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Kentucky 37th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+4.52012D+9.72016D+2.92020D+9.52024D+5.4
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+5.4
2024
median income$59,200U.S. $80,734 · KY $63,726
median age37.5U.S. 39.1 · KY 39.2
poverty rate18.1%U.S. 12.5% · KY 16.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)37.0%U.S. 35.6% · KY 27.7%
non-english12.9%U.S. 22.3% · KY 6.8%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German15.3%
Irish11.8%
English11.8%
African American†19.5%
African2.0%
Nigerian0.2%
Cuban3.4%
Mexican2.7%
Puerto Rican0.5%
Asian Indian1.2%
Vietnamese0.6%
Filipino0.3%
religion

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

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

Kentucky 37th State Senate District

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Kentucky 37th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+5.4
2024
2024 presidential margin for Kentucky 37th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Kentucky 37th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+5.4), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Kentucky 37th State Senate District · D+5.4
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic51.8%21,889
Donald TrumpRepublican46.4%19,598
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent1.8%756
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county 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 (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Kentucky 37th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Jefferson County, KYDemocraticD+16.5
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
51.8%Harris21,889
46.4%Trump19,598
1.8%Kennedy756
+5.4%
42,243
D
53.8%Biden25,341
44.3%Trump20,871
1.9%Jorgensen897
+9.5%
47,109
D
49.1%Clinton22,022
46.2%Trump20,722
4.6%Johnson2,068
+2.9%
44,812
D
54.8%Obama23,431
45.2%Romney19,303
0.0%
+9.7%
42,734
D
51.6%Obama24,280
47.1%McCain22,146
1.4%Nader641
+4.5%
47,067
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: +5.4% in 2024.+5.4%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+4.5%
2012+9.7%
2016+2.9%
2020+9.5%
2024+5.4%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DGary ClemonsState Senate · 37

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Its 2024 presidential margin of D+5.4 ranked among Kentucky's closest, against D+4.5 in 2008. The district had about 70,000 residents, 63.1% White alone in the 2024 ACS 5-year.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 9.7 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.4 points.

A population of 115,016, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,200 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 12 and State Senate District 8.

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 12
Arkansas
87.4twin score
median income% LatinoNorwegian ancestry≠ 2008 margin
State Senate District 8
Arkansas
86.0twin score
median income2020–2024 trajectoryNorwegian ancestry≠ elasticity
State Senate District 30
Tennessee
85.6twin score
median incomeNorwegian ancestryPuerto Rican ancestry≠ elasticity

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 37th State Senate District

counties it covers1
Jefferson County

Frequently asked questions

How did Kentucky 37th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kentucky 37th State Senate District voted Democratic by 5.4 points (D+5.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 42,243 votes cast, 21,889 went Democratic and 19,598 went Republican.
How many people live in Kentucky 37th State Senate District?
Kentucky 37th State Senate District has a population of 115,016 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kentucky 37th State Senate District?
Median household income in Kentucky 37th State Senate District is $59,200 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Kentucky 37th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Kentucky 37th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.