State Senate District 15 State Senate District (KY) — Elections 1876–2024

Kentucky 15th State Senate District, Kentucky: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+68%. Republican peak: R+68 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+68MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 118,8572024 5-year
Median household income: $48,6442024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 93.3%2024 5-year
Black: 0.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+2 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+68 in 2024MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

6 counties · 0 D · 6 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−67.7%	9,026	48,069	57,688
2020	R	−64.9%	9,807	47,435	57,987
2016	R	−67.1%	7,737	42,442	51,730
2012	R	−58.9%	9,626	38,130	48,364
2008	R	−53.0%	10,817	35,927	47,401
2004	R	−49.9%	12,016	36,292	48,608
2000	R	−45.8%	11,204	30,622	42,395
1996	R	−31.8%	11,168	23,256	37,974
1992	R	−29.7%	12,088	24,169	40,699
1988	R	−45.8%	9,951	26,922	37,032
1984	R	−50.3%	9,712	29,543	39,414
1980	R	−34.5%	12,756	26,498	39,841
1976	R	−23.5%	11,931	19,356	31,545
1972	R	−50.7%	7,446	23,031	30,715
1968	R	−43.2%	6,464	19,066	29,165
1964	R	−13.0%	12,647	16,436	29,225
1960	R	−53.5%	7,796	25,726	33,522
1956	R	−43.3%	9,192	23,287	32,576
1952	R	−39.2%	9,250	21,239	30,554
1948	R	−31.8%	8,566	16,673	25,491
1944	R	−39.8%	8,421	19,619	28,144
1940	R	−31.7%	10,291	19,882	30,237
1936	R	−26.5%	10,127	17,454	27,636
1932	R	−18.0%	11,701	16,866	28,664
1928	R	−55.7%	5,814	20,453	26,301
1924	R	−31.3%	7,862	15,359	23,985
1920	R	−36.8%	8,094	17,575	25,778
1916	R	−25.1%	5,794	9,725	15,675
1912	D	+2.4%	5,747	5,411	14,171
1908	R	−27.4%	5,569	9,927	15,908
1904	R	−27.9%	4,609	8,317	13,290
1900	R	−25.8%	5,404	9,211	14,754
1896	R	−25.3%	4,882	8,276	13,398
1892	R	−14.4%	4,164	5,676	10,512
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

16.1%

American

13.9%

German

9.8%

Irish

9.4%

Scottish

1.9%

Italian

1.0%

French

0.9%

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: 42.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.6%

2.6%

75–84

3.1%

5.8%

65–74

6.3%

6.9%

55–64

7.4%

6.2%

45–54

6.3%

5.8%

35–44

6.1%

25–34

5.9%

3.6%

18–24

3.6%

8.5%

5–17

8.0%

3.0%

2.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$48,644

State Senate District 15 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 15$48,644

Kentucky$69,595

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

21.1%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1823.7%

Working age (18–64)20.0%

Seniors (65+)24.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

97.0%

speak English only

Spanish2.0%

Other Indo-European0.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

35.6%

Methodist

7.3%

Other Christian

6.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

4.3%

Catholic & Orthodox

1.1%

Mainline Protestant

0.7%

Non-Christian

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 37 points, this central Kentucky senate district ranks among the state's most lopsided, reflecting the deep partisan homogeneity that has reshaped rural and small-town Kentucky over the past two decades.

The Republican margin in Kentucky 15th State Senate District reached its widest at sixty-eight points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was sixty-eight points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $48,644, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 118,857 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 15, Kentucky vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 15, Kentucky voted Republican by 67.7 points (R+68), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 57,688 votes cast, 9,026 went Democratic and 48,069 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 15, Kentucky's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 15, 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 1 times, Republican 33 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 15, Kentucky last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 15, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1912.

How many people live in State Senate District 15, Kentucky?

State Senate District 15, Kentucky has a population of 118,857 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 15, Kentucky?

Median household income in State Senate District 15, Kentucky is $48,644 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $69,595.

What is the political history of State Senate District 15, Kentucky?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 15, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 33 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Kentucky 15th State Senate District has voted Republican in twenty-eight straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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