Kentucky State House District 21

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ky-hd-021
State
Kentucky
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
021
Land Area
1,329.6 sq mi
Water Area
17 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kentucky State House District 21

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Adair County405.29 sq mi30.5%100.0%
Monroe County329.43 sq mi24.8%100.0%
Cumberland County305.20 sq mi23.0%100.0%
Metcalfe County289.64 sq mi21.8%100.0%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Columbia city4.84 sq mi0.4%99.4%
Edmonton city3.81 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Tompkinsville city3.28 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Burkesville city2.57 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Summer Shade CDP2.03 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Fountain Run city1.32 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Marrowbone CDP1.27 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Gamaliel city0.57 sq mi<0.1%71.7%

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 146,415100.0%6.2%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
34,844
Active Voters
33,390 (95.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic6,92919.9%
Republican25,41172.9%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties2,5047.2%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202423,458 (67.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202216,480 (47.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202021,302 (61.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201815,524 (44.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201616,092 (46.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201412,421 (35.6%)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
46,731
Median Age
41.4
Median Household Income
$50,864 (± $3,032)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
84.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
18.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1810,28222.0%
18 to 6427,24958.3%
65 and over9,20019.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,6013.4%
White, not Hispanic42,78591.6%
Black, not Hispanic9502.0%
Asian, not Hispanic610.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic600.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic540.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic30.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,2172.6%

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
45,910
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
35,686

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic44,94797.9%
Hispanic9652.1%
White42,95793.6%
Black9342.0%
Asian260.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native600.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander130.0%
Two or More Races110.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic35,34799.1%
Hispanic3360.9%
White33,88595.0%
Black1,0412.9%
Asian280.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native3741.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander130.0%
Two or More Races120.0%

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