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Abortion and reproductive rights

Access to abortion and reproductive healthcare.

Kansas snapshot4,763

Abortions reported for Kansas residents

2024

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Reported abortions for Kansas residents during 2024, whether the event occurred in Kansas or was reported to Kansas by another state.

By place of occurrence

Performed in Kansas: 4,758
Performed out of state: 5

By gestational age

Under 9 weeks: 3,672
9–12 weeks: 751
13–16 weeks: 209
17–21 weeks: 131
22 weeks or more: 0

How it was measured: Kansas Department of Health and Environment annual vital-statistics aggregation of physician reports and reports received from other states; the gestational-age categories are published in Table D5.

Keep in mind

This is a residence-based count: it excludes abortions in Kansas for nonresidents, which the same report counts separately.
Out-of-state events depend on reports received by Kansas, and the aggregate does not measure access, affordability, complications, or other health outcomes.

Kansas Department of Health and Environment ↗

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Protect abortion accessRestrict abortion access

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Housing and property costs

Housing supply, affordability, renters, zoning, and property costs.

Kansas snapshot$1,060/month

Median gross rent

2020–2024 estimate

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Median monthly gross rent for occupied rental units paying cash rent, including contract rent and estimated tenant-paid utilities.

Other statewide housing measures

Median owner-occupied home value: $217,200
Owner costs with a mortgage: $1,689/month
Owner-occupied housing rate: 67.2%

How it was measured: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts estimate derived from the American Community Survey.

Keep in mind

This is a statewide multi-year estimate; local rents and current asking rents can differ substantially.
The owner measures describe owner-occupied units and are not estimates of the current cost to purchase a home.

U.S. Census Bureau ↗

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Expand affordable housingLower property costs

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Healthcare

Coverage, prescription costs, Medicaid, and access to care.

Kansas snapshot10.3%

People under 65 without health insurance

2024 ACS annual estimate

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Share of Kansas’s civilian noninstitutionalized residents under age 65 who lacked comprehensive health-insurance coverage at the time of the ACS survey.

How it was measured: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts estimate derived from the American Community Survey.

Keep in mind

This excludes people age 65 and older and is a annual survey estimate rather than a current enrollment count.
Insurance status does not measure affordability, provider availability, coverage adequacy, or quality of care.

U.S. Census Bureau ↗

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Expand coverage and accessEmphasize choice and competition

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Education

Public schools, school choice, teachers, and higher education.

Kansas snapshot92.0%

Adults with at least a high school diploma

2020–2024 estimate

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Share of Kansas residents age 25 and older whose reported attainment is a regular high school diploma or equivalent (including GED or an alternative credential), some college, or an associate’s or higher degree.

Additional attainment measure

Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.6%

How it was measured: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts estimate derived from the American Community Survey.

Keep in mind

This measures adult educational attainment, not the current public-school graduation rate or school performance.
It combines people educated in different jurisdictions and time periods.

U.S. Census Bureau ↗

Context only. This number does not affect candidate matches or rankings.

Invest in public schoolsExpand school choice

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Gun policy and public safety

Firearm rights, gun-safety rules, and violence prevention.

Kansas snapshot446

Firearm deaths

2024 final data

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Deaths in which firearm injury was recorded as the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.

Kansas compared with the U.S.

Age-adjusted firearm death rate

Kansas: 15.2 per 100,000
United States: 13.1 per 100,000

Kansas's rate was 2.1 deaths per 100,000 higher than the national rate.

Both rates use 2024 National Vital Statistics System mortality data and are age-adjusted.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ↗

Population-adjusted measure

Age-adjusted firearm death rate: 15.2 per 100,000

How it was measured: CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data published through CDC WONDER and Stats of the States.

Keep in mind

The total combines firearm homicides, suicides, accidents, legal-intervention deaths, and deaths of undetermined intent.
Mortality data do not measure nonfatal firearm injuries, defensive uses, gun ownership, or the effect of any specific policy.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ↗

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Strengthen gun-safety lawsProtect gun rights

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Immigration and border policy

Border enforcement, legal immigration, and pathways to citizenship.

Kansas snapshot7.4%

Residents who are foreign-born

2020–2024 estimate

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Share of Kansas residents who were not U.S. citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful noncitizens, and people without lawful status.

How it was measured: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts estimate derived from the American Community Survey.

