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State House District 58·Kentucky

For eighty-eight years, Kentucky 58th State House District voted Democratic. Then it stopped.

One of Kentucky's most reliably Republican legislative districts

18762024·38 elections
KY
Latest
R+35
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
47,910
2024 ACS

Kentucky 58th State House District, Kentucky: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+35%. Democratic peak: D+56 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+35MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
RealignerAkashic typology
Population
47,9102024 5-year
Median household income
$82,6042024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
80.4%2024 5-year
Black
3.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
11.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+56 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+35 in 2004MIT Election Lab
1 counties · 0 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.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−34.7%
7,63315,96124,025
R
−29.6%
7,88214,69122,981
R
−33.6%
6,12412,87720,083
R
−27.6%
6,47411,50518,212
R
−24.7%
6,70511,17418,092
R
−34.5%
5,14910,64515,919
R
−28.5%
4,3287,87312,430
R
−6.3%
4,5175,17910,501
R
−1.5%
4,2924,44010,193
R
−13.1%
3,7414,8778,657
R
−23.6%
3,2465,2608,528
D
+12.4%
4,3223,3407,912
D
+13.5%
3,7482,8466,682
R
−30.0%
2,0243,7995,918
D
+4.8%
2,5172,2325,908
D
+56.0%
4,8141,3516,180
D
+13.2%
3,7302,8636,593
D
+18.4%
3,9202,7016,635
D
+24.4%
3,9772,4146,403
D
+39.4%
3,7471,5875,486
D
+37.5%
4,3081,9496,290
D
+44.2%
4,7061,8166,540
D
+39.4%
4,2781,8526,164
D
+41.9%
5,0552,0577,148
R
−9.8%
3,1543,8386,992
D
+15.8%
3,9932,8946,958
D
+23.0%
5,3143,3208,664
D
+22.0%
2,8481,8184,688
D
+32.0%
2,4271,1024,145
D
+20.0%
2,6761,7794,496
D
+23.3%
2,5931,5984,262
D
+17.2%
2,7261,9274,654
D
+10.5%
2,4631,9804,613
D
+27.4%
2,0711,1413,389
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No data
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.2%
English
15.9%
Irish
15.0%
American
9.1%
Scottish
2.9%
Italian
1.8%
French
1.7%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.2%
speak English only
Spanish8.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.4%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
25.0%
Other Christian
10.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.7%
Methodist
4.2%
Mainline Protestant
1.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 34-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, this district sits well to the right of Kentucky's already conservative statewide baseline, suggesting a deeply entrenched rural political alignment that leaves little room for competitive general elections.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Kentucky 58th State House District peaked at fifty-six points in 1964; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1984 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twenty-four points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $82,604 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 58, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 58, Kentucky voted Republican by 34.7 points (R+35), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 24,025 votes cast, 7,633 went Democratic and 15,961 went Republican.
What is State House District 58, Kentucky's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 58, Kentucky as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 58, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 58, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in State House District 58, Kentucky?
State House District 58, Kentucky has a population of 47,910 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 58, Kentucky?
Median household income in State House District 58, Kentucky is $82,604 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of State House District 58, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 58, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.