congressional districtKentucky 5th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+19.5
2008R+32.3
2012R+49.1
2016R+60.0
2020R+59.3
2024R+63.9
net swing · 2004→2024R+44.3R+19.5 → R+63.9
vs. U.S. · 2024R+62.4R+63.9 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 55.0% of 576,198 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
55,268
257,614
3,886
316,768
576,198
55.0%
2020
64,534
258,627
4,144
327,305
581,901†
56.2%
2016
55,917
236,997
9,102
302,016
595,956†
50.7%
2012
69,424
208,010
4,988
282,422
601,093†
47.0%
2008
93,779
186,609
6,705
287,093
603,149†
47.6%
2004
123,130
183,472
2,277
308,879
605,205†
51.0%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupKY-5KentuckyUnited States
American16.2%11.5%5.3%
English15.3%14.5%9.5%
Irish10.0%11.0%9.4%
German7.2%12.7%12.5%
Scottish1.7%2.0%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.4%0.8%—
Italian0.9%2.0%4.8%
French0.5%1.1%1.6%
Mexican0.7%2.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.5%1.8%
African American†1.0%6.6%9.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
KY-5
Kentucky
United States
Median age
41.3
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.0%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.7%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
KY-5
Kentucky
United States
Median household income
$45,798
$63,726
$84,427
Poverty rate
24.8%
16.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
16.1%
27.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
KY-5
Kentucky
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.6%
6.8%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
KY-5
Kentucky
United States
Catholic
—
7.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
31.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
50.7%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Kentucky 5th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−19.5%
2008
−32.3%
2012
−49.1%
2016
−60.0%
2020
−59.3%
2024
−63.9%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004, 2020 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 25 House races
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
5
R
0.0%0
100.0%261,407
261,407
2022
5
R
17.8%38,549
82.2%177,712
216,270
2020
5
R
15.8%47,056
84.2%250,914
297,970
2018
5
R
21.0%45,890
78.9%172,093
218,017
2016
5
R
0.0%0
100.0%221,242
221,242
2014
5
R
21.7%47,617
78.3%171,350
218,967
2012
5
R
22.1%55,447
77.9%195,408
250,855
2010
5
R
22.6%44,034
77.4%151,019
195,053
2008
5
R
0.0%0
84.1%177,024
210,468
2006
5
R
26.2%52,367
73.8%147,201
199,568
2004
5
R
0.0%0
100.0%177,579
177,579
2002
5
R
21.7%38,254
78.3%137,986
176,240
2000
5
R
26.4%52,495
73.6%145,980
198,475
1998
5
R
21.8%39,585
78.2%142,215
181,800
1996
5
R
0.0%0
100.0%117,842
117,853
1994
5
R
20.6%21,318
79.4%82,291
103,609
1992
5
R
45.4%95,760
54.6%115,255
211,015
1990
5
R
0.0%0
100.0%64,660
64,660
1988
5
R
0.0%0
100.0%104,467
104,501
1986
5
R
0.0%0
100.0%56,760
56,764
1984
5
R
24.1%39,783
75.9%125,164
164,947
1982
5
R
34.8%28,285
65.2%52,928
81,217
1980
5
R
32.5%54,027
67.5%112,093
166,120
1978
5
R
20.8%15,714
79.2%59,743
75,458
1976
5
R
32.6%49,128
66.6%100,204
150,473
Kentucky's 5th covers the coalfield counties of eastern Appalachia, where Republican presidential margins have climbed steadily for two decades and reached 66 points in 2024 — among the widest of any U.S. House district.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 63.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 63.9 points.
A population of 750,038, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $45,798 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 2 and Congressional District 8.
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How did Kentucky 5th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kentucky 5th Congressional District voted Republican by 63.9 points (R+63.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 316,768 votes cast, 55,268 went Democratic and 257,614 went Republican.
How many people live in Kentucky 5th Congressional District?
Kentucky 5th Congressional District has a population of 750,038 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kentucky 5th Congressional District?
Median household income in Kentucky 5th Congressional District is $45,798 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Kentucky 5th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Kentucky 5th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
