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1876–2024
State House District 18·Kentucky

Kentucky 18th State House District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

One of Kentucky's most reliably red legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
KY
Latest
R+42
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
73,382
2024 ACS

Kentucky 18th State House District, Kentucky: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+42%. Republican peak: R+42 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+42MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
73,3822024 5-year
Median household income
$61,5032024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
83.0%2024 5-year
Black
7.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+25 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+42 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
−41.5%
9,14622,49832,143
R
−36.9%
9,94821,89132,391
R
−40.9%
7,77419,46428,570
R
−27.5%
9,08816,14225,623
R
−25.9%
9,68016,56826,577
R
−38.4%
7,70317,43825,337
R
−30.5%
7,23013,75021,354
R
−11.7%
7,3159,52018,820
R
−14.6%
6,8359,66019,329
R
−31.1%
5,60310,70616,430
R
−40.4%
4,83911,48316,436
R
−18.2%
6,2659,16015,887
R
−1.3%
6,3906,56113,120
R
−36.7%
3,5317,79811,637
R
−21.1%
3,4595,81911,194
D
+14.1%
6,0304,53410,589
R
−24.3%
4,4987,38711,885
R
−27.0%
3,8246,66910,522
R
−13.9%
4,2585,6429,928
O
+0.0%
3,8373,8377,778
R
−5.7%
4,2854,8089,124
D
+5.8%
4,6444,1358,815
D
+8.1%
4,5433,8588,443
D
+13.3%
6,3924,88711,341
R
−23.5%
3,6335,8649,512
D
+3.6%
4,6484,3229,101
R
−4.6%
5,0735,56310,708
D
+2.5%
3,3173,1546,523
D
+24.7%
2,7921,3385,888
R
−0.6%
3,1183,1576,374
R
−1.0%
2,8142,8755,963
D
+2.3%
3,2133,0686,419
D
+8.9%
3,1892,6595,957
D
+9.2%
2,0471,6214,617
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.9%
German
11.5%
American
11.2%
Irish
10.4%
Scottish
2.4%
Italian
2.4%
Polish
1.2%
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: 38.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.1%
2.1%
75–84
2.5%
4.8%
65–74
5.3%
6.5%
55–64
6.6%
6.1%
45–54
6.0%
6.7%
35–44
6.5%
6.7%
25–34
6.2%
4.3%
18–24
3.7%
9.0%
5–17
9.0%
3.2%
<5
3.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$61,503
State House District 18 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 18$61,503
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.5%
Working age (18–64)14.1%
Seniors (65+)18.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.3%
speak English only
Spanish2.5%
Other Indo-European2.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
19.3%
Other Christian
11.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.6%
Methodist
3.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.4%
Mainline Protestant
1.2%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+57.5, this rural Kentucky district ranks among the state's most one-sided, reflecting the deep partisan consolidation that has reshaped Appalachian and south-central Kentucky over the past two decades.

The Republican margin in Kentucky 18th State House District reached its widest at forty-two points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was forty-two points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $61,503, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 73,382 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 18, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 18, Kentucky voted Republican by 41.5 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 32,143 votes cast, 9,146 went Democratic and 22,498 went Republican.
What is State House District 18, Kentucky's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 18, 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 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 18, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 18, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State House District 18, Kentucky?
State House District 18, Kentucky has a population of 73,382 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 18, Kentucky?
Median household income in State House District 18, Kentucky is $61,503 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of State House District 18, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 18, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.