Kentucky State House District 52

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ky-hd-052
State
Kentucky
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
052
Land Area
934.2 sq mi
Water Area
37.2 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kentucky State House District 52

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Wayne County458.18 sq mi49.0%100.0%
McCreary County426.80 sq mi45.7%100.0%
Pulaski County49.60 sq mi5.3%7.5%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Pine Knot CDP6.40 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Monticello city6.09 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Stearns CDP4.02 sq mi0.4%99.9%
Burnside city2.96 sq mi0.3%65.9%
Whitley City CDP2.31 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Somerset city0.09 sq mi<0.1%0.6%

Showing all 6 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 547,241100.0%6.3%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
33,594
Active Voters
31,816 (94.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic6,73720.1%
Republican24,20172.0%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties2,6567.9%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202421,048 (62.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202214,224 (42.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202020,173 (60.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201812,612 (37.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201614,033 (41.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20149,917 (29.5%)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
48,292 (± 850)
Median Age
41.5
Median Household Income
$46,897 (± $3,678)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
81.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
14.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1810,17421.1%
18 to 6428,72259.5%
65 and over9,39619.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,5763.3%
White, not Hispanic43,89690.9%
Black, not Hispanic1,2952.7%
Asian, not Hispanic1220.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1140.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic130.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1040.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,1722.4%

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
48,051
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
37,886

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic46,61797.0%
Hispanic1,4353.0%
White44,20992.0%
Black1,2872.7%
Asian1250.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1140.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander120.0%
Two or More Races760.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic36,92497.5%
Hispanic9622.5%
White34,96092.3%
Black1,4423.8%
Asian960.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native3671.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races520.1%

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