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Kentucky 29th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+24.02012R+51.32016R+59.02020R+59.52024R+65.3
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+65.3
2024
median income$39,705U.S. $80,734 · KY $63,726
median age42.5U.S. 39.1 · KY 39.2
poverty rate26.9%U.S. 12.5% · KY 16.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)14.9%U.S. 35.6% · KY 27.7%
non-english1.1%U.S. 22.3% · KY 6.8%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English12.4%
American10.7%
Irish10.4%
African American†0.8%
religion

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

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

Kentucky 29th State Senate District

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Kentucky 29th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+65.3
2024
2024 presidential margin for Kentucky 29th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Kentucky 29th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+65.3), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Kentucky 29th State Senate District · R+65.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican82.0%40,846
Kamala HarrisDemocratic16.7%8,317
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent1.3%651
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 7 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 (7 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Kentucky 29th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Bell County, KYRepublicanR+68.7
Floyd County, KYRepublicanR+59.1
Harlan County, KYRepublicanR+76.1
Knott County, KYRepublicanR+59.0
Lee County, VARepublicanR+72.0
Letcher County, KYRepublicanR+63.9
Wise County, VARepublicanR+63.2
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). † 2020 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
16.7%Harris8,317
82.0%Trump40,846
1.3%Kennedy651
−65.3%
49,814
R
19.7%Biden10,378
79.2%Trump41,763
1.2%Jorgensen612
−59.5%
52,753
R
19.1%Clinton9,894
78.1%Trump40,536
2.9%Johnson1,482
−59.0%
51,912
R
24.4%Obama11,763
75.6%Romney36,496
0.0%
−51.3%
48,259
R
36.6%Obama18,133
60.6%McCain30,024
2.7%Nader1,351
−24.0%
49,508
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: −65.3% in 2024.−65.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−24.0%
2012−51.3%
2016−59.0%
2020−59.5%
2024−65.3%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RScott MadonState Senate · 29

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+51, this district ranks among the most heavily Republican state senate seats in Kentucky, reflecting the Republican political alignment that has reshaped rural and small-town communities across the commonwealth over the past two decades.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 65.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 65.3 points.

A population of 122,669, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $39,705 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 6 and State Senate District 31.

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 6
West Virginia
98.1twin score
elasticity2016–2024 trajectory
State Senate District 31
Kentucky
96.0twin score
elasticity2012–2024 trajectory≠ % unaffiliated
State Senate District 4
Kentucky
95.4twin score
elasticity2016–2024 trajectory% Evangelical≠ % unaffiliated

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 29th State Senate District

counties it covers5
Bell CountyFloyd CountyHarlan CountyKnott CountyLetcher County

Frequently asked questions

How did Kentucky 29th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kentucky 29th State Senate District voted Republican by 65.3 points (R+65.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 49,814 votes cast, 8,317 went Democratic and 40,846 went Republican.
How many people live in Kentucky 29th State Senate District?
Kentucky 29th State Senate District has a population of 122,669 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kentucky 29th State Senate District?
Median household income in Kentucky 29th State Senate District is $39,705 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Kentucky 29th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Kentucky 29th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.