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1876–2024
State Senate District 21·Kentucky

Kentucky 21st State Senate District has voted Republican in twenty-eight straight presidential cycles.

A reliably Republican district where presidential margins routinely exceed 25 points

1876 — 2024·38 elections
KY
Latest
R+69
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
119,504
2024 ACS

Kentucky 21st State Senate District, Kentucky: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+69%. Republican peak: R+69 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+69MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
119,5042024 5-year
Median household income
$53,8422024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
94.7%2024 5-year
Black
0.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+9 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+69 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−69.3%
7,90345,17753,762
R
−66.1%
8,77744,45953,953
R
−67.4%
6,98439,00147,500
R
−58.9%
8,66634,48143,845
R
−53.3%
9,99433,35243,860
R
−50.8%
10,58232,71143,592
R
−44.7%
9,82526,08736,415
R
−31.3%
9,11818,74330,709
R
−26.2%
9,64017,80231,180
R
−41.0%
8,55020,55329,277
R
−47.1%
7,97222,29030,377
R
−34.0%
9,59919,67429,667
R
−19.2%
10,01714,83525,031
R
−49.4%
6,03418,05424,354
R
−42.3%
5,23715,60424,524
R
−11.8%
10,44113,24623,763
R
−46.9%
7,24120,01627,256
R
−37.7%
8,14918,06626,275
R
−33.9%
8,01816,28824,362
R
−25.2%
7,90813,31021,405
R
−31.6%
8,03515,50823,616
R
−21.9%
10,02715,67325,778
R
−22.6%
9,74115,46525,279
R
−9.0%
12,76515,30028,193
R
−47.3%
5,88016,46422,365
R
−21.8%
7,62212,03620,268
R
−26.1%
8,79415,05924,016
R
−17.3%
5,7018,12814,054
D
+8.5%
4,9723,90912,448
R
−20.6%
5,3108,13513,691
R
−18.8%
4,7427,01612,112
R
−16.9%
5,3797,58613,050
R
−20.2%
4,5026,87411,746
R
−4.6%
4,0264,4428,967
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
23.7%
English
13.9%
Irish
7.7%
German
6.9%
Scottish
1.5%
Italian
0.8%
French
0.6%
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: 40.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.1%
2.5%
75–84
3.0%
5.2%
65–74
5.8%
6.8%
55–64
6.9%
6.4%
45–54
6.4%
6.0%
35–44
6.3%
6.3%
25–34
6.3%
3.8%
18–24
3.7%
8.7%
5–17
8.1%
3.0%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$53,842
State Senate District 21 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 21$53,842
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
20.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.2%
Working age (18–64)19.4%
Seniors (65+)19.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.7%
speak English only
Spanish0.9%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
33.3%
Other Christian
8.1%
Methodist
3.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.2%
Mainline Protestant
0.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
0.5%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Kentucky Senate District 21 delivers some of the state's most lopsided federal results, reflecting a rural electorate that has shifted decisively toward Republican candidates over the past two decades.

The Republican margin in Kentucky 21st State Senate District reached its widest at sixty-nine points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was sixty-nine points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $53,842, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 119,504 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 21, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 21, Kentucky voted Republican by 69.3 points (R+69), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 53,762 votes cast, 7,903 went Democratic and 45,177 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 21, Kentucky's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 21, 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 21, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 21, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1912.
How many people live in State Senate District 21, Kentucky?
State Senate District 21, Kentucky has a population of 119,504 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 21, Kentucky?
Median household income in State Senate District 21, Kentucky is $53,842 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of State Senate District 21, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 21, 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.