Kentucky 88th State House District, Kentucky: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+15%. Republican peak: R+35 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+15MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 146,9422024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,4052024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 69.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 13.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+21 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+35 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 88, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 37,145 | 27,226 | 65,814 | ||
| D | 40,236 | 27,729 | 69,532 | ||
| D | 30,927 | 26,494 | 61,748 | ||
| R | 27,612 | 27,814 | 56,756 | ||
| D | 29,331 | 27,294 | 57,391 | ||
| R | 25,691 | 29,907 | 56,119 | ||
| R | 20,990 | 24,434 | 47,059 | ||
| D | 19,256 | 18,969 | 40,979 | ||
| R | 16,891 | 18,454 | 42,154 | ||
| R | 14,397 | 21,182 | 35,972 | ||
| R | 12,749 | 22,857 | 35,955 | ||
| R | 13,546 | 15,516 | 31,645 | ||
| R | 12,418 | 15,372 | 28,579 | ||
| R | 8,708 | 18,567 | 27,925 | ||
| R | 7,505 | 10,910 | 22,241 | ||
| D | 11,292 | 8,197 | 19,551 | ||
| R | 7,416 | 11,070 | 18,487 | ||
| R | 6,203 | 9,638 | 15,947 | ||
| R | 6,559 | 7,724 | 14,344 | ||
| D | 6,156 | 4,878 | 11,475 | ||
| D | 6,323 | 4,869 | 11,271 | ||
| D | 7,351 | 5,606 | 12,996 | ||
| D | 6,740 | 5,202 | 12,030 | ||
| D | 7,400 | 5,343 | 12,858 | ||
| R | 4,286 | 7,721 | 12,025 | ||
| R | 5,011 | 5,361 | 10,523 | ||
| D | 6,249 | 5,100 | 11,429 | ||
| D | 3,092 | 2,554 | 5,688 | ||
| D | 2,594 | 1,887 | 5,157 | ||
| D | 2,602 | 2,289 | 4,965 | ||
| D | 2,532 | 1,935 | 4,539 | ||
| R | 2,204 | 2,572 | 4,817 | ||
| R | 2,008 | 2,504 | 4,608 | ||
| D | 1,894 | 1,213 | 3,284 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.7%
German
12.4%
Irish
11.0%
American
7.9%
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: 35.4 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
$70,405
State House District 88 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 88$70,405
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.7%
Working age (18–64)14.2%
Seniors (65+)9.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.8%
speak English only
Spanish7.3%
Other Indo-European3.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.4%
Other languages2.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Kentucky 88th State House District in the Border South delivered a near-tie in 2024, with the Democratic candidate carrying the district by fifteen points — well within the historical noise of how the district votes.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty-one points in 1892; the Republican margin reached thirty-five points in 1972. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 146,942, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $70,405 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 88, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 88, Kentucky voted Democratic by 15.1 points (D+15), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 65,814 votes cast, 37,145 went Democratic and 27,226 went Republican.
What is State House District 88, Kentucky's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 88, Kentucky as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 88, Kentucky last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 88, Kentucky voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in State House District 88, Kentucky?
State House District 88, Kentucky has a population of 146,942 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 88, Kentucky?
Median household income in State House District 88, Kentucky is $70,405 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of State House District 88, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 88, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.