Kentucky 29th State Senate District, Kentucky: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+65%. Republican peak: R+65 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+65MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 119,1002024 5-year
- Median household income
- $39,5592024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 95.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+47 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 29, KYOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 8,315 | 40,834 | 49,832 | ||
| R | 10,374 | 41,749 | 52,738 | ||
| R | 9,891 | 40,521 | 51,893 | ||
| R | 11,906 | 36,491 | 49,463 | ||
| R | 18,127 | 30,013 | 49,209 | ||
| D | 28,539 | 27,432 | 56,394 | ||
| D | 29,274 | 21,746 | 51,962 | ||
| D | 29,577 | 13,812 | 48,334 | ||
| D | 37,193 | 16,259 | 59,846 | ||
| D | 34,717 | 21,505 | 56,779 | ||
| D | 32,592 | 25,218 | 58,320 | ||
| D | 35,803 | 20,092 | 56,788 | ||
| D | 32,074 | 16,846 | 49,331 | ||
| R | 20,781 | 24,824 | 46,112 | ||
| D | 25,683 | 17,362 | 48,909 | ||
| D | 38,151 | 13,669 | 51,957 | ||
| D | 32,466 | 25,105 | 57,571 | ||
| R | 27,406 | 29,249 | 56,754 | ||
| D | 33,756 | 23,783 | 57,616 | ||
| D | 33,072 | 16,163 | 49,563 | ||
| D | 28,796 | 18,681 | 47,552 | ||
| D | 36,131 | 19,711 | 55,930 | ||
| D | 34,582 | 20,180 | 54,808 | ||
| D | 32,682 | 24,688 | 57,580 | ||
| R | 18,546 | 30,313 | 48,936 | ||
| R | 12,714 | 22,820 | 38,619 | ||
| R | 11,929 | 22,113 | 34,222 | ||
| R | 6,853 | 10,599 | 17,653 | ||
| D | 4,592 | 4,119 | 12,388 | ||
| R | 4,363 | 7,495 | 12,063 | ||
| R | 3,900 | 5,852 | 9,873 | ||
| R | 4,159 | 6,404 | 10,611 | ||
| R | 3,424 | 5,361 | 8,891 | ||
| R | 2,906 | 3,075 | 6,121 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.3%
American
10.6%
Irish
10.3%
German
5.9%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
1.2%
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: 42.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$39,559
State Senate District 29 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 29$39,559
Kentucky$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
26.9%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1834.6%
Working age (18–64)25.8%
Seniors (65+)13.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.9%
speak English only
Spanish0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+51, this district ranks among the most heavily Republican state senate seats in Kentucky, reflecting the deep-red political alignment that has reshaped rural and small-town communities across the commonwealth over the past two decades.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Kentucky 29th State Senate District peaked at forty-seven points in 1964; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2008 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twenty-four points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $39,559 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 27% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 29, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 29, Kentucky voted Republican by 65.3 points (R+65), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 49,832 votes cast, 8,315 went Democratic and 40,834 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 29, Kentucky's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 29, Kentucky as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 29, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 29, Kentucky voted Democratic was 2004.
How many people live in State Senate District 29, Kentucky?
State Senate District 29, Kentucky has a population of 119,100 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 29, Kentucky?
Median household income in State Senate District 29, Kentucky is $39,559 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of State Senate District 29, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 29, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.