State House District 76 State House District (KY) — Elections 1876–2024

Kentucky 76th State House District, Kentucky: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+18%. Republican peak: R+35 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+18MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 16,5782024 5-year
Median household income: $69,4792024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 68.4%2024 5-year
Black: 14.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 9.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+21 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+35 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 D · 0 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+18.1%	4,270	2,937	7,371
2020	D	+20.8%	4,640	3,014	7,831
2016	D	+9.4%	3,573	2,914	6,981
2012	D	+1.0%	3,179	3,113	6,446
2008	D	+4.8%	3,382	3,067	6,536
2004	R	−6.7%	2,970	3,401	6,431
2000	R	−6.8%	2,421	2,791	5,402
1996	D	+0.8%	2,234	2,198	4,745
1992	R	−3.8%	1,962	2,146	4,892
1988	R	−19.0%	1,667	2,461	4,175
1984	R	−28.2%	1,483	2,663	4,186
1980	R	−6.7%	1,562	1,810	3,678
1976	R	−11.0%	1,435	1,801	3,328
1972	R	−35.4%	1,015	2,169	3,260
1968	R	−16.0%	866	1,278	2,580
1964	D	+14.9%	1,297	960	2,263
1960	R	−20.9%	844	1,289	2,133
1956	R	−23.4%	694	1,122	1,827
1952	R	−9.8%	731	890	1,628
1948	D	+8.9%	676	561	1,288
1944	D	+11.0%	695	556	1,260
1940	D	+11.7%	811	641	1,456
1936	D	+11.0%	739	591	1,340
1932	D	+14.0%	807	607	1,427
1928	R	−30.4%	464	870	1,336
1924	R	−5.9%	534	602	1,153
1920	D	+7.8%	662	565	1,236
1916	D	+7.4%	325	280	610
1912	D	+11.3%	270	208	550
1908	D	+5.0%	269	243	520
1904	D	+12.7%	262	202	471
1900	R	−10.5%	220	272	496
1896	R	−12.9%	202	263	474
1892	D	+20.3%	192	124	335
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

14.4%

German

12.4%

Irish

10.9%

American

7.5%

Scottish

2.6%

Italian

2.5%

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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 35.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

1.0%

1.8%

75–84

2.5%

4.1%

65–74

4.8%

5.3%

55–64

5.7%

5.8%

45–54

5.7%

6.7%

35–44

6.5%

7.6%

25–34

7.4%

6.8%

18–24

6.9%

7.8%

5–17

7.5%

2.9%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$69,479

State House District 76 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 76$69,479

Kentucky$63,726

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

14.9%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1817.9%

Working age (18–64)14.5%

Seniors (65+)9.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

84.1%

speak English only

Spanish7.6%

Other Indo-European3.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%

Other languages2.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

15.7%

Other Christian

11.9%

Catholic & Orthodox

7.5%

Methodist

5.7%

Mainline Protestant

4.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.0%

Non-Christian

1.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in Louisville's urban core, this district delivered a 26-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, making it an outlier in a state that has shifted sharply Republican at nearly every other level.

The Democratic margin in Kentucky 76th State House District reached its widest at twenty-one points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was eighteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $69,479, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 16,578 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 76, Kentucky vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 76, Kentucky voted Democratic by 18.1 points (D+18), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 7,371 votes cast, 4,270 went Democratic and 2,937 went Republican.

What is State House District 76, Kentucky's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 76, 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 16 times, and other 0 times.

When did State House District 76, Kentucky last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 76, Kentucky voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in State House District 76, Kentucky?

State House District 76, Kentucky has a population of 16,578 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 76, Kentucky?

Median household income in State House District 76, Kentucky is $69,479 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.

What is the political history of State House District 76, Kentucky?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 76, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Kentucky 76th State House District delivered D+18 in 2024 — Democratic for decades.

Key facts

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