Kansas

Congressional Races
Districts: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Senatorial Races
Districts: A | B

Population (1994): 2,554,000 (up 3.1% from 1990), 1% of U.S. total

Voting-age population: 1,889,000; 1994 turnout, 43%

Median age: 32.9 years

Median household income: $28,322 ($3,942 below U.S. median)

Unemployment: 3.7% (1.9% below U.S. average, March 1996)

Last presidential election:

Clinton (D): 34%

Bush (R): 39%

Perot (I): 27%

Congressional delegation: No Democrats, six Republicans

The Sunflower State is currently ruled by an entirely Republican congressional delegation, a tribute to one of the strongest G.O.P. traditions in the land: this top wheat-producing state has not had a Democratic Senator since 1939, and has voted for a Democratic President only once since 1940. But with both Senate seats and three of four House seats open, Kansas is now one of the most volatile states in the Union this election season--and the Democrats have nowhere to go but up. Some pundits even see the possibility of a Democratic congressional delegation from Kansas next year--a prospect that would make Republican flowers, especially in Bob Dole's home state, droop.

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