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1876–2024
State Senate District 34·Kentucky

Kentucky 34th State Senate District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

One of Kentucky's most Democratic-leaning state senate districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
KY
Latest
R+14
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
148,519
2024 ACS

Kentucky 34th State Senate District, Kentucky: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+14%. Republican peak: R+34 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+14MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
148,5192024 5-year
Median household income
$65,5302024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
81.7%2024 5-year
Black
7.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+20 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+34 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 D · 1 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
−14.1%
28,77338,46768,781
R
−9.6%
30,35136,94168,874
R
−16.0%
23,16832,69859,585
R
−17.5%
21,63231,03353,834
R
−11.8%
23,15829,45153,338
R
−17.1%
20,97829,74351,173
R
−13.6%
17,01522,56340,858
R
−2.8%
15,25416,20934,206
R
−3.7%
14,24915,55035,413
R
−19.3%
11,97817,79330,055
R
−27.4%
11,22919,78331,250
R
−3.5%
13,18014,19829,375
R
−1.8%
11,86412,31424,707
R
−33.9%
7,56015,56423,576
R
−13.7%
6,6399,39120,088
D
+20.0%
11,0037,32018,402
R
−13.0%
8,30610,79419,099
R
−9.4%
7,8769,52517,524
R
−2.9%
8,2268,71716,994
D
+7.6%
7,4946,40414,253
D
+4.9%
7,9797,23615,313
D
+7.3%
9,0637,82716,971
D
+4.2%
8,6097,91416,637
D
+10.2%
9,5257,74017,422
R
−18.8%
6,2129,09215,340
R
−4.3%
6,5947,19013,959
R
−0.4%
7,7527,80815,670
D
+5.1%
4,3293,9088,283
D
+14.1%
3,8502,7557,788
R
−0.6%
3,9193,9648,011
D
+4.2%
3,7243,4167,288
R
−2.6%
3,7453,9477,772
R
−7.2%
3,3973,9377,504
D
+7.7%
3,1762,7076,088
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.3%
American
11.0%
German
10.6%
Irish
10.4%
Scottish
2.1%
Italian
2.0%
French
1.4%
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: 34.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.4%
85+
0.9%
1.9%
75–84
2.5%
4.3%
65–74
4.8%
5.4%
55–64
5.8%
5.8%
45–54
5.8%
6.2%
35–44
6.2%
7.0%
25–34
6.8%
7.4%
18–24
7.9%
7.9%
5–17
7.4%
2.8%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$65,530
State Senate District 34 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 34$65,530
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.8%
Working age (18–64)14.6%
Seniors (65+)9.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.9%
speak English only
Spanish4.1%
Other Indo-European1.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
16.0%
Other Christian
10.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.3%
Methodist
3.4%
Mainline Protestant
2.5%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Despite Kentucky's overall Republican lean, this district delivered a 34.8-point Democratic margin in the 2024 presidential race, making it a reliable anchor for Democratic candidates in a state where such strongholds are rare.

The Republican margin in Kentucky 34th State Senate District reached its widest at thirty-four points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was fourteen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $65,530, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 148,519 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 34, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 34, Kentucky voted Republican by 14.1 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 68,781 votes cast, 28,773 went Democratic and 38,467 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 34, Kentucky's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 34, Kentucky as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 34, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 34, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State Senate District 34, Kentucky?
State Senate District 34, Kentucky has a population of 148,519 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 34, Kentucky?
Median household income in State Senate District 34, Kentucky is $65,530 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of State Senate District 34, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 34, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.