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Kentucky 4th 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

English14.4%14.5%9.5%

American11.0%11.5%5.3%

Irish8.9%11.0%9.4%

German8.5%12.7%12.5%

Scottish1.4%2.0%1.3%

French1.1%1.1%1.6%

Scotch-Irish0.8%0.8%—

Italian0.6%2.0%4.8%

African American†6.9%6.6%9.9%

Mexican1.8%2.4%11.3%

Guatemalan0.4%0.3%0.5%

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 4	Kentucky	United States
Median age	41.1	39.2	39.1
Age 18–24	7.8%	9.1%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	19.1%	17.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	KY SD 4	Kentucky	United States
Median household income	$58,286	$63,726	$84,427
Poverty rate	17.0%	16.1%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	17.2%	27.7%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	KY SD 4	Kentucky	United States
Owner-occupied homes	68.7%	68.3%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	31.3%	31.7%	34.8%
Median home value	$149,300	$205,600	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$795	$967	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	42.6%	45.4%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	10.8%	10.3%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	KY SD 4	Kentucky	United States
Mean commute	22.8 min	24.0 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	5.8%	6.2%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	82.6%	76.6%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.2%	0.6%	3.2%
Works from home	4.5%	10.2%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	KY SD 4	Kentucky	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	3.1%	6.8%	22.3%
Spanish	2.3%	3.4%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	KY SD 4	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 4	Kentucky	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.8%	4.7%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.6%	1.9%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.3%	2.8%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	5.5%	6.5%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.438	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

HarrisDemocratic27.3%14,131TrumpRepublican71.5%37,050OtherAll other candidates1.3%658

R+44.2

Lead: 22,919
Total: 51,839
vs nation: R+42.7

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

BidenDemocratic29.2%16,019TrumpRepublican69.3%37,958OtherAll other candidates1.5%802

R+40.1

Lead: 21,939
Total: 54,779
vs nation: R+44.5

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

ClintonDemocratic26.1%13,588TrumpRepublican70.2%36,534OtherAll other candidates3.7%1,949

R+44.1

Lead: 22,946
Total: 52,071
vs nation: R+46.2

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

ObamaDemocratic35.3%17,587RomneyRepublican63.3%31,539OtherAll other candidates1.4%712

R+28.0

Lead: 13,952
Total: 49,838
vs nation: R+31.8

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

ObamaDemocratic44.0%22,347McCainRepublican54.3%27,596OtherAll other candidates1.7%840

R+10.3

Lead: 5,249
Total: 50,783
vs nation: R+17.6

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

KerryDemocratic39.2%19,223BushRepublican60.2%29,522OtherAll other candidates0.7%323

R+21.0

Lead: 10,299
Total: 49,068
vs nation: R+18.5

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

GoreDemocratic45.9%19,723BushRepublican52.4%22,536OtherAll other candidates1.7%709

R+6.5

Lead: 2,813
Total: 42,968
vs nation: R+7.1

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

ClintonDemocratic52.4%21,055DoleRepublican36.3%14,577OtherAll other candidates11.3%4,550

D+16.1

Lead: 6,478
Total: 40,182
vs nation: D+7.6

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+44.2MIT Election Lab
Population: 116,9012024 5-year
Population density: 71 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 1,654 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $58,2862024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 85.0%2024 5-year
Black: 6.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+48.6 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+44.2 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 29, KY · twin score 95.4

current representation

Current officeholders

RRobby MillsState Senate · 4

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	27.2%13,905	72.8%37,140	51,045
2020	R	29.8%16,046	70.2%37,710	53,756
2018	R	35.7%14,627	64.3%26,384	41,011

Kentucky 4th State Senate District sits in the Border South. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 48.6 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 44.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 44.2 points.

A population of 116,901, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,286 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 29 and State Senate District 8.

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 29

elasticity2016–2024 trajectory% Evangelical≠ % unaffiliated

State Senate District 8

elasticity% Evangelical2020–2024 trajectory≠ % Catholic

State Senate District 1

2016–2024 trajectoryelasticity≠ % Evangelical

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 4th State Senate District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Kentucky 4th State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Kentucky 4th State Senate District voted Republican by 44.2 points (R+44.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 51,839 votes cast, 14,131 went Democratic and 37,050 went Republican.

When did Kentucky 4th State Senate District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Kentucky 4th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Kentucky 4th State Senate District?

Kentucky 4th State Senate District has a population of 116,901 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Kentucky 4th State Senate District?

Median household income in Kentucky 4th State Senate District is $58,286 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.

What is the political history of Kentucky 4th State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kentucky 4th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 9 went Republican.