Kansas

Racial Representation
Of Kansas' voting population of 1,072,214, 5.7% are black and 7.0% are Latino. Under the current four-district system, no racial minority makes up a majority of any of the four congressional districts. Under the proposed super districting plan, minority voters supporting a candidate with crossover appeal could, in coalition with white voters, elect a candidate of choice.

Political Analysis
In the 2000 Presidential election, George W. Bush won Kansas with 58% of the vote over Al Gore's 37%. The state's overall Democratic partisanship is 38.8%. However, under the current four-district system, no Democrats could elect a candidate of choice; all four districts have Republican district partisanships. Under the proposed super districting plan, voters would likely elect two Republicans and one Democrat with one candidate who could come from either party.

SUPER DISTRICT A - FOUR SEATS
			2000 Presidential Vote						% Black	% Latino
State	CD	Bush	(%)	Gore	(%)	Other	(%)	Total	Origin	Origin
Kansas	1	177857	(66.7%)	76448	(28.7%)	12514	(4.7%)	266819	2.1%	10.9%
Kansas	2	144721	(54.1%)	109133	(40.8%)	13723	(5.1%)	267577	4.9%	3.8%
Kansas	3	152832	(52.9%)	122463	(42.4%)	13452	(4.7%)	288747	8.8%	6.8%
Kansas	4	146921	(59.0%)	91232	(36.6%)	10918	(4.4%)	249071	6.8%	6.6%
Total		622331	(58.0%)	399276	(37.2%)	50607	(4.7%)	1072214	5.7%	7.0%

Winning Percentage:				20%
Voting Rights Analysis:				Minority voters supporting a candidate with crossover appeal could, in coalition with white voters, elect a candidate of choice.
District Partisanship:				38.8%	This super district would likely elect two Republicans and one
				Democrat with one swing seat.

This proposal is based on the current congressional districts of Kansas. Because Kansas has only four representatives in the U.S. House, all districts were combined into one super district.