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Kentucky 14th 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

English15.4%14.5%9.5%

American13.5%11.5%5.3%

Irish11.4%11.0%9.4%

German10.3%12.7%12.5%

Italian1.9%2.0%4.8%

Scottish1.7%2.0%1.3%

French1.2%1.1%1.6%

Dutch0.4%——

African American†3.9%6.6%9.9%

Mexican1.9%2.4%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.3%0.5%1.8%

Guatemalan0.2%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 14	Kentucky	United States
Median age	40.6	39.2	39.1
Age 18–24	7.4%	9.1%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	17.4%	17.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	KY SD 14	Kentucky	United States
Median household income	$70,237	$63,726	$84,427
Poverty rate	12.8%	16.1%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	20.7%	27.7%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	KY SD 14	Kentucky	United States
Owner-occupied homes	79.8%	68.3%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	20.2%	31.7%	34.8%
Median home value	$229,700	$205,600	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$883	$967	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	47.9%	45.4%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	6.8%	10.3%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	KY SD 14	Kentucky	United States
Mean commute	26.7 min	24.0 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	8.3%	6.2%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	82.0%	76.6%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.1%	0.6%	3.2%
Works from home	7.4%	10.2%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	KY SD 14	Kentucky	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	3.3%	6.8%	22.3%
Spanish	1.6%	3.4%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	KY SD 14	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 14	Kentucky	United States
Foreign-born residents	2.0%	4.7%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.7%	1.9%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.3%	2.8%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	6.8%	6.5%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.431	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

HarrisDemocratic25.2%14,365TrumpRepublican73.5%41,945OtherAll other candidates1.3%724

R+48.4

Lead: 27,580
Total: 57,034
vs nation: R+46.9

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

BidenDemocratic27.3%15,588TrumpRepublican71.3%40,720OtherAll other candidates1.5%835

R+44.0

Lead: 25,132
Total: 57,143
vs nation: R+48.4

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

ClintonDemocratic27.2%13,732TrumpRepublican68.5%34,561OtherAll other candidates4.2%2,138

R+41.3

Lead: 20,829
Total: 50,431
vs nation: R+43.4

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

ObamaDemocratic37.5%16,980RomneyRepublican61.0%27,605OtherAll other candidates1.5%680

R+23.5

Lead: 10,625
Total: 45,265
vs nation: R+27.3

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

ObamaDemocratic38.8%17,572McCainRepublican59.2%26,817OtherAll other candidates1.9%874

R+20.4

Lead: 9,245
Total: 45,263
vs nation: R+27.7

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

KerryDemocratic36.6%15,440BushRepublican62.7%26,472OtherAll other candidates0.7%312

R+26.1

Lead: 11,032
Total: 42,224
vs nation: R+23.7

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

GoreDemocratic38.0%12,998BushRepublican60.1%20,551OtherAll other candidates1.9%654

R+22.1

Lead: 7,553
Total: 34,203
vs nation: R+22.6

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

ClintonDemocratic46.1%13,397DoleRepublican43.1%12,528OtherAll other candidates10.8%3,131

D+3.0

Lead: 869
Total: 29,056
vs nation: R+5.5

modeled Census-place estimatereview required

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+48.4MIT Election Lab
Population: 112,7032024 5-year
Population density: 75 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 1,507 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $70,2372024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 88.2%2024 5-year
Black: 4.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+47.0 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+48.4 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 5, KY · twin score 95.0

current representation

Current officeholders

RJimmy HigdonState Senate · 14

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	15.8%7,918	84.2%42,180	50,098
2020	R	25.6%13,802	74.4%40,182	53,984
2018	R	33.5%12,797	66.5%25,453	38,250

Kentucky 14th State Senate District sits in the Border South. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 47.0 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 48.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 48.4 points.

A population of 112,703, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,237 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 5 and State Senate District 16.

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 5

12-yr trend2016–2024 trajectory≠ % Evangelical

State Senate District 16

12-yr trend2016–2024 trajectory≠ % Catholic

State Senate District 12

12-yr trend2016–2024 trajectory≠ % Catholic

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 14th State Senate District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Kentucky 14th State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Kentucky 14th State Senate District voted Republican by 48.4 points (R+48.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 57,034 votes cast, 14,365 went Democratic and 41,945 went Republican.

When did Kentucky 14th State Senate District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Kentucky 14th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Kentucky 14th State Senate District?

Kentucky 14th State Senate District has a population of 112,703 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Kentucky 14th State Senate District?

Median household income in Kentucky 14th State Senate District is $70,237 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.

What is the political history of Kentucky 14th State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kentucky 14th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 27 went Democratic and 11 went Republican.