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State Senate District 24·Kentucky

Kentucky 24th State Senate District delivered R+28 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

One of Kentucky's most Republican-leaning upper-chamber districts

20082024·5 elections
KY
Latest
R+28
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
119,969
2024 ACS

Kentucky 24th State Senate District, Kentucky: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+28%. Republican peak: R+30 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+28MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
119,9692024 5-year
Median household income
$75,3012024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
91.3%2024 5-year
Black
2.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.5%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+30 in 2016MIT Election Lab
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.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−27.7%
21,47638,37660,966
R
−26.3%
22,13738,32361,654
R
−30.3%
17,00633,19853,452
R
−24.0%
18,57430,63550,267
R
−22.0%
19,40930,58250,831

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
31.5%
Irish
15.3%
English
13.8%
American
7.4%
Italian
4.0%
Scottish
3.0%
French
1.9%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.5%
speak English only
Spanish1.5%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
23.0%
Baptist
13.4%
Other Christian
5.8%
Methodist
2.8%
Mainline Protestant
2.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+63.6, this district ranks among the most one-sided state senate constituencies in the country. Its rural eastern Kentucky geography anchors a voter base that has shifted sharply toward Republican candidates over the past two decades.

The Republican margin in Kentucky 24th State Senate District reached its widest at thirty points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was twenty-eight points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $75,301, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 119,969 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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State Senate District 24, Kentucky — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/21024/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 24, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 24, Kentucky voted Republican by 27.7 points (R+28), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 60,966 votes cast, 21,476 went Democratic and 38,376 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 24, Kentucky's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 24, 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 24, Kentucky?
State Senate District 24, Kentucky has a population of 119,969 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 24, Kentucky?
Median household income in State Senate District 24, Kentucky is $75,301 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of State Senate District 24, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 24, 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.