Kentucky State House District 5

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ky-hd-005
State
Kentucky
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
005
Land Area
636.1 sq mi
Water Area
64.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kentucky State House District 5

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Calloway County385.03 sq mi60.5%100.0%
Trigg County251.35 sq mi39.5%56.9%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Murray city11.65 sq mi1.8%99.6%
Dexter CDP0.55 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hazel city0.35 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cadiz city0.29 sq mi<0.1%9.6%

Showing all 4 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 143,360100.0%5.8%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
33,077
Active Voters
30,130 (91.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic13,70241.4%
Republican15,35446.4%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties4,02112.2%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202421,073 (63.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202214,247 (43.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202019,684 (59.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201812,614 (38.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201614,572 (44.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20149,442 (28.5%)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
44,516 (± 488)
Median Age
38.5
Median Household Income
$55,139 (± $4,414)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
30.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,10918.2%
18 to 6428,31063.6%
65 and over8,09718.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,5273.4%
White, not Hispanic39,10687.8%
Black, not Hispanic1,5843.6%
Asian, not Hispanic7281.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic340.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic930.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic2330.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,2112.7%

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
43,613
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
35,578

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic42,54897.6%
Hispanic1,0642.4%
White39,42690.4%
Black1,6203.7%
Asian4591.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native310.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander930.2%
Two or More Races590.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic34,94698.2%
Hispanic6251.8%
White32,61891.7%
Black1,5344.3%
Asian4031.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native3020.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander520.1%
Two or More Races500.1%

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