Keep in mind

Foreign-born is not a measure of unauthorized immigration or current border crossings.
The survey does not assign legal status and this statewide estimate does not show recent arrivals or local distribution.

U.S. Census Bureau ↗

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Prioritize border enforcementCreate legal pathways

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Environment and energy

Clean water, conservation, climate, and energy production.

Kansas snapshot51.5%

Electricity generated from wind

2024

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Wind generation as a share of electricity generated at Kansas facilities, including estimated small-scale solar in the statewide denominator.

EIA generation totals

Wind: 29,795,187 MWh
Total, including small-scale solar: 57,862,588 MWh

Other major shares of in-state generation

Coal: 22.6%
Nuclear: 15.9%
Natural gas: 9.2%
Solar: 0.5%

How it was measured: Calculated from EIA's 2024 Kansas workbook: Table 5 wind generation divided by Table 5 total electric-industry generation plus Table 19 estimated small-scale solar generation, rounded to one decimal place.

Keep in mind

This measures in-state electricity generation, not total energy consumption or the generation mix of imported electricity.
The shares are annual and rounded to one decimal; they do not by themselves measure emissions, reliability, affordability, or land use.

U.S. Energy Information Administration ↗

Context only. This number does not affect candidate matches or rankings.

Kansas snapshot$3.85/gal

Midwest regular gasoline price

Week of August 31, 2026

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Estimated average retail price of regular-grade gasoline across all formulations in EIA's Midwest region, including taxes. The region contains Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.

Kansas compared with the U.S.

Regular gasoline price

Kansas: $3.847/gal
United States: $4.071/gal

The Midwest average was $0.224 per gallon lower, or about 5.5% below the U.S. average.

Both figures are EIA weekly retail estimates for regular gasoline, including taxes, for the week of August 31, 2026. The Kansas-side figure is the Midwest regional average, not a Kansas statewide estimate.

U.S. Energy Information Administration ↗

Recent EIA observations

Prior week: $3.934/gal
Weekly change: -8.7¢
One year earlier: $3.088/gal
Change from one year earlier: +75.9¢

How it was measured: FactVote uses EIA’s Midwest series, the smallest current EIA retail region that includes Kansas. Changes are calculated from the published August 24, 2026 (prior week), and September 1, 2025 (52 weeks earlier), observations.

Keep in mind

EIA does not publish a current Kansas statewide weekly gasoline-price series. This Midwest regional estimate should not be read as Kansas’s statewide average.
The regional average combines Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wisconsin, and does not represent the price at every station or in every Kansas community.
Prices are nominal and not adjusted for inflation or seasonal patterns. Weekly estimates can be revised and can differ from monthly averages.
Price changes alone do not establish the effect of any bill, official, or government action.

U.S. Energy Information Administration ↗

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Prioritize conservation and clean energyExpand domestic energy production

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Taxes and the economy

Taxes, government spending, jobs, wages, and small business.

Kansas snapshot$74,275

Median household income

2020–2024 estimate

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Median money income received by Kansas households, expressed in inflation-adjusted 2024 dollars.

Additional household measure

People below the poverty threshold: 10.9%

How it was measured: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts estimate derived from the American Community Survey.

Keep in mind

Household income is not take-home pay and does not directly account for taxes, benefits, household size, debt, or regional cost differences.
The poverty measure and income estimate are multi-year survey measures, not current economic forecasts.

U.S. Census Bureau ↗

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Lower taxes and spendingInvest in workers and services

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Voting, democracy, and government accountability

Voting access, election administration, ethics, transparency, and corruption.

Kansas snapshot

66.2%

Registered-voter turnout

November 5, 2024 general election

About 17%

Primary election turnout

August 6, 2024 primary election

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Certified ballots cast in Kansas's 2024 general election as a percentage of registered voters.

2024 turnout comparison

General: Nov. 5 · Primary: Aug. 6

General election turnout: 66.2%
Primary election turnout: About 17%

The Secretary of State reported 336,139 primary voters and described statewide turnout as approximately 17 percent.

Primary ballot eligibility and available contests differed from the general election.
Kansas's August 4, 2026 primary was still awaiting State Board certification when this collection was audited on August 28, so the comparison retains the latest certified statewide primary turnout.

