Kansas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

Kansas Senate District 6

A district of about 74,000 people, 38% Hispanic, 23% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+23.9 relative to the nation for president.

Pat Pettey (D) · since Nov 6, 2012Next election Nov 7, 2028

Where it sits among all 40 seats

Every Kansas State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

D+23.96th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican21st seat · the majority lineDistrict 6

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

2016
U.S. SenateD+7.4

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 40 seats. Small marks are other seats in Kansas. The black marker is District 6.

Adults with a bachelor's degree23% 23rd pct · 31st of 40 in KS

Lower than 77% of seats.

White adults without a degree35% 26th pct · 30th of 40 in KS

Lower than 74% of seats.

Hispanic residents38% 95th pct · 3rd of 40 in KS

Higher than 95% of seats.

Black residents10% 92nd pct · 4th of 40 in KS

Higher than 92% of seats.

Asian residents3% 67th pct · 14th of 40 in KS

Higher than 67% of seats.

People per square mile1,473 74th pct · 11th of 40 in KS

Denser than 74% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET