2000 demographics

Following redistricting after the 2000 U.S. census,^[2] there were 672,102 people, 257,856 households, and 173,309 families residing in the district. The population density was 47.6/mi² over a land area of Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 280,213 housing units at an average density of 19.8/mi². The racial makeup of the district is 89.01% White, 5.06% Black or African American, 1.26% Native American, 0.97% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.52% from other races, and 2.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.81% of the population.

There were 257,856 households, out of which 34.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.48% were married 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.

The median 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. The per capita income for the district was $18,595. About 7.1% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty 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 civilian labor force and 1.9% were in the armed forces. Of the employed civilian workers, 20.6% were government workers and 7.5% were self-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%.

Composition

The 2nd district includes the entirety of the following counties, with the exceptions of Douglas and Jackson, which it shares with the 1st district, and Wyandotte, which it shares with the 3rd district. Douglas County cities within the 2nd district include Baldwin City, Eudora and Lecompton, while Jackson County cities include Netawaka and Whiting. The only Wyandotte County city within the 2nd district is a portion of Kansas City.^[3]

#	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

List of members representing the district

Member (Residence)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	Party	Years in office	Cong ress	Electoral history	District map and location
District created March 4, 1875
File:JRGoodin.jpg John R. Goodin (Humboldt)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1874. Lost re-election.
File:DCHaskell.jpg Dudley C. Haskell (Lawrence)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	March 4, 1877 – December 16, 1883	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Died.
Vacant		December 16, 1883 – March 21, 1884	Template:USCongressOrdinal
File:Edward H. Funston.jpg Edward H. Funston (Iola)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	March 21, 1884 – August 2, 1894	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected to finish Haskell's term. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Lost contested election.
File:Horace L. Moore.jpg Horace L. Moore (Lawrence)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Democratic	August 2, 1894 – March 3, 1895	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Won contested election. Lost re-election.
File:Orrin Larrabee Miller.jpg Orrin L. Miller (Kansas City)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1894. Retired.
File:Mason S. Peters.jpg Mason S. Peters (Kansas City)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="background:Template:Party color" \| Populist	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1896. Lost re-election.
File:Justin De Witt Bowersock (Kansas Congressman).jpg Justin D. Bowersock (Lawrence)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1907	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Retired.
File:Charles F. Scott (Kansas Congressman).jpg Charles F. Scott (Iola)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1911	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Redistricted from the Template:Ushr and re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Lost re-election.
File:Alexander C. Mitchell.jpg Alexander C. Mitchell (Lawrence)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	March 4, 1911 – July 7, 1911	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1910. Died.
Vacant		July 7, 1911 – November 7, 1911	Template:USCongressOrdinal
File:Joseph Taggart - Clara Barton Centenary.jpg Joseph Taggart (Kansas City)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Democratic	November 7, 1911 – March 3, 1917	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected to finish Mitchell's term. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Lost re-election.
File:EdwardCLittle.jpg Edward C. Little (Kansas City)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	March 4, 1917 – June 27, 1924	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Died.
Vacant		June 27, 1924 – November 4, 1924	Template:USCongressOrdinal
File:Ulysses S. Guyer.jpg Ulysses S. Guyer (Kansas City)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	November 4, 1924 – March 3, 1925	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected to finish Little's term. Lost re-election.
File:Chauncey B. Little (Kansas Congressman).jpg Chauncey B. Little (Olathe)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Democratic	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1927	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1924. Lost re-election.
File:Ulysses S. Guyer.jpg Ulysses S. Guyer (Kansas City)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	March 4, 1927 – June 5, 1943	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Died.
Vacant		June 5, 1943 – September 14, 1943	Template:USCongressOrdinal
File:Errett Scrivner.jpg Errett P. Scrivner (Kansas City)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	September 14, 1943 – January 3, 1959	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected to finish Guyer's term. Elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Lost re-election.
File:Newell A. George (Kansas Congressman).jpg Newell A. George (Kansas City)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1958. Lost re-election.
File:Robert F. Ellsworth.jpg Robert F. Ellsworth (Lawrence)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1960. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr.
File:William Henry Avery.png William H. Avery (Wakefield)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Redistricted from the Template:Ushr and re-elected in 1962. Retired to run for Governor of Kansas.
File:Chester L. Mize.jpg Chester L. Mize (Atchison)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1971	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Lost re-election.
File:William R. Roy.jpg William Robert Roy (Topeka)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Democratic	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1975	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
File:Martha Keys.jpg Martha Elizabeth Keys (Manhattan)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Lost re-election.
File:Jim Jeffries (Kansas Congressman).jpg James Edmund Jeffries (Atchison)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Retired.
File:Representative Jim Slattery.jpg Jim Slattery (Topeka)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Retired to run for Governor of Kansas.
File:Early Senate Portrait of Sam Brownback.gif Sam Brownback (Topeka)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	January 3, 1995 – November 7, 1996	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1994. Resigned November 27, 1996 retroactive to November 7, 1996 when elected U.S. senator.
Vacant		November 7, 1996 – November 27, 1996	Template:USCongressOrdinal
File:Jimryun.jpg Jim Ryun (Topeka)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	November 27, 1996 – January 3, 2007	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1996 and seated early under the provisions of K.S.A. 25-3503[d].^[4] Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Lost re-election.
	2003–2013 File:KS district 2-108th.gif	November 27, 1996 – January 3, 2007	Template:USCongressOrdinal
File:Nancy boyda.JPG Nancy Boyda (Topeka)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Democratic	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 2006. Lost re-election.
File:Lynn Jenkins, official portrait, 113th Congress.jpg Lynn Jenkins (Topeka)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2019	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Retired.
	2013–2023 File:Kansas US Congressional District 2 (since 2013).tif		January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2019	Template:USCongressOrdinal
File:Steve Watkins, official portrait, 116th congress (cropped1).jpg Steve Watkins (Topeka)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 2018. Lost renomination.
File:Jake-LaTurner.jpg Jake LaTurner (Topeka)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2025	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Retired.
	2023–present File:Kansas's 2nd congressional district in Lawrence and Kansas City (since 2023).svg		January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2025	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Retired.
File:Schmidt Derek 119th Congress (cropped2).jpg Derek Schmidt (Independence)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" \| Republican	January 3, 2025 – present	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 2024.

Recent election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results^[5]
2008	President	align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|McCain 52% - 46%
2008	Senate	align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Roberts 56% - 44%
2012	President	align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Romney 55% - 43%
2016	President	align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Trump 56% - 37%
2016	Senate	align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Moran 60% - 35%
2018	Governor	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Kelly 49% - 42%
	Secretary of State	align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Schwab 52% - 45%
	Attorney General	align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Schmidt 60% - 40%
	Treasurer	align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|LaTurner 58% - 42%
2020	President	align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Trump 57% - 41%
2020	Senate	align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Marshall 53% - 41%
2022	Senate	align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Moran 61% - 35%
	Governor	align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Kelly 49% - 48%
	Secretary of State	align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Schwab 59% - 38%
	Attorney General	align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Kobach 52% - 48%
	Treasurer	align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Johnson 55% - 41%
2024	President	align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"\|Trump 59% - 39%