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Kentucky 3rd State House District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

English14.9%14.5%9.5%

American11.0%11.5%5.3%

German8.7%12.7%12.5%

Irish6.6%11.0%9.4%

French2.4%1.1%1.6%

Scottish1.7%2.0%1.3%

Scotch-Irish1.2%0.8%—

Italian0.9%2.0%4.8%

African American†9.2%6.6%9.9%

African1.0%0.5%0.5%

Ethiopian0.4%——

Mexican2.1%2.4%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.3%0.5%1.8%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	KY HD 3	Kentucky	United States
Median age	40.5	39.2	39.1
Age 18–24	7.0%	9.1%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	21.3%	17.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	KY HD 3	Kentucky	United States
Median household income	$57,658	$63,726	$84,427
Poverty rate	20.1%	16.1%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	22.5%	27.7%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	KY HD 3	Kentucky	United States
Owner-occupied homes	65.6%	68.3%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	34.4%	31.7%	34.8%
Median home value	$159,400	$205,600	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$884	$967	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	45.0%	45.4%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	16.2%	10.3%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	KY HD 3	Kentucky	United States
Mean commute	18.7 min	24.0 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	4.0%	6.2%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	79.5%	76.6%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.8%	0.6%	3.2%
Works from home	7.3%	10.2%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	KY HD 3	Kentucky	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	2.2%	6.8%	22.3%
Spanish	1.3%	3.4%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	KY HD 3	Kentucky	United States
Catholic	—	7.9%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	31.3%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	50.7%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	KY HD 3	Kentucky	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.8%	4.7%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.0%	1.9%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.8%	2.8%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	6.6%	6.5%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.517	0.477	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic33.2%6,773TrumpRepublican65.5%13,368OtherAll other candidates1.3%260

R+32.3

Lead: 6,595
Total: 20,401
vs nation: R+30.9

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

BidenDemocratic34.7%7,443TrumpRepublican63.8%13,686OtherAll other candidates1.5%323

R+29.1

Lead: 6,243
Total: 21,452
vs nation: R+33.6

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

ClintonDemocratic30.9%6,177TrumpRepublican64.4%12,866OtherAll other candidates4.7%932

R+33.5

Lead: 6,689
Total: 19,975
vs nation: R+35.6

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

ObamaDemocratic36.7%7,226RomneyRepublican61.2%12,035OtherAll other candidates2.0%402

R+24.5

Lead: 4,809
Total: 19,663
vs nation: R+28.3

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

ObamaDemocratic41.1%8,196McCainRepublican57.3%11,428OtherAll other candidates1.7%333

R+16.2

Lead: 3,232
Total: 19,957
vs nation: R+23.5

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

KerryDemocratic44.0%8,604BushRepublican55.3%10,824OtherAll other candidates0.7%146

R+11.3

Lead: 2,220
Total: 19,574
vs nation: R+8.9

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

GoreDemocratic48.5%8,622BushRepublican49.0%8,712OtherAll other candidates2.5%437

R+0.5

Lead: 90
Total: 17,771
vs nation: R+1.0

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

ClintonDemocratic55.7%9,607DoleRepublican33.8%5,823OtherAll other candidates10.5%1,811

D+21.9

Lead: 3,784
Total: 17,241
vs nation: D+13.4

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+32.3MIT Election Lab
Population: 43,9742024 5-year
Population density: 124 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 353 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $57,6582024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 79.1%2024 5-year
Black: 11.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+60.0 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+33.5 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 1, KY · twin score 95.2

current representation

Current officeholders

RRandy BridgesState House · 3

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 3 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	27.6%5,893	72.4%15,490	21,383
2020	R	28.8%6,389	71.2%15,765	22,154
2018	R	34.4%5,653	65.6%10,803	16,456

Kentucky 3rd State House District sits in the Border South. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 60.0 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 33.5 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 32.3 points.

A population of 43,974, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,658 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 1 and State House District 9.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 1

% Evangelical% unaffiliated2008–2012 trajectory

State House District 9

% Evangelical% unaffiliated2012–2016 trajectory

State House District 40

% Evangelical% unaffiliated2012 margin

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Kentucky 3rd State House District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Kentucky 3rd State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Kentucky 3rd State House District voted Republican by 32.3 points (R+32.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,401 votes cast, 6,773 went Democratic and 13,368 went Republican.

When did Kentucky 3rd State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Kentucky 3rd State House District voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Kentucky 3rd State House District?

Kentucky 3rd State House District has a population of 43,974 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Kentucky 3rd State House District?

Median household income in Kentucky 3rd State House District is $57,658 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $83,390.

What is the political history of Kentucky 3rd State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kentucky 3rd State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 9 went Republican.