Kansas Secretary of State ↗

Certified participation totals

Registered voters: 2,031,132
Ballots cast: 1,344,147

Ballots by voting method

Mail: 137,644
Advance in person: 557,209
Election Day: 649,294

How it was measured: Kansas State Board of Canvassers certification reported by the Kansas Secretary of State, including registered voters, ballots cast, turnout, and voting-method totals.

Keep in mind

This is turnout among registered voters, not the voting-eligible or voting-age population.
Turnout does not by itself measure election security, accessibility, administrative quality, representation, or public trust.

Kansas Secretary of State ↗

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Expand voting accessIncrease election safeguardsStrengthen ethics and transparency

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Public safety and criminal justice

Policing, crime prevention, sentencing, incarceration, and rehabilitation.

Kansas snapshot474.7 per 100,000

Reported violent-crime rate

2024

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Violent offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.

How it was measured: FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for each calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query.

Keep in mind

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Kansas coverage fell below 90% from 2016 through 2020 (87.0%–88.1%), so those five years are flagged as partial reporting. Coverage reached 90.7% in 2021 and 96.1% in 2024.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 96.1%; this is not complete statewide reporting.

Federal Bureau of Investigation ↗

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Kansas snapshot2,174.4 per 100,000

Reported property-crime rate

2024

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Property offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.

Keep in mind

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Kansas coverage fell below 90% from 2016 through 2020 (87.0%–88.1%), so those five years are flagged as partial reporting. Coverage reached 90.7% in 2021 and 96.1% in 2024.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 96.1%; this is not complete statewide reporting.

Federal Bureau of Investigation ↗

Context only. This number does not affect candidate matches or rankings.

Kansas snapshot9,849

Adults in state correctional facilities

August 20, 2026

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Adults in Kansas Department of Corrections facilities on the department's reported update date.

By reported sex

Male: 8,977
Female: 872

How it was measured: Kansas Department of Corrections daily adult population report; the headline uses the subtotal for KDOC facilities rather than the seven people separately reported in non-KDOC contract placements.

Keep in mind

This is a point-in-time KDOC-facility count; the report separately lists seven people in non-KDOC placements, and the measure excludes county jails, federal custody, adults on parole, and juvenile facilities.
The count does not by itself measure crime, victimization, sentencing policy, recidivism, facility conditions, or capacity.

Kansas Department of Corrections ↗

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Emphasize policing and enforcementEmphasize prevention and justice reform

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Social Security, Medicare, and retirement

Retirement benefits, Medicare, and the long-term financing of these programs.

Kansas snapshot612,962

Kansas residents receiving Social Security benefits

December 2025

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People in Kansas whose Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits were in current-payment status in December 2025.

Kansas compared with the U.S.

Residents receiving Social Security benefits

Kansas: 20.6%
United States: 20.1%

Kansas's share was 0.5 percentage points higher than the national share.

Both shares use December 2025 beneficiaries in current-payment status and Census resident-population estimates.

Social Security Administration ↗

Selected benefit categories

Retired workers: 476,959
Disabled workers: 59,707
Widow(er)s and parents: 30,170

How it was measured: Social Security Administration Master Beneficiary Record data assigned geographically using U.S. Postal Service ZIP+4 data.

Keep in mind

The total includes retirement, survivor, dependent, and disability beneficiaries and is not limited to retirees.
People whose benefits were withheld are excluded; residence is assigned from administrative mailing information, including representative-payee addresses where applicable.

Social Security Administration ↗

Context only. This number does not affect candidate matches or rankings.

Protect or expand benefitsChange benefits to address long-term costs

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Foreign policy and diplomacy

Diplomacy, alliances, and the use of U.S. military force abroad.

Strengthen diplomacy and alliancesLimit U.S. military intervention abroad

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Veterans and military families

Veterans' care, benefits, housing, work, and transition to civilian life.

Protect or expand veterans' care and benefitsExpand veterans' housing, education, and work support

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National defense

Military readiness, modernization, and defense spending.

Invest in military readiness and modernizationReduce military spending

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Digital privacy and surveillance

Personal data rights and limits on surveillance.

Strengthen personal data rightsLimit government and workplace surveillance

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Artificial intelligence

AI safeguards, accountability, research, and development.

Set AI rules and safeguardsInvest in AI research and development

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Libraries and access to books

Public library services and access to books.

Support and expand library servicesProtect access to library books

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