Kentucky State House District 44

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ky-hd-044
State
Kentucky
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
044
Land Area
21.2 sq mi
Water Area
2.88 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kentucky State House District 44

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Jefferson County21.16 sq mi100.0%5.6%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)17.24 sq mi81.5%6.6%
Shively city2.10 sq mi9.9%45.9%
Louisville city1.82 sq mi8.6%3.0%

Showing all 3 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 343,749100.0%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
30,049
Active Voters
28,648 (95.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic20,96069.8%
Republican6,07620.2%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties3,01310.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202416,905 (56.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202211,133 (37.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202017,497 (58.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201810,568 (35.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201612,292 (40.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20146,796 (22.6%)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
45,617 (± 2,703)
Median Age
37.7
Median Household Income
$51,000 (± $7,131)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
85.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
11.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1811,85326.0%
18 to 6426,85358.9%
65 and over6,91115.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,8598.5%
White, not Hispanic16,66436.5%
Black, not Hispanic22,16048.6%
Asian, not Hispanic2270.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic140.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2120.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,4815.4%

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
44,132
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
32,469

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic41,55694.2%
Hispanic2,5775.8%
White16,89438.3%
Black22,29950.5%
Asian1980.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native160.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races700.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic30,95395.3%
Hispanic1,5144.7%
White14,11443.5%
Black16,03149.4%
Asian1880.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0003.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races680.2%

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