Kentucky State House District 18

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ky-hd-018
State
Kentucky
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
018
Land Area
760 sq mi
Water Area
13.9 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kentucky State House District 18

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Grayson County499.93 sq mi65.8%100.0%
Hardin County260.36 sq mi34.3%41.7%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Leitchfield city10.76 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Elizabethtown city5.18 sq mi0.7%18.5%
Caneyville city1.65 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Big Clifty CDP1.44 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Sonora city1.36 sq mi0.2%82.4%
Clarkson city1.06 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Upton city0.99 sq mi0.1%73.2%
Cecilia CDP0.03 sq mi<0.1%2.1%

Showing all 8 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 243,359100.0%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
31,606
Active Voters
30,428 (96.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic8,85228.0%
Republican19,95863.1%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties2,7968.8%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202421,490 (68.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202213,929 (44.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202020,157 (63.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201812,344 (39.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201614,517 (45.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20149,125 (28.9%)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
42,437 (± 1,046)
Median Age
41.2
Median Household Income
$58,912 (± $2,988)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
17.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,78623.1%
18 to 6425,03359.0%
65 and over7,61818.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7271.7%
White, not Hispanic39,84993.9%
Black, not Hispanic5181.2%
Asian, not Hispanic1150.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic150.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic50.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic590.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,1492.7%

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
42,248
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
32,461

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic41,56698.4%
Hispanic6801.6%
White39,94194.5%
Black5271.2%
Asian1200.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native160.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander70.0%
Two or More Races340.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic32,08898.9%
Hispanic3721.1%
White31,06095.7%
Black6622.0%
Asian750.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native2690.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races190.1%

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