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Kentucky 1st State Senate District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

English17.7%14.5%9.5%

American14.3%11.5%5.3%

Irish9.0%11.0%9.4%

German8.9%12.7%12.5%

Scottish1.8%2.0%1.3%

Italian1.2%2.0%4.8%

Polish0.8%—2.2%

French0.8%1.1%1.6%

African American†4.5%6.6%9.9%

African0.6%0.5%0.5%

Mexican3.2%2.4%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.5%0.5%1.8%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	KY SD 1	Kentucky	United States
Median age	40.5	39.2	39.1
Age 18–24	11.4%	9.1%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	19.5%	17.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	KY SD 1	Kentucky	United States
Median household income	$52,311	$63,726	$84,427
Poverty rate	18.4%	16.1%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	22.3%	27.7%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	KY SD 1	Kentucky	United States
Owner-occupied homes	71.7%	68.3%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	28.3%	31.7%	34.8%
Median home value	$161,900	$205,600	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$800	$967	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	41.9%	45.4%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	17.7%	10.3%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	KY SD 1	Kentucky	United States
Mean commute	20.7 min	24.0 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	4.3%	6.2%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	78.5%	76.6%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.2%	0.6%	3.2%
Works from home	6.8%	10.2%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	KY SD 1	Kentucky	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	5.1%	6.8%	22.3%
Spanish	2.8%	3.4%	13.6%
German or other West Germanic	1.5%	0.6%	0.5%

Religious landscape

Measure	KY SD 1	Kentucky	United States
Catholic	—	7.9%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	31.3%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	50.7%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	KY SD 1	Kentucky	United States
Foreign-born residents	2.5%	4.7%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.2%	1.9%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.4%	2.8%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	6.5%	6.5%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.472	0.477	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic23.4%12,471TrumpRepublican75.2%40,036OtherAll other candidates1.4%723

R+51.8

Lead: 27,565
Total: 53,230
vs nation: R+50.3

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

BidenDemocratic25.9%14,223TrumpRepublican72.6%39,916OtherAll other candidates1.5%808

R+46.8

Lead: 25,693
Total: 54,947
vs nation: R+51.2

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

ClintonDemocratic24.1%12,529TrumpRepublican71.7%37,254OtherAll other candidates4.2%2,161

R+47.6

Lead: 24,725
Total: 51,944
vs nation: R+49.7

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

ObamaDemocratic32.3%16,020RomneyRepublican66.0%32,766OtherAll other candidates1.7%844

R+33.7

Lead: 16,746
Total: 49,630
vs nation: R+37.6

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

ObamaDemocratic37.6%19,135McCainRepublican60.8%30,996OtherAll other candidates1.6%815

R+23.3

Lead: 11,861
Total: 50,946
vs nation: R+30.6

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

KerryDemocratic38.3%19,453BushRepublican61.0%30,999OtherAll other candidates0.7%380

R+22.7

Lead: 11,546
Total: 50,832
vs nation: R+20.3

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

GoreDemocratic42.7%19,524BushRepublican55.3%25,285OtherAll other candidates2.0%925

R+12.6

Lead: 5,761
Total: 45,734
vs nation: R+13.1

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

ClintonDemocratic49.5%20,314DoleRepublican39.4%16,160OtherAll other candidates11.2%4,592

D+10.1

Lead: 4,154
Total: 41,066
vs nation: D+1.6

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+51.8MIT Election Lab
Population: 116,5192024 5-year
Population density: 49 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 2,400 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $52,3112024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 85.5%2024 5-year
Black: 5.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+57.4 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+51.8 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 2, KY · twin score 97.3

current representation

Current officeholders

RJason HowellState Senate · 1

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 3 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	22.8%11,864	77.2%40,123	51,987
2020	R	24.6%13,143	75.4%40,286	53,429
2018	R	32.1%13,367	67.9%28,315	41,682

Kentucky 1st State Senate District sits in the Border South. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 57.4 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 51.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 51.8 points.

A population of 116,519, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,311 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 2 and State Senate District 24.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 2

% Evangelical2016–2024 trajectory

State Senate District 24

2016–2024 trajectory% Evangelical≠ American ancestry

State Senate District 4

% Evangelical2016–2024 trajectory≠ English ancestry

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Kentucky 1st State Senate District

counties it covers7

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Frequently asked questions

How did Kentucky 1st State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Kentucky 1st State Senate District voted Republican by 51.8 points (R+51.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 53,230 votes cast, 12,471 went Democratic and 40,036 went Republican.

When did Kentucky 1st State Senate District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Kentucky 1st State Senate District voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Kentucky 1st State Senate District?

Kentucky 1st State Senate District has a population of 116,519 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Kentucky 1st State Senate District?

Median household income in Kentucky 1st State Senate District is $52,311 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.

What is the political history of Kentucky 1st State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kentucky 1st State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 28 went Democratic and 10 went Republican.