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State Senate District 31·Kentucky

Kentucky 31st State Senate District: R+68 in 2024 — among the deepest-red places in the country.

One of Kentucky's most lopsided presidential margins in 2024

2008 — 2024·5 elections
KY
Latest
R+68
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
113,064
2024 ACS

Kentucky 31st State Senate District, Kentucky: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+68%. Republican peak: R+68 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+68MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
113,0642024 5-year
Median household income
$44,1912024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
93.6%2024 5-year
Black
1.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
1.1%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+68 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
5 counties · 0 D · 5 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
−67.9%
7,22738,85246,577
R
−63.2%
8,81239,98049,327
R
−64.6%
7,66537,97946,941
R
−50.2%
10,62832,86844,345
R
−22.0%
16,28125,72842,879

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
17.6%
English
14.5%
Irish
11.9%
German
6.4%
Scottish
1.6%
Italian
1.1%
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: 42.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.0%
2.6%
75–84
3.3%
5.8%
65–74
6.6%
6.8%
55–64
7.1%
6.9%
45–54
6.6%
6.7%
35–44
5.9%
6.5%
25–34
5.3%
4.2%
18–24
3.3%
8.1%
5–17
7.6%
2.6%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$44,191
State Senate District 31 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 31$44,191
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
24.6%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1831.8%
Working age (18–64)22.9%
Seniors (65+)19.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.5%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Spanish0.5%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
17.4%
Other Christian
6.6%
Methodist
3.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
0.5%
Mainline Protestant
0.3%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+66.3, this district ranks among the most heavily one-sided in the state, reflecting the deep rural realignment that has reshaped eastern or western Kentucky's political landscape over the past two decades.

The Republican margin in Kentucky 31st State Senate District reached its widest at sixty-eight points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was sixty-eight points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $44,191, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 113,064 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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State Senate District 31, Kentucky — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/21031/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 31, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 31, Kentucky voted Republican by 67.9 points (R+68), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 46,577 votes cast, 7,227 went Democratic and 38,852 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 31, Kentucky's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 31, 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 31, Kentucky?
State Senate District 31, Kentucky has a population of 113,064 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 31, Kentucky?
Median household income in State Senate District 31, Kentucky is $44,191 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of State Senate District 31, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 31, 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.