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1876–2024
State House District 2·Kentucky

For one hundred four years, Kentucky 2nd State House District voted Democratic. Then it stopped.

One of Kentucky's most reliably Republican legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
KY
Latest
R+55
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
48,605
2024 ACS

Kentucky 2nd State House District, Kentucky: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+55%. Democratic peak: D+67 in 1948.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+55MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
RealignerAkashic typology
Population
48,6052024 5-year
Median household income
$54,1262024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
85.0%2024 5-year
Black
5.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+67 in 1948MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+55 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 D · 2 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−54.8%
4,91217,16122,341
R
−50.2%
5,54517,07322,966
R
−51.6%
4,92716,35322,155
R
−37.8%
6,33114,24020,918
R
−25.9%
7,84313,43121,606
R
−22.8%
8,22013,13221,510
R
−12.4%
8,12010,46318,962
D
+12.6%
9,2376,94218,285
D
+15.7%
10,3657,20020,154
D
+5.0%
9,3178,42917,913
R
−3.2%
8,9819,57418,737
D
+5.5%
9,3688,37818,127
D
+43.8%
11,6334,43516,441
R
−22.5%
5,0428,09413,560
D
+15.9%
6,8304,28216,031
D
+59.9%
12,8253,19416,078
D
+20.3%
9,9116,57116,483
D
+43.4%
12,5894,96517,582
D
+49.2%
11,7723,99815,786
D
+67.1%
10,6632,01812,890
D
+54.7%
9,9792,91512,917
D
+62.1%
11,8342,75214,622
D
+65.5%
11,1012,25213,515
D
+65.3%
11,5152,38213,978
D
+22.8%
7,2174,52911,777
D
+43.1%
8,3333,16211,989
D
+41.0%
10,5224,32015,136
D
+40.5%
5,9682,4728,630
D
+48.9%
4,3601,0946,681
D
+41.5%
5,6832,2708,233
D
+44.0%
5,4362,0437,714
D
+34.8%
5,2932,5177,969
D
+43.0%
5,2222,0337,423
D
+32.1%
2,8701,2405,080
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
17.9%
American
14.9%
Irish
8.0%
German
7.5%
Italian
1.5%
Scottish
1.3%
Polish
0.5%
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: 40.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.1%
2.4%
75–84
3.5%
5.3%
65–74
5.8%
6.7%
55–64
6.9%
6.3%
45–54
5.8%
5.9%
35–44
5.8%
6.1%
25–34
6.2%
3.8%
18–24
3.9%
8.6%
5–17
8.7%
3.3%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$54,126
State House District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 2$54,126
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.9%
Working age (18–64)17.2%
Seniors (65+)12.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.6%
speak English only
Spanish4.0%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
43.8%
Other Christian
12.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
7.1%
Methodist
5.4%
Mainline Protestant
3.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 25.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the eastern coalfield region, this rural district delivered a nearly 60-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting deep realignment among working-class white voters that has reshaped Appalachian Kentucky over the past decade.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Kentucky 2nd State House District peaked at sixty-seven points in 1948; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twelve points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $54,126 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 2, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 2, Kentucky voted Republican by 54.8 points (R+55), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 22,341 votes cast, 4,912 went Democratic and 17,161 went Republican.
What is State House District 2, Kentucky's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 2, Kentucky as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 25 times, Republican 9 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 2, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 2, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State House District 2, Kentucky?
State House District 2, Kentucky has a population of 48,605 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 2, Kentucky?
Median household income in State House District 2, Kentucky is $54,126 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of State House District 2, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 2, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.