Kentucky Congressional District 05

Congressional District Profile

Overview

District ID
KY-05
State
Kentucky
District Number
05
Total Candidates
58
Election Cycles
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1990, 1988, 1986, 1984, 1982, 1980

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Voters

Registered Voters
541,314
Active Voters
515,730 (95.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic191,66835.4%
Republican310,63457.4%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties39,0127.2%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–2024325,865 (60.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–2022215,975 (39.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020312,000 (57.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–2018197,533 (36.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–2016223,557 (41.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–2014147,860 (27.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 07/24/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Citizen Population
739,059
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
575,982

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic728,67398.6%
Hispanic10,3821.4%
White702,53595.1%
Black10,2991.4%
Asian2,0960.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native6350.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2600.0%
Two or More Races1,0140.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic569,75298.9%
Hispanic6,2261.1%
White550,47995.6%
Black10,7881.9%
Asian2,4550.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native5,1050.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2090.0%
Two or More Races7160.1%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation.

Candidates