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1876–2024
State Senate District 10·Kentucky

Kentucky 10th State Senate District has voted Republican in twelve straight presidential cycles.

One of Kentucky's most reliably Republican legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
KY
Latest
R+22
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
130,584
2024 ACS

Kentucky 10th State Senate District, Kentucky: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+22%. Democratic peak: D+43 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+22MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
130,5842024 5-year
Median household income
$67,9652024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
74.1%2024 5-year
Black
12.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+43 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+33 in 1984MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 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.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−22.5%
21,41234,10956,552
R
−17.0%
23,54433,41558,137
R
−23.1%
18,49330,39151,566
R
−15.3%
19,65126,89047,326
R
−14.9%
20,33227,56148,420
R
−29.2%
15,56328,54544,483
R
−20.5%
14,66822,41837,894
R
−2.7%
14,46815,37833,287
R
−6.1%
13,05815,07633,341
R
−23.2%
10,31216,56927,002
R
−32.7%
9,24118,28827,702
R
−5.9%
11,33912,81225,062
D
+3.9%
10,90310,07121,371
R
−31.6%
6,16212,13618,877
R
−5.5%
6,6227,61718,046
D
+31.5%
10,9425,67516,697
R
−6.4%
7,9369,01816,954
R
−11.0%
6,3167,89414,293
D
+2.1%
6,5466,27712,885
D
+17.4%
5,6773,9589,872
D
+19.4%
6,3494,28310,671
D
+27.9%
6,9763,92610,935
D
+29.2%
6,5253,54910,209
D
+27.4%
7,7734,40212,284
R
−18.8%
4,7476,95611,726
D
+12.9%
5,4974,20810,001
D
+14.9%
6,7174,96011,775
D
+21.2%
3,9592,5646,577
D
+42.9%
3,2307165,864
D
+17.1%
3,6342,5616,293
D
+19.0%
3,2572,1875,632
D
+14.5%
3,5612,6476,316
D
+11.1%
3,2462,5795,999
D
+23.2%
2,4071,3964,356
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.3%
English
13.3%
Irish
10.8%
American
8.3%
Italian
2.9%
Scottish
2.1%
Polish
1.1%
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: 37.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.4%
85+
1.2%
2.0%
75–84
2.3%
4.5%
65–74
5.1%
6.2%
55–64
6.5%
6.1%
45–54
6.0%
6.8%
35–44
6.9%
6.9%
25–34
6.5%
4.5%
18–24
3.9%
9.0%
5–17
9.1%
3.1%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$67,965
State Senate District 10 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 10$67,965
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.5%
Working age (18–64)12.3%
Seniors (65+)15.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.3%
speak English only
Spanish3.8%
Other Indo-European2.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
18.9%
Other Christian
11.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
7.0%
Methodist
3.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.6%
Mainline Protestant
1.1%
Non-Christian
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 45 points, this district anchors the GOP's structural advantage in the state senate and has shown little competitive movement in recent cycles.

The Republican margin in Kentucky 10th State Senate District reached its widest at thirty-three points in 1984. The margin in 2024 was twenty-two points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $67,965, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 130,584 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 10, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 10, Kentucky voted Republican by 22.5 points (R+22), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 56,552 votes cast, 21,412 went Democratic and 34,109 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 10, Kentucky's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 10, Kentucky as a "Republican loyalist" 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 Senate District 10, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 10, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in State Senate District 10, Kentucky?
State Senate District 10, Kentucky has a population of 130,584 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 10, Kentucky?
Median household income in State Senate District 10, Kentucky is $67,965 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of State Senate District 10, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 10, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.