Overview
- District ID
- ky-hd-079
- State
- Kentucky
- Chamber
- Lower chamber
- District Code
- 079
- Land Area
- 10.3 sq mi
- Water Area
- 0.33 sq mi
Boundary
Boundary as GeoJSON
Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.
Counties
| County | Overlap | Share of district land | Share of county land |
|---|
| Fayette County | 10.26 sq mi | 100.0% | 3.6% |
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Places
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Overlapping Congressional Districts
| Congressional district | Population in both | Share of this district's population | Share of the congressional district's population | Share of this district's land |
|---|
| KY District 6 | 46,590 | 100.0% | 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
- 29,308
- Active Voters
- 25,953 (88.6%)
Party Registration
| Party | Voters | Share |
|---|
| Democratic | 15,782 | 53.8% |
| Republican | 9,218 | 31.5% |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 0.0% |
| Other parties | 4,308 | 14.7% |
| No party recorded | 0 | 0.0% |
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2023–2024 | 18,540 (63.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2021–2022 | 12,919 (44.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2019–2020 | 17,957 (61.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2017–2018 | 11,934 (40.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2015–2016 | 12,262 (41.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2013–2014 | 7,034 (24.0%) | 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
- 46,656 (± 1,880)
- Median Age
- 29.3
- Median Household Income
- $60,863 (± $2,823)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 94.9%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 53.6%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 7,807 | 16.7% |
| 18 to 64 | 32,147 | 68.9% |
| 65 and over | 6,702 | 14.4% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2,786 | 6.0% |
| White, not Hispanic | 31,612 | 67.8% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 7,604 | 16.3% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 2,361 | 5.1% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 2 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 161 | 0.3% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 2,130 | 4.6% |
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
- 43,875
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 36,591
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 41,727 | 95.1% |
| Hispanic | 2,152 | 4.9% |
| White | 31,562 | 71.9% |
| Black | 7,046 | 16.1% |
| Asian | 1,256 | 2.9% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 4 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 166 | 0.4% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 34,991 | 95.6% |
| Hispanic | 1,599 | 4.4% |
| White | 27,884 | 76.2% |
| Black | 5,676 | 15.5% |
| Asian | 1,177 | 3.2% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 123 | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 129 | 0.4% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
