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1876–2024
State House District 8·Kentucky

Kentucky 8th State House District has voted Republican in eight straight presidential cycles.

One of Kentucky's most reliably one-sided legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
KY
Latest
R+45
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
47,983
2024 ACS

Kentucky 8th State House District, Kentucky: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+45%. Republican peak: R+45 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+45MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
47,9832024 5-year
Median household income
$57,0872024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
75.5%2024 5-year
Black
13.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+34 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+45 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 0 D · 3 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
−45.1%
4,82412,92417,973
R
−40.3%
5,56113,29819,193
R
−41.8%
4,85112,27717,753
R
−29.3%
6,09111,25017,581
R
−24.3%
6,76111,17318,173
R
−31.4%
5,92811,40317,432
R
−20.1%
5,8538,84714,925
R
−1.3%
6,0816,26313,629
D
+6.0%
6,7325,87514,288
R
−14.9%
5,7047,72513,519
R
−22.3%
5,4218,56914,090
D
+0.9%
6,8676,74913,862
D
+26.4%
7,3304,24511,705
R
−29.1%
3,6206,70610,597
R
−3.5%
3,7314,13511,698
D
+34.0%
7,5343,69811,275
R
−2.3%
5,9266,19912,126
D
+7.3%
6,0895,25211,389
D
+9.1%
5,9564,95710,937
D
+23.9%
5,4973,2859,242
D
+13.1%
6,0204,62610,677
D
+13.4%
6,7225,13111,890
D
+14.4%
6,6064,93611,578
D
+22.6%
7,5444,75212,378
R
−16.0%
4,8516,69811,561
R
−2.9%
5,9396,30612,485
R
−4.0%
6,9307,52014,610
R
−4.7%
3,7904,1738,099
R
−5.1%
2,8803,2387,057
R
−6.1%
3,4943,9567,594
R
−11.0%
2,7963,5176,548
R
−8.1%
3,4294,0427,593
R
−5.9%
3,4753,9227,514
R
−4.9%
2,3502,6305,740
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.2%
German
9.9%
American
7.4%
Irish
7.3%
Italian
1.9%
Scottish
1.8%
Polish
0.9%
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: 34.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.1%
2.5%
75–84
2.8%
4.3%
65–74
4.9%
5.2%
55–64
5.8%
4.9%
45–54
4.9%
5.3%
35–44
5.4%
7.8%
25–34
6.9%
7.2%
18–24
4.2%
9.0%
5–17
9.1%
4.2%
<5
3.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$57,087
State House District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 8$57,087
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.0%
Working age (18–64)16.0%
Seniors (65+)14.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European3.9%
Spanish3.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
45.8%
Other Christian
7.9%
Methodist
5.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.1%
Mainline Protestant
3.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 31.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+41, this rural Kentucky district ranks among the state's most lopsided, reflecting the deep partisan realignment that has reshaped Appalachian and south-central Kentucky over the past two decades.

The Republican margin in Kentucky 8th State House District reached its widest at forty-five points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was forty-five points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $57,087, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 47,983 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 8, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 8, Kentucky voted Republican by 45.1 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,973 votes cast, 4,824 went Democratic and 12,924 went Republican.
What is State House District 8, Kentucky's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 8, 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 11 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 8, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 8, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in State House District 8, Kentucky?
State House District 8, Kentucky has a population of 47,983 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 8, Kentucky?
Median household income in State House District 8, Kentucky is $57,087 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of State House District 8, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 8, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.