State Senate District 18 State Senate District (KY) — Elections 1876–2024

Kentucky 18th State Senate District, Kentucky: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+50%. Republican peak: R+50 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+50MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 122,6532024 5-year
Median household income: $57,3822024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 94.5%2024 5-year
Black: 1.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+20 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+50 in 2024MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

4 counties · 0 D · 4 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	−50.2%	13,436	41,280	55,439
2020	R	−44.8%	15,413	41,098	57,366
2016	R	−45.6%	13,221	37,067	52,279
2012	R	−20.5%	18,518	28,329	47,869
2008	R	−14.5%	21,322	28,729	51,045
2004	R	−8.0%	24,993	29,381	54,784
2000	R	−4.5%	22,168	24,301	47,347
1996	D	+8.1%	21,683	18,019	44,966
1992	D	+11.2%	23,635	18,150	48,999
1988	R	−1.6%	22,634	23,358	46,161
1984	R	−9.2%	21,981	26,463	48,679
1980	R	−1.7%	23,141	23,947	48,176
1976	D	+9.4%	23,861	19,725	43,913
1972	R	−28.9%	14,708	26,831	41,943
1968	R	−8.3%	15,956	19,313	40,502
1964	D	+20.4%	24,286	16,028	40,460
1960	R	−14.6%	19,490	26,164	45,653
1956	R	−16.3%	18,278	25,412	43,781
1952	R	−6.6%	19,526	22,306	41,925
1948	D	+4.9%	17,714	16,046	33,981
1944	R	−5.4%	16,109	17,968	34,140
1940	D	+1.6%	19,880	19,261	39,264
1936	D	+4.1%	19,825	18,240	38,197
1932	D	+6.4%	20,320	17,853	38,582
1928	R	−36.9%	10,552	22,934	33,539
1924	R	−21.6%	10,005	16,102	28,184
1920	R	−19.7%	12,157	18,216	30,750
1916	R	−11.4%	7,784	9,841	18,026
1912	D	+6.0%	5,464	4,550	15,272
1908	R	−23.3%	6,251	10,199	16,915
1904	R	−24.7%	5,553	9,337	15,310
1900	R	−17.3%	6,143	8,735	15,023
1896	R	−20.3%	5,705	8,672	14,642
1892	R	−7.9%	4,670	5,516	10,667
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

23.3%

American

14.0%

Irish

11.5%

German

9.9%

Scottish

2.2%

Italian

1.0%

French

0.8%

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+

1.3%

2.7%

75–84

3.6%

5.7%

65–74

6.5%

6.7%

55–64

7.1%

6.5%

45–54

6.5%

6.1%

35–44

5.9%

6.0%

25–34

5.5%

3.9%

18–24

3.5%

8.4%

5–17

8.0%

2.7%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$57,382

State Senate District 18 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 18$57,382

Kentucky$63,726

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

17.5%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1820.9%

Working age (18–64)16.7%

Seniors (65+)15.6%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

98.3%

speak English only

Spanish0.7%

Other Indo-European0.5%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%

Other languages0.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

17.2%

Other Christian

8.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

6.5%

Methodist

5.7%

Catholic & Orthodox

1.1%

Mainline Protestant

1.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+57.5, this district of roughly 124,000 residents ranks among the most reliably red constituencies in the Kentucky Senate, leaving general-election outcomes rarely in doubt.

The Republican margin in Kentucky 18th State Senate District reached its widest at fifty points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was fifty points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $57,382, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 122,653 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 18, Kentucky vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 18, Kentucky voted Republican by 50.2 points (R+50), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 55,439 votes cast, 13,436 went Democratic and 41,280 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 18, Kentucky's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 18, 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 9 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 18, Kentucky last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 18, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in State Senate District 18, Kentucky?

State Senate District 18, Kentucky has a population of 122,653 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 18, Kentucky?

Median household income in State Senate District 18, Kentucky is $57,382 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.

What is the political history of State Senate District 18, Kentucky?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 18, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Kentucky 18th State Senate District has voted Republican in seven straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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