congressional districtKentucky 6th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+17.5
2008R+12.2
2012R+17.0
2016R+17.7
2020R+11.0
2024R+15.0
net swing · 2004→2024D+2.5R+17.5 → R+15.0
vs. U.S. · 2024R+13.5R+15.0 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 62.9% of 565,673 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
147,757
201,202
6,880
355,839
565,673
62.9%
2020
157,992
197,747
7,244
362,983
554,208†
65.5%
2016
121,971
178,394
19,191
319,556
533,472†
59.9%
2012
117,472
166,963
5,961
290,396
510,576†
56.9%
2008
126,558
162,238
4,655
293,451
498,925†
58.8%
2004
115,420
164,992
2,354
282,766
487,274†
58.0%
† 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.
——
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-6KentuckyUnited States
English15.5%14.5%9.5%
American12.9%11.5%5.3%
German10.9%12.7%12.5%
Irish10.6%11.0%9.4%
Scottish2.2%2.0%1.3%
Italian2.0%2.0%4.8%
Scotch-Irish1.5%0.8%—
French1.3%1.1%1.6%
African American†7.8%6.6%9.9%
African0.2%0.5%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
Mexican3.9%2.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.5%1.8%
Cuban0.3%0.7%0.7%
Honduran0.3%—0.3%
Guatemalan0.2%0.3%0.5%
Chinese0.5%—1.3%
Asian Indian0.4%0.3%1.4%
Nepalese0.3%——
Japanese0.2%—0.2%
Korean0.2%—0.4%
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-6
Kentucky
United States
Median age
37.2
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
11.7%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.9%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
KY-6
Kentucky
United States
Median household income
$68,266
$63,726
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.5%
16.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
37.0%
27.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
KY-6
Kentucky
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.4%
6.8%
22.3%
Spanish
4.8%
3.4%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
KY-6
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 6th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−17.5%
2008
−12.2%
2012
−17.0%
2016
−17.7%
2020
−11.0%
2024
−15.0%
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
6
R
37.0%130,345
63.0%222,293
352,638
2022
6
R
33.6%83,005
62.7%154,762
246,818
2020
6
R
41.0%155,011
57.3%216,948
378,450
2018
6
R
47.8%144,736
51.0%154,468
302,888
2016
6
R
38.9%128,728
61.1%202,099
330,827
2014
6
R
40.0%98,290
60.0%147,404
245,694
2012
6
R
46.7%141,438
50.6%153,222
303,000
2010
6
D
50.1%119,812
49.8%119,164
239,223
2008
6
D
64.7%203,764
35.3%111,378
315,142
2006
6
D
85.5%158,765
0.0%0
185,780
2004
6
D
58.6%175,355
40.0%119,716
299,217
2002
6
R
0.0%0
72.0%115,622
160,688
2000
6
R
34.8%94,167
52.8%142,971
270,803
1998
6
R
46.0%90,033
53.1%104,046
195,918
1996
6
D
55.7%125,999
44.3%100,231
226,230
1994
6
D
58.8%70,085
41.2%49,032
119,117
1992
6
D
60.7%135,613
39.3%87,816
223,450
1990
6
R
0.0%0
100.0%76,859
76,859
1988
6
R
26.0%45,339
74.0%128,898
174,277
1986
6
R
25.7%26,315
74.3%75,906
102,224
1984
6
R
28.0%49,657
71.4%126,525
177,108
1982
6
R
41.4%49,839
56.8%68,418
120,360
1980
6
R
40.5%72,473
58.9%105,376
179,051
1978
6
R
46.1%47,436
50.6%52,092
102,857
1976
6
D
94.0%90,695
0.0%0
96,493
Kentucky's 6th stretches from Lexington's university-driven urban center into surrounding horse-country counties, producing a consistent Republican lean at the federal level even as Lexington itself trends more competitive in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 17.7 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 15.0 points.
A population of 750,570, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,266 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 7 and Congressional District 2.
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How did Kentucky 6th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kentucky 6th Congressional District voted Republican by 15.0 points (R+15.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 355,839 votes cast, 147,757 went Democratic and 201,202 went Republican.
How many people live in Kentucky 6th Congressional District?
Kentucky 6th Congressional District has a population of 750,570 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kentucky 6th Congressional District?
Median household income in Kentucky 6th Congressional District is $68,266 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Kentucky 6th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Kentucky 6th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
