Kentucky State House District 3

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ky-hd-003
State
Kentucky
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
003
Land Area
353.4 sq mi
Water Area
31.2 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kentucky State House District 3

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Livingston County313.27 sq mi88.6%100.0%
McCracken County40.51 sq mi11.5%16.3%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Paducah city13.76 sq mi3.9%67.6%
Ledbetter CDP6.88 sq mi1.9%100.0%
Farley CDP5.94 sq mi1.7%100.0%
Reidland CDP4.25 sq mi1.2%88.6%
Grand Rivers city1.85 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Massac CDP1.47 sq mi0.4%36.4%
Burna CDP1.34 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Salem city0.85 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Smithland city0.51 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Carrsville city0.07 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hendron CDP0.02 sq mi<0.1%0.3%

Showing all 11 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
KY District 143,974100.0%5.9%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
38,323
Active Voters
33,750 (88.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic17,05344.5%
Republican16,80043.8%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties4,47011.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202421,131 (55.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202213,792 (36.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202020,544 (53.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201812,986 (33.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201615,425 (40.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20149,756 (25.5%)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 Population
45,196 (± 1,268)
Median Age
40.5
Median Household Income
$57,658 (± $3,492)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1810,06222.3%
18 to 6426,50158.6%
65 and over8,63319.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,4513.2%
White, not Hispanic36,54780.9%
Black, not Hispanic4,2989.5%
Asian, not Hispanic4541.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic440.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic610.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1670.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,1744.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
44,816
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
34,759

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic43,58597.3%
Hispanic1,2332.8%
White36,61481.7%
Black4,54510.1%
Asian3440.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native440.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander630.1%
Two or More Races1460.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic34,07898.0%
Hispanic6731.9%
White29,60485.2%
Black3,65810.5%
Asian3481.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native2800.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander610.2%
Two or More Races1340.4%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).