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1876–2024
State Senate District 22·Kentucky

Kentucky 22nd State Senate District delivered R+17 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

One of Kentucky's most lopsided presidential margins outside the coalfields

2008 — 2024·5 elections
KY
Latest
R+17
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
124,346
2024 ACS

Kentucky 22nd State Senate District, Kentucky: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+17%. Republican peak: R+24 in 2012.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+17MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
124,3462024 5-year
Median household income
$70,7802024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
79.5%2024 5-year
Black
8.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.7%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+24 in 2012MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 1 D · 2 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−17.2%
23,73233,80758,697
R
−12.9%
25,30833,00559,609
R
−21.1%
19,09330,28052,907
R
−23.5%
17,86129,15748,010
R
−19.2%
19,09328,31248,031

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.8%
American
13.9%
German
10.3%
Irish
10.2%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.7%
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: 37.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.0%
2.1%
75–84
2.7%
4.5%
65–74
5.2%
6.0%
55–64
6.5%
6.0%
45–54
6.1%
6.5%
35–44
6.4%
6.8%
25–34
6.9%
5.4%
18–24
5.5%
8.4%
5–17
8.1%
3.0%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,780
State Senate District 22 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 22$70,780
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.8%
Working age (18–64)12.8%
Seniors (65+)9.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.4%
speak English only
Spanish5.0%
Other Indo-European2.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
23.7%
Baptist
14.1%
Methodist
4.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.2%
Mainline Protestant
2.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.1%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 53 points Republican, this central Kentucky district ranks among the state's most reliably one-sided constituencies, leaving general-election contests largely decided before ballots are cast.

The Republican margin in Kentucky 22nd State Senate District reached its widest at twenty-four points in 2012. The margin in 2024 was seventeen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $70,780, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 124,346 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
State Senate District 22, Kentucky — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/21022/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 22, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 22, Kentucky voted Republican by 17.2 points (R+17), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 58,697 votes cast, 23,732 went Democratic and 33,807 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 22, Kentucky's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 22, Kentucky as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 22, Kentucky?
State Senate District 22, Kentucky has a population of 124,346 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 22, Kentucky?
Median household income in State Senate District 22, Kentucky is $70,780 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of State Senate District 22, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 22, Kentucky from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.