Kentucky 1st Congressional District (KY) — Elections 1876–2024

Kentucky 1st Congressional District, Kentucky: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+47%. Republican peak: R+47 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+47MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 761,4322024 5-year
Median household income: $58,2362024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 85.7%2024 5-year
Black: 6.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+37 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+47 in 2024MIT Election Lab

COMER, JamesCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: WHITFIELD, Wayne Edward (Ed) (2015–2017), WHITFIELD, Wayne Edward (Ed) (2013–2015), WHITFIELD, Wayne Edward (Ed) (2011–2013), WHITFIELD, Wayne Edward (Ed) (2009–2011)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

35 counties · 0 D · 35 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−47.3%	89,226	253,236	347,008
2020	R	−42.8%	99,160	251,521	356,126
2016	R	−44.3%	85,299	231,095	329,367
2012	R	−31.8%	105,058	205,361	315,251
2008	R	−24.4%	118,555	196,645	320,138
2004	R	−26.5%	115,184	199,182	316,514
2000	R	−17.9%	112,661	162,837	280,381
1996	D	+2.6%	118,158	111,411	256,377
1992	D	+5.8%	127,787	111,768	275,956
1988	R	−9.9%	112,484	137,293	251,337
1984	R	−17.1%	106,902	151,557	260,466
1980	D	+4.6%	129,274	117,603	252,863
1976	D	+24.0%	138,239	83,986	225,986
1972	R	−27.2%	69,537	123,069	196,506
1968	R	−1.0%	78,831	81,075	214,696
1964	D	+37.4%	144,304	65,549	210,529
1960	D	+0.2%	112,755	112,346	225,101
1956	D	+11.1%	120,890	96,604	219,054
1952	D	+15.4%	117,401	86,058	203,914
1948	D	+32.6%	109,582	54,645	168,349
1944	D	+20.8%	112,992	73,951	187,617
1940	D	+27.4%	131,047	74,520	206,084
1936	D	+30.1%	127,131	68,086	196,288
1932	D	+33.9%	142,097	69,732	213,254
1928	R	−6.9%	90,966	104,369	195,621
1924	D	+10.1%	101,887	82,692	189,429
1920	D	+12.3%	127,272	99,207	228,955
1916	D	+13.6%	73,764	55,844	131,682
1912	D	+22.2%	57,651	32,685	112,437
1908	D	+11.8%	68,542	53,813	125,234
1904	D	+11.3%	60,457	47,838	112,055
1900	D	+10.3%	67,106	54,432	123,485
1896	D	+12.1%	64,418	50,221	117,199
1892	D	+12.1%	43,843	33,134	88,761
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 16 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2022	R	38.2%	61.8%	1,477,830
2020	R	38.2%	57.8%	2,135,057
2016	R	42.7%	57.3%	1,903,465
2014	R	40.7%	56.2%	1,435,868
2010	R	44.2%	55.7%	1,356,096
2008	R	47.0%	53.0%	1,800,821
2004	R	49.3%	50.7%	1,724,362
2002	R	35.3%	64.7%	1,131,313
1998	R	49.2%	49.7%	1,145,414
1996	R	42.8%	55.5%	1,307,046
1992	D	62.9%	35.8%	1,330,858
1990	R	47.8%	52.2%	916,010
1986	D	74.4%	25.6%	677,280
1984	R	49.5%	49.9%	1,292,407
1980	D	65.1%	34.9%	1,106,920
1978	D	61.0%	36.9%	476,783

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

15.1%

American

13.7%

German

8.9%

Irish

8.9%

Scottish

1.8%

Italian

1.2%

French

0.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 39.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.2%

2.6%

75–84

3.3%

5.3%

65–74

5.9%

6.4%

55–64

6.8%

6.0%

45–54

5.9%

35–44

5.9%

6.5%

25–34

6.1%

4.9%

18–24

4.3%

8.6%

5–17

8.2%

3.0%

2.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$58,236

Congressional District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 1$58,236

Kentucky$63,726

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

16.9%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1821.8%

Working age (18–64)15.6%

Seniors (65+)14.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

95.3%

speak English only

Spanish2.3%

Other Indo-European1.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%

Other languages0.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

34.8%

Other Christian

10.6%

Methodist

7.0%

Catholic & Orthodox

4.8%

Mainline Protestant

2.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.0%

Non-Christian

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Kentucky's 1st covers the rural western and south-central reaches of the state, where the 2024 presidential contest landed at R+52.2 — placing it among the most lopsided congressional districts in the country by that measure.

The Republican margin in Kentucky 1st Congressional District reached its widest at forty-seven points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was forty-seven points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $58,236, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 761,432 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 1, Kentucky vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 1, Kentucky voted Republican by 47.3 points (R+47), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 347,008 votes cast, 89,226 went Democratic and 253,236 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 1, Kentucky's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 1, Kentucky as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 1, Kentucky last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 1, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Congressional District 1, Kentucky?

Congressional District 1, Kentucky has a population of 761,432 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 1, Kentucky?

Median household income in Congressional District 1, Kentucky is $58,236 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.

What is the political history of Congressional District 1, Kentucky?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 1, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Kentucky 1st Congressional District has voted Republican in seven straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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