Kentucky State House District 47

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ky-hd-047
State
Kentucky
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
047
Land Area
913.2 sq mi
Water Area
25.4 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kentucky State House District 47

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Owen County351.11 sq mi38.4%100.0%
Henry County286.29 sq mi31.4%100.0%
Trimble County151.65 sq mi16.6%100.0%
Carroll County128.68 sq mi14.1%100.0%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Eminence city2.85 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Carrollton city2.04 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Owenton city1.90 sq mi0.2%99.8%
Milton city1.48 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Campbellsburg city1.32 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ghent city0.71 sq mi0.1%100.0%
New Castle city0.41 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Sparta city0.41 sq mi<0.1%6.5%
Pleasureville city0.41 sq mi<0.1%83.7%
Gratz city0.35 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Sanders city0.29 sq mi<0.1%99.6%
Bedford city0.27 sq mi<0.1%81.7%
Monterey city0.26 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Worthville city0.26 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
Prestonville city0.22 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
Smithfield city0.14 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 16 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 446,240100.0%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
34,713
Active Voters
33,244 (95.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic15,43044.5%
Republican16,37847.2%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties2,9058.4%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202422,281 (64.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202215,751 (45.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202021,289 (61.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201814,405 (41.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201615,720 (45.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201410,573 (30.5%)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
46,690
Median Age
40.8
Median Household Income
$61,952 (± $3,008)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
86.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
15.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1810,95123.5%
18 to 6427,16458.2%
65 and over8,57518.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,0234.3%
White, not Hispanic42,08790.1%
Black, not Hispanic7931.7%
Asian, not Hispanic1070.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic260.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1940.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,4603.1%

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
46,055
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
35,127

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic44,57796.8%
Hispanic1,4733.2%
White42,57192.4%
Black8381.8%
Asian850.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native260.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races650.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic34,41998.0%
Hispanic7082.0%
White33,07794.2%
Black8752.5%
Asian1420.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native2860.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races430.1%

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