How did KY-SD-03, Kentucky vote in the 2024 presidential election?

KY-SD-03, Kentucky voted Republican in 2024 with a margin of R+44.1. Kamala D Harris received 11,356 votes and Donald Trump received 29,664 out of 41,528 total votes cast, a 5.4-point shift toward Republicans from 2020.

What is KY-SD-03, Kentucky's political history?

KY-SD-03, Kentucky has 5 presidential elections on record, spanning 2008 to 2024. It has voted Republican in every presidential election since 2008. The largest single-election swing was 13.8 points in 2016.

What are the demographics of KY-SD-03, Kentucky?

KY-SD-03, Kentucky has a population of 116,325 according to the 2020 Census. The racial composition is 73.8% non-Hispanic white, 5.6% Hispanic, 15.0% Black.

Which places are most similar to KY-SD-03, Kentucky?

Based on demographic and electoral similarity analysis, the three most similar state senate districts to KY-SD-03, Kentucky are Tennessee State Senate District 24, Arkansas State Senate District 11, Kentucky State Senate District 1. Similarity is computed using a vector embedding of demographic, economic, and electoral characteristics.

Kentucky State Senate District 3

Kentucky · Latest: 2024↓ R+5.4 vs 2020

Safe Republican — shifted 5.4pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 116K residents

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Similar state senate districts

Nearest neighbors matched on the same place-page feature set used across the dossier system.

8 visible matches

Tennessee State Senate District 24TN

Suburban Republican

R+58.4

Similarity score97%

Arkansas State Senate District 11AR

Suburban Republican

R+47.3

Similarity score97%

Kentucky State Senate District 1KY

Suburban Republican

R+51.8

Similarity score96%

Alabama State Senate District 22AL

Suburban Republican

R+60.0

Similarity score96%

Arkansas State Senate District 29AR

Suburban Republican

R+48.0

Similarity score96%

Arkansas State Senate District 22AR

Suburban Republican

R+62.9

Similarity score96%

Mississippi State Senate District 46MS

Suburban Republican

R+63.0

Similarity score96%

Arkansas State Senate District 21AR

Suburban Republican

R+61.6

Similarity score96%

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Race & Ancestry

Who Lives Here

A race-first Census view with ancestry expansion where source coverage is strong enough to support detail.

KY-SD-03Census ACS 2024

Census race profile

Major Census race and ethnicity groups shown as a share of total population.

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White (Non-Hispanic) 73.8%Black 15.0%Hispanic 5.6%Multiracial 4.1%Asian 0.9%Native American 0.4%

Group	KY-SD-03	State	National
White (Non-Hispanic)	73.8%	81.5%	57.4%
Black / African American	15.0%	7.6%	12.2%
Hispanic / Latino	5.6%	5.0%	19.3%
Multiracial / Other	4.1%	3.9%	4.0%
Asian	0.9%	1.6%	6.0%
Native American / Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%

Method notes

Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

Detailed ancestry data unavailable for this geography.

Who lives in Kentucky State Senate District 3? 116,325 residents as of the 2020 Census.

Demographic Comparison

Demographics

Read this geography's profile in three layers: local, state (where available), and national baseline.

KY-SD-03 vs Kentucky vs National116K residents

Population & electorate

Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.

Total population

Local vs state vs U.S.

116K

local

116KState 4.5MNational 334.9M

Share of U.S. population

Local vs state vs U.S.

0.03%

local

0.03%National 100%

Voting-age population

Local vs state vs U.S.

75.5%

local

75.5%State 74.8%National 75.7%

Economic profile

Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.

Median household income

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState $64,919National $83,960

Poverty rate

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 16.1%National 12.5%

College degree

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 27.7%National 35.6%

Homeownership

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 68.3%National 65.2%

Community profile

Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.

Median age

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 39.2 yrsNational 39.1 yrs

Age 18–29

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 15.6%National 15.7%

Age 65+

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 17.3%National 17.0%

Foreign born

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 4.7%National 14.1%

Non-English at home

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 6.8%National 22.2%

English only

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 93.2%National 77.8%

Voter Turnout

Turnout in KY-SD-03

Estimated using 2020 Census voting-age population.

2024 Turnout

47.3%

vs Previous

-54.1pp

Voting-Age Pop

87,841

History

2008–2024

Competitiveness

How competitive is KY-SD-03?

Safe RAvg margin: R+40.8 (last 3 elections)

2008

R+15.9

2012

R+25.8

2016

R+39.6

2020

R+38.6

2024

R+44.1

Elasticity

28.2pp

margin range

Party Flips

last 30 years

5-Elec Avg

R+32.8

Other Kentucky State Senate Districts

37 total

Name	Margin ↓
KY-SD-33	D+48.5
KY-SD-13	D+33.2
KY-SD-19	D+30.8
KY-SD-35	D+27.6
KY-SD-26	D+20.4
KY-SD-37	D+5.4
KY-SD-36	R+1.9
KY-SD-06	R+11.9
KY-SD-23	R+15.2
KY-SD-12	R+17.6
KY-SD-22	R+19.6
KY-SD-34	R+20.9
KY-SD-28	R+25.8
KY-SD-24	R+26.3
KY-SD-10	R+29.5
KY-SD-20	R+30.4
KY-SD-27	R+31.4
KY-SD-07	R+34.2
KY-SD-11	R+34.6
KY-SD-17	R+34.7
KY-SD-08	R+35.2
KY-SD-32	R+38.7
KY-SD-38	R+40.8
KY-SD-04	R+44.2
KY-SD-02	R+46.8

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