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Kansas’s capitol city is Topeka, and its current budget is $22.1 Billion.. Kansas has a total of 6 votes in the Electoral College. Visit Kansas’s official website. The Sunflower State features vast prairies and is known for agricultural production, particularly wheat. Home to aviation manufacturing and beef production. Political CompositionKansas’s politics lean towards the Republican party .
Republican supermajorities in both houses; 3 of 4 representatives are Republican. Both senators are Republican. Last voted Democratic for president in 1964. DemographicsThe largest cities in Kansas include:
Kansas’s population consists of 75.4% white residents, 6.1% black residents, 12.2% hispanic residents. 3.2% asian residents, 1.2% Native American, residents 0.1% Asian Pacific Islander residents, and 3.5% of people claiming two of more races.. Kansas has an average age of 37.2, with 49.8% of the population being male and 50.2%of the population being female.50.2% of people in Kansas are married. 90.5% of people Kansas in have a high school diploma, while 33.0% have attended some college. 33.4% of people have a bachelors degree and 12.1% of people having attained a graduate degree of higher The state ranks #33 in health and #23 in education. It has a crime rate that averages 367.8 per 100,000 people. Kansas FinancesAverage Home Price: $193900 Kansas ranks #33 in the nation’s poverty ranking with 11.4% of residents facing poverty, and a median household income of .$62087 The largest private employer is Spirit AeroSystems, and the largest public employer is State of Kansas. ReligionReligion plays a significant role in Kansas politics, with 57% of residents identifying as Protestant and 18% as Catholic. 1% of the state’s residents identify as Muslim, 1% identify as Mormon, 1% identify as Jewish, and 2% claim another religion. However, the state also has a notable non-religious population at 20%. |
