Kentucky 26th State House District, Kentucky: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+45%. Democratic peak: D+50 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+45MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 55,2322024 5-year
- Median household income
- $76,5172024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+50 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 26, KYOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,201 | 19,322 | 26,937 | ||
| R | 7,560 | 18,474 | 26,523 | ||
| R | 5,881 | 16,001 | 22,952 | ||
| R | 6,852 | 13,228 | 20,407 | ||
| R | 7,013 | 12,768 | 20,051 | ||
| R | 5,861 | 12,579 | 18,555 | ||
| R | 5,414 | 9,275 | 14,991 | ||
| R | 5,159 | 5,880 | 12,417 | ||
| R | 4,990 | 5,397 | 12,575 | ||
| R | 3,833 | 6,045 | 9,961 | ||
| R | 3,238 | 6,523 | 9,835 | ||
| R | 3,945 | 4,384 | 8,573 | ||
| D | 3,771 | 2,719 | 6,625 | ||
| R | 1,904 | 3,390 | 5,458 | ||
| R | 1,654 | 1,710 | 4,816 | ||
| D | 2,913 | 1,218 | 4,146 | ||
| R | 1,894 | 2,168 | 4,062 | ||
| D | 1,697 | 1,686 | 3,394 | ||
| D | 1,668 | 1,188 | 2,865 | ||
| D | 1,375 | 659 | 2,073 | ||
| D | 1,630 | 833 | 2,470 | ||
| D | 1,807 | 730 | 2,543 | ||
| D | 1,809 | 645 | 2,468 | ||
| D | 2,252 | 924 | 3,190 | ||
| R | 1,290 | 1,524 | 2,817 | ||
| D | 1,471 | 850 | 2,405 | ||
| D | 1,982 | 1,144 | 3,142 | ||
| D | 1,186 | 664 | 1,859 | ||
| D | 997 | 192 | 1,614 | ||
| D | 1,101 | 623 | 1,753 | ||
| D | 999 | 526 | 1,567 | ||
| D | 1,124 | 666 | 1,811 | ||
| D | 967 | 652 | 1,677 | ||
| D | 684 | 346 | 1,184 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.1%
German
13.3%
Irish
12.5%
American
9.7%
Italian
2.5%
Scottish
1.8%
French
1.1%
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: 40.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$76,517
State House District 26 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 26$76,517
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.3%
Working age (18–64)9.6%
Seniors (65+)12.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.7%
speak English only
Spanish2.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding R+46, this rural Kentucky district ranks among the most politically homogeneous state house seats in the commonwealth, leaving general-election outcomes largely settled well before November.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Kentucky 26th State House District peaked at fifty points in 1912; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1980 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of five points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $76,517 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 26, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 26, Kentucky voted Republican by 45.0 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,937 votes cast, 7,201 went Democratic and 19,322 went Republican.
What is State House District 26, Kentucky's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 26, Kentucky as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 26, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 26, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in State House District 26, Kentucky?
State House District 26, Kentucky has a population of 55,232 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 26, Kentucky?
Median household income in State House District 26, Kentucky is $76,517 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of State House District 26, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 26, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.