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1876–2024
State House District 48·Kentucky

Kentucky 48th State House District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

One of Kentucky's few state house districts where 2024 presidential results leaned Democratic

1876 — 2024·38 elections
KY
Latest
D+15
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
59,164
2024 ACS

Kentucky 48th State House District, Kentucky: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+15%. Democratic peak: D+40 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+15MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
59,1642024 5-year
Median household income
$71,6842024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
63.9%2024 5-year
Black
20.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+40 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+26 in 1896MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 D · 1 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
D
+14.8%
15,23911,22427,077
D
+18.5%
17,08611,65829,289
D
+11.7%
14,22411,09226,728
D
+9.5%
13,85411,42325,715
D
+10.6%
14,62511,79226,681
D
+0.4%
12,65112,56025,426
D
+0.6%
11,11910,98222,655
D
+9.6%
10,7038,68820,959
D
+11.1%
11,3028,74723,090
R
−5.0%
9,45210,44919,974
R
−16.1%
8,99412,46921,534
R
−0.8%
9,2839,44819,633
R
−3.0%
9,0369,61219,122
R
−23.1%
6,46910,48017,331
R
−2.6%
6,6247,04816,360
D
+28.6%
10,7305,94216,734
R
−0.6%
8,6068,71517,321
R
−17.5%
6,1428,76314,991
R
−9.5%
6,0077,27813,339
D
+1.0%
5,2125,11110,561
D
+13.8%
5,9094,47310,418
D
+17.9%
6,9684,84311,845
D
+23.1%
6,3153,89210,468
D
+4.1%
5,3504,92410,388
R
−20.4%
4,7437,18211,950
R
−9.2%
3,7354,5338,663
R
−9.0%
4,1675,0059,267
D
+1.3%
2,1472,0904,316
O
+39.5%
1,7922643,867
R
−1.3%
1,9472,0014,047
D
+2.8%
1,6881,5943,394
R
−7.7%
1,5711,8373,446
R
−25.6%
1,2472,1443,499
D
+21.3%
1,5499922,611
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.8%
English
12.3%
Irish
12.1%
American
5.8%
Italian
2.7%
Scottish
1.8%
French
1.6%
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
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.0%
75–84
2.9%
4.8%
65–74
5.6%
6.0%
55–64
6.6%
5.9%
45–54
6.0%
6.5%
35–44
6.6%
7.2%
25–34
7.3%
4.2%
18–24
4.2%
8.4%
5–17
8.0%
3.1%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$71,684
State House District 48 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 48$71,684
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.2%
Working age (18–64)12.6%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.3%
speak English only
Spanish6.6%
Other Indo-European2.6%
Other languages1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
16.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
14.4%
Other Christian
10.5%
Non-Christian
2.8%
Mainline Protestant
2.7%
Methodist
2.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Despite Kentucky's strong Republican lean statewide, this district of roughly 44,000 residents returned a D+2.5 presidential margin in 2024, making it a rare competitive pocket in an otherwise lopsided legislative map.

The Democratic margin in Kentucky 48th State House District reached its widest at forty points in 1912. The margin in 2024 was fifteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,684, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 59,164 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 48, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 48, Kentucky voted Democratic by 14.8 points (D+15), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 27,077 votes cast, 15,239 went Democratic and 11,224 went Republican.
What is State House District 48, Kentucky's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 48, Kentucky as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 15 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 48, Kentucky last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 48, Kentucky voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in State House District 48, Kentucky?
State House District 48, Kentucky has a population of 59,164 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 48, Kentucky?
Median household income in State House District 48, Kentucky is $71,684 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of State House District 48, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 48, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.