Kentucky State Senate District 1

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ky-sd-001
State
Kentucky
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
001
Land Area
2,399.7 sq mi
Water Area
160.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kentucky State Senate District 1

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Graves County551.75 sq mi23.0%100.0%
Trigg County441.50 sq mi18.4%100.0%
Calloway County385.03 sq mi16.0%100.0%
Crittenden County359.96 sq mi15.0%100.0%
Hickman County242.27 sq mi10.1%100.0%
Lyon County213.84 sq mi8.9%100.0%
Fulton County205.93 sq mi8.6%100.0%

Showing all 7 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Murray city11.65 sq mi0.5%99.6%
Mayfield city7.31 sq mi0.3%99.5%
Eddyville city6.90 sq mi0.3%99.6%
Hickman city3.55 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Marion city3.33 sq mi0.1%91.5%
Cadiz city3.00 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Fulton city2.89 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cerulean CDP2.55 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Kuttawa city2.19 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cayce CDP1.63 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Clinton city1.61 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Farmington CDP1.53 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Symsonia CDP1.52 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Pryorsburg CDP1.25 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sedalia CDP1.18 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Crayne CDP1.12 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Wingo city0.98 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hickory CDP0.89 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Fancy Farm CDP0.88 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lowes CDP0.69 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Dexter CDP0.55 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Water Valley CDP0.53 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Hazel city0.35 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Tolu CDP0.35 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Columbus city0.32 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 25 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 1116,519100.0%15.5%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
86,076
Active Voters
80,475 (93.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic36,45342.3%
Republican41,08647.7%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties8,5379.9%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202454,503 (63.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202237,773 (43.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202051,403 (59.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201834,394 (40.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201638,807 (45.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201425,651 (29.8%)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
117,896
Median Age
40.5
Median Household Income
$52,311 (± $2,505)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1824,49120.8%
18 to 6470,44059.7%
65 and over22,96519.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,4574.6%
White, not Hispanic100,66085.4%
Black, not Hispanic6,1715.2%
Asian, not Hispanic9790.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1280.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1300.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic4560.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,9153.3%

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
116,274
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
91,855

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic111,81196.2%
Hispanic4,4663.8%
White101,43987.2%
Black6,2375.4%
Asian6320.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1370.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1310.1%
Two or More Races1870.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic89,40897.3%
Hispanic2,4462.7%
White81,95889.2%
Black5,5656.1%
Asian6070.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0931.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander870.1%
Two or More Races1310.1%

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