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1876–2024
State Senate District 32·Kentucky

Kentucky 32nd State Senate District changed its political identity in living memory.

Louisville's most reliably Democratic state senate district

1876 — 2024·38 elections
KY
Latest
R+42
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
99,465
2024 ACS

Kentucky 32nd State Senate District, Kentucky: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+42%. Democratic peak: D+48 in 1948.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+42MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
RealignerAkashic typology
Population
99,4652024 5-year
Median household income
$62,4922024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
82.2%2024 5-year
Black
7.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+48 in 1948MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+42 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
−41.5%
12,02429,53942,159
R
−35.0%
13,20827,82341,792
R
−37.6%
10,64124,40936,631
R
−27.9%
12,17721,80934,482
R
−25.1%
13,02421,89835,368
R
−27.9%
11,95721,28333,441
R
−19.1%
11,33816,76428,477
R
−1.7%
11,89812,35826,428
D
+0.7%
11,94911,76627,172
R
−17.1%
9,83113,90323,858
R
−22.9%
9,19014,80424,522
D
+3.9%
11,60310,70622,841
D
+24.8%
12,7427,62120,628
R
−25.3%
6,64911,27918,319
R
−5.1%
7,3668,50922,397
D
+41.2%
14,8776,17621,113
D
+8.2%
12,25210,40322,655
D
+24.4%
13,2428,03921,348
D
+25.4%
12,6037,48220,135
D
+47.8%
11,9094,02616,482
D
+37.1%
13,0055,95519,026
D
+43.8%
15,0135,85320,911
D
+41.5%
13,1725,43418,666
D
+42.8%
17,1136,80824,058
R
−4.8%
10,15811,18521,354
D
+17.1%
12,0788,50120,906
D
+19.3%
14,5499,80624,529
D
+17.3%
8,4815,95814,606
D
+22.2%
6,7723,98512,582
D
+15.9%
7,7725,60513,605
D
+11.1%
6,8715,46012,677
D
+11.7%
7,7876,12514,145
D
+11.3%
7,5325,95813,950
D
+11.2%
5,7374,46211,351
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
13.6%
English
13.4%
German
8.9%
Irish
8.6%
Scottish
2.2%
Italian
1.6%
Polish
0.9%
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: 36.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.0%
2.1%
75–84
2.7%
4.4%
65–74
5.1%
6.0%
55–64
6.3%
6.0%
45–54
5.8%
6.1%
35–44
6.1%
6.7%
25–34
6.5%
5.3%
18–24
5.1%
9.1%
5–17
8.7%
3.3%
<5
3.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,492
State Senate District 32 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 32$62,492
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.2%
Working age (18–64)16.1%
Seniors (65+)12.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.7%
speak English only
Spanish3.4%
Other Indo-European3.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
32.0%
Other Christian
9.0%
Methodist
6.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.3%
Mainline Protestant
2.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in urban Jefferson County, this district posted a 20-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, making it one of Kentucky's strongest blue-leaning constituencies despite the state's broader Republican tilt.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Kentucky 32nd State Senate District peaked at forty-eight points in 1948; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1996 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of two points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $62,492 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 32, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 32, Kentucky voted Republican by 41.5 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 42,159 votes cast, 12,024 went Democratic and 29,539 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 32, Kentucky's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 32, Kentucky as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 32, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 32, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in State Senate District 32, Kentucky?
State Senate District 32, Kentucky has a population of 99,465 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 32, Kentucky?
Median household income in State Senate District 32, Kentucky is $62,492 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of State Senate District 32, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 32, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.