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State Senate District 13·Kentucky

Kentucky 13th State Senate District delivered D+18 in 2024 — Democratic for decades.

One of Kentucky's most Republican-leaning legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
KY
Latest
D+18
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
31,396
2024 ACS

Kentucky 13th State Senate 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
31,3962024 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+18.1%
8,0875,56213,959
D
+20.8%
8,7875,70814,830
D
+9.4%
6,7675,51813,220
D
+1.0%
6,0215,89612,207
D
+4.8%
6,4055,80812,379
R
−6.7%
5,6246,44012,179
R
−6.8%
4,5855,28510,229
D
+0.8%
4,2324,1638,987
R
−3.8%
3,7154,0649,265
R
−19.0%
3,1574,6617,906
R
−28.2%
2,8095,0427,928
R
−6.7%
2,9593,4286,965
R
−11.0%
2,7173,4116,303
R
−35.4%
1,9234,1086,174
R
−16.0%
1,6392,4204,885
D
+14.9%
2,4551,8174,286
R
−20.9%
1,5982,4414,039
R
−23.4%
1,3142,1243,461
R
−9.8%
1,3841,6853,083
D
+8.9%
1,2801,0632,440
D
+11.0%
1,3161,0532,386
D
+11.7%
1,5361,2142,757
D
+11.0%
1,3991,1202,539
D
+14.1%
1,5291,1492,703
R
−30.4%
8791,6482,530
R
−5.9%
1,0121,1402,184
D
+7.9%
1,2541,0702,341
D
+7.4%
6165311,155
D
+11.2%
5113941,042
D
+5.0%
509460985
D
+12.7%
496383893
R
−10.4%
416514939
R
−13.0%
382499898
D
+20.2%
364236634
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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%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$69,479
State Senate District 13 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 13$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.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+68.7, this district ranks among the most reliably one-sided legislative territories in the state, leaving general-election outcomes largely decided before ballots are cast.

The Democratic margin in Kentucky 13th State Senate 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 31,396 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 13, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 13, Kentucky voted Democratic by 18.1 points (D+18), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 13,959 votes cast, 8,087 went Democratic and 5,562 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 13, Kentucky's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 13, 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 Senate District 13, Kentucky last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 13, Kentucky voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in State Senate District 13, Kentucky?
State Senate District 13, Kentucky has a population of 31,396 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 13, Kentucky?
Median household income in State Senate District 13, 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 Senate District 13, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 13, 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.