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Kentucky 30th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+25.42012R+48.22016R+54.82020R+56.42024R+62.3
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+62.3
2024
median income$40,007U.S. $80,734 · KY $63,726
median age42.1U.S. 39.1 · KY 39.2
poverty rate27.3%U.S. 12.5% · KY 16.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)13.7%U.S. 35.6% · KY 27.7%
non-english1.6%U.S. 22.3% · KY 6.8%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
American18.3%
English15.1%
Irish9.3%
African American†1.0%
Mexican0.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%
religion

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

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

Kentucky 30th State Senate District

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Kentucky 30th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+62.3
2024
2024 presidential margin for Kentucky 30th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Kentucky 30th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+62.3), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Kentucky 30th State Senate District · R+62.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican80.4%38,071
Kamala HarrisDemocratic18.1%8,581
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent1.5%712
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 10 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 (10 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Kentucky 30th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Breathitt County, KYRepublicanR+59.3
Estill County, KYRepublicanR+63.2
Lee County, KYRepublicanR+67.6
Leslie County, KYRepublicanR+80.9
Magoffin County, KYRepublicanR+64.0
Morgan County, KYRepublicanR+63.5
Owsley County, KYRepublicanR+77.3
Perry County, KYRepublicanR+59.5
Powell County, KYRepublicanR+54.3
Wolfe County, KYRepublicanR+50.5
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
18.1%Harris8,581
80.4%Trump38,071
1.5%Kennedy712
−62.3%
47,364
R
21.1%Biden10,533
77.5%Trump38,699
1.4%Jorgensen676
−56.4%
49,908
R
21.1%Clinton9,828
76.0%Trump35,320
2.9%Johnson1,341
−54.8%
46,489
R
25.9%Obama11,242
74.1%Romney32,151
0.0%
−48.2%
43,393
R
36.0%Obama16,246
61.5%McCain27,717
2.5%Nader1,132
−25.4%
45,095
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: −62.3% in 2024.−62.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−25.4%
2012−48.2%
2016−54.8%
2020−56.4%
2024−62.3%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RBrandon SmithState Senate · 30

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Despite Kentucky's overall Republican tilt, this district delivered a 40-point Democratic margin in the 2024 presidential race, suggesting a dense urban or minority-majority core that consistently diverges from statewide voting patterns.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 62.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 62.3 points.

A population of 119,316, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $40,007 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 31 and State Senate District 4.

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 31
Kentucky
98.2twin score
2012–2024 trajectory≠ elasticity
State Senate District 4
West Virginia
95.8twin score
elasticity2016–2024 trajectory≠ college share
State Senate District 6
West Virginia
95.5twin score
elasticity2016–2024 trajectory≠ American 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 30th State Senate District

counties it covers9
Breathitt CountyEstill CountyLee CountyLeslie CountyMagoffin CountyMorgan CountyPerry CountyPowell CountyWolfe County

Frequently asked questions

How did Kentucky 30th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kentucky 30th State Senate District voted Republican by 62.3 points (R+62.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 47,364 votes cast, 8,581 went Democratic and 38,071 went Republican.
How many people live in Kentucky 30th State Senate District?
Kentucky 30th State Senate District has a population of 119,316 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kentucky 30th State Senate District?
Median household income in Kentucky 30th State Senate District is $40,007 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Kentucky 30th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Kentucky 30th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.