Kentucky State House District 71

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ky-hd-071
State
Kentucky
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
071
Land Area
527.8 sq mi
Water Area
3.69 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kentucky State House District 71

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Rockcastle County316.55 sq mi60.0%100.0%
Pulaski County112.30 sq mi21.3%17.1%
Laurel County58.30 sq mi11.0%13.4%
Madison County40.67 sq mi7.7%9.3%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Berea city14.65 sq mi2.8%88.7%
Mount Vernon city2.81 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Brodhead city1.75 sq mi0.3%100.0%
East Bernstadt CDP0.92 sq mi0.2%43.6%
Richmond city0.38 sq mi0.1%1.7%
Livingston city0.31 sq mi0.1%99.9%

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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 525,85860.0%3.4%92.3%
KY District 617,21140.0%2.3%7.7%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
32,652
Active Voters
31,042 (95.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic8,00724.5%
Republican21,54166.0%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties3,1049.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202420,943 (64.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202212,821 (39.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202019,609 (60.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201811,959 (36.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201613,537 (41.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20148,216 (25.2%)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
43,898 (± 1,331)
Median Age
38.9
Median Household Income
$55,304 (± $3,721)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
84.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
20.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,94822.7%
18 to 6426,87661.2%
65 and over7,07416.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,3353.0%
White, not Hispanic40,56992.4%
Black, not Hispanic6251.4%
Asian, not Hispanic1170.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic280.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic380.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic890.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,0972.5%

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
43,655
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
33,706

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic42,42097.2%
Hispanic1,2342.8%
White40,77393.4%
Black6051.4%
Asian800.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native300.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander370.1%
Two or More Races510.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic33,06598.1%
Hispanic6461.9%
White31,84394.5%
Black7472.2%
Asian1150.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native3010.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander190.1%
Two or More Races430.1%

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