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State Senate District 30·Kentucky

Kentucky 30th State Senate District: R+62 in 2024 — among the deepest-red places in the country.

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

2008 — 2024·5 elections
KY
Latest
R+62
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
116,783
2024 ACS

Kentucky 30th State Senate District, Kentucky: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+62%. Republican peak: R+62 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+62MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
116,7832024 5-year
Median household income
$39,9102024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
94.6%2024 5-year
Black
1.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
1.1%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+62 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
9 counties · 0 D · 9 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
−62.3%
8,55937,97047,239
R
−56.4%
10,50738,60149,787
R
−54.8%
9,80535,23646,386
R
−47.0%
11,35932,17344,323
R
−25.6%
16,22027,68944,757

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
18.1%
English
15.0%
Irish
9.2%
German
6.1%
Scottish
1.5%
French
1.0%
Italian
0.6%
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: 42.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.0%
2.4%
75–84
2.8%
5.6%
65–74
6.0%
7.1%
55–64
7.3%
6.8%
45–54
6.6%
6.7%
35–44
6.1%
6.7%
25–34
5.6%
3.7%
18–24
3.2%
8.6%
5–17
7.8%
2.9%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$39,910
State Senate District 30 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 30$39,910
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
27.2%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1833.5%
Working age (18–64)25.6%
Seniors (65+)23.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.4%
speak English only
Spanish0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
13.3%
Other Christian
8.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
5.1%
Methodist
2.8%
Mainline Protestant
0.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
0.4%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Despite Kentucky's overall Republican tilt, this district delivered a 40-point Democratic margin in the 2024 presidential race, suggesting a dense urban or minority-majority core that consistently diverges from statewide voting patterns.

The Republican margin in Kentucky 30th State Senate District reached its widest at sixty-two points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was sixty-two points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $39,910, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 116,783 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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State Senate District 30, Kentucky — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/21030/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 30, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 30, Kentucky voted Republican by 62.3 points (R+62), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 47,239 votes cast, 8,559 went Democratic and 37,970 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 30, Kentucky's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 30, 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 30, Kentucky?
State Senate District 30, Kentucky has a population of 116,783 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 30, Kentucky?
Median household income in State Senate District 30, Kentucky is $39,910 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of State Senate District 30, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 30, 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.