Congressional District 6 Congressional District (KY) — Elections 1876–2024

Kentucky 6th Congressional District, Kentucky: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+15%. Republican peak: R+34 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+15MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 755,7372024 5-year
Median household income: $68,1032024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 80.3%2024 5-year
Black: 8.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 6.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+24 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+34 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

30 counties · 1 D · 29 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−14.7%	146,944	198,934	352,853
2020	R	−10.6%	157,218	195,536	360,250
2016	R	−17.4%	121,374	176,375	316,978
2012	R	−16.9%	116,977	165,608	288,514
2008	R	−12.0%	125,898	160,658	290,532
2004	R	−17.3%	114,920	163,563	280,811
2000	R	−14.9%	96,132	130,957	233,715
1996	R	−1.4%	89,652	92,352	198,966
1992	R	−3.1%	83,137	89,567	207,442
1988	R	−18.0%	72,087	104,002	177,771
1984	R	−28.5%	63,143	114,109	178,755
1980	R	−2.2%	75,763	79,429	164,517
1976	D	+1.1%	70,409	68,859	142,314
1972	R	−34.1%	43,112	89,161	134,962
1968	R	−12.1%	40,867	55,292	119,680
1964	D	+23.7%	68,505	42,152	111,091
1960	R	−11.8%	50,505	64,033	114,537
1956	R	−7.0%	49,792	57,364	107,927
1952	D	+2.0%	52,103	50,024	102,429
1948	D	+18.7%	50,217	34,020	86,551
1944	D	+13.8%	51,707	39,088	91,277
1940	D	+16.1%	59,965	43,245	103,550
1936	D	+14.8%	58,403	43,280	102,179
1932	D	+21.0%	65,360	42,544	108,597
1928	R	−19.0%	41,734	61,356	103,215
1924	D	+3.6%	48,977	45,565	95,921
1920	D	+11.0%	61,188	49,034	110,958
1916	D	+11.3%	33,879	26,929	61,321
1912	D	+20.6%	29,444	17,906	55,965
1908	D	+5.5%	30,711	27,468	59,182
1904	D	+8.4%	29,323	24,706	55,140
1900	D	+1.3%	29,998	29,191	59,938
1896	R	−2.2%	27,693	28,997	58,096
1892	D	+12.1%	24,629	19,080	45,949
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

15.3%

American

12.8%

German

10.8%

Irish

10.5%

Scottish

2.2%

Italian

2.0%

French

1.3%

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: 37.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

1.0%

2.1%

75–84

2.7%

4.5%

65–74

5.1%

5.9%

55–64

6.2%

6.1%

45–54

6.1%

6.3%

35–44

6.4%

6.9%

25–34

6.7%

5.8%

18–24

5.9%

8.3%

5–17

7.9%

2.9%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$68,103

Congressional District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 6$68,103

Kentucky$63,726

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

14.5%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1817.4%

Working age (18–64)13.8%

Seniors (65+)11.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

90.6%

speak English only

Spanish4.8%

Other Indo-European2.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%

Other languages1.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

16.0%

Other Christian

12.9%

Methodist

4.8%

Catholic & Orthodox

4.7%

Mainline Protestant

3.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.3%

Non-Christian

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Kentucky 6th Congressional District in the Border South has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Kentucky 6th Congressional District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Kentucky 6th Congressional District has rarely exceeded twenty-four points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty-four points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by fifteen points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 80% non-Hispanic-white share, a 15% poverty rate, and a median household income of $68,103 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 6, Kentucky vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 6, Kentucky voted Republican by 14.7 points (R+15), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 352,853 votes cast, 146,944 went Democratic and 198,934 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 6, Kentucky's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 6, Kentucky as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 6, Kentucky last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 6, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1976.

How many people live in Congressional District 6, Kentucky?

Congressional District 6, Kentucky has a population of 755,737 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 6, Kentucky?

Median household income in Congressional District 6, Kentucky is $68,103 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.

What is the political history of Congressional District 6, Kentucky?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 6, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Kentucky 6th Congressional District delivered R+15 in 2024.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions