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Kentucky 22nd State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+20.32012R+25.72016R+22.82020R+14.82024R+19.5
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+19.5
2024
median income$68,519U.S. $80,734 · KY $63,726
median age36.9U.S. 39.1 · KY 39.2
poverty rate13.8%U.S. 12.5% · KY 16.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)32.2%U.S. 35.6% · KY 27.7%
non-english7.6%U.S. 22.3% · KY 6.8%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
American16.3%
English14.1%
Irish9.2%
African American†8.2%
African0.4%
Ghanaian0.4%
Mexican2.8%
Puerto Rican0.4%
Honduran0.4%
Asian Indian0.4%
Taiwanese0.4%
Cambodian0.3%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Jessamine County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Kentucky 22nd State Senate District

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Kentucky 22nd State Senate DistrictTrumpR+19.5
2024
2024 presidential margin for Kentucky 22nd State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Kentucky 22nd State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+19.5), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Kentucky 22nd State Senate District · R+19.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican58.7%34,742
Kamala HarrisDemocratic39.2%23,202
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent2.1%1,245
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 3 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (3 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Kentucky 22nd State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Fayette County, KYDemocraticD+18.1
Garrard County, KYRepublicanR+60.2
Jessamine County, KYRepublicanR+35.8
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
39.2%Harris23,202
58.7%Trump34,742
2.1%Kennedy1,245
−19.5%
59,189
R
41.5%Biden25,480
56.3%Trump34,585
2.2%Jorgensen1,333
−14.8%
61,398
R
35.1%Clinton19,077
58.0%Trump31,490
6.9%Johnson3,764
−22.8%
54,331
R
37.2%Obama17,779
62.8%Romney30,047
0.0%
−25.7%
47,826
R
39.1%Obama19,194
59.4%McCain29,146
1.5%Nader732
−20.3%
49,072
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −19.5% in 2024.−19.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−20.3%
2012−25.7%
2016−22.8%
2020−14.8%
2024−19.5%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RDon DouglasState Senate · 22

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 53 points Republican, this central Kentucky district ranks among the state's most reliably one-sided constituencies, leaving general-election contests largely decided before ballots are cast.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 25.7 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.5 points.

A population of 124,346, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,519 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 12 and State Senate District 6.

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 12
Kentucky
95.4twin score
% Evangelical2008–2012 trajectory12-yr trend
State Senate District 6
Tennessee
91.9twin score
2008–2012 trajectory% Evangelical12-yr trend≠ Scottish ancestry
State Senate District 7
Tennessee
90.8twin score
% Evangelical2008–2016 trajectory≠ Scottish ancestry

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 22nd State Senate District

counties it covers2
Garrard CountyJessamine County

Frequently asked questions

How did Kentucky 22nd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kentucky 22nd State Senate District voted Republican by 19.5 points (R+19.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 59,189 votes cast, 23,202 went Democratic and 34,742 went Republican.
How many people live in Kentucky 22nd State Senate District?
Kentucky 22nd State Senate District has a population of 124,346 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kentucky 22nd State Senate District?
Median household income in Kentucky 22nd State Senate District is $68,519 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Kentucky 22nd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Kentucky 22nd State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.