Kentucky State Senate District 2

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ky-sd-002
State
Kentucky
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
002
Land Area
1,300.4 sq mi
Water Area
122.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kentucky State Senate District 2

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Livingston County313.27 sq mi24.1%100.0%
Marshall County302.21 sq mi23.2%100.0%
McCracken County248.72 sq mi19.1%100.0%
Ballard County246.93 sq mi19.0%99.9%
Carlisle County189.44 sq mi14.6%100.0%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Paducah city20.29 sq mi1.6%99.7%
Calvert City city17.88 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Ledbetter CDP6.88 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Farley CDP5.94 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Hendron CDP5.35 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Benton city4.96 sq mi0.4%97.2%
Reidland CDP4.80 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Massac CDP4.04 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Bandana CDP1.89 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Grand Rivers city1.85 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Wickliffe city1.55 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Burna CDP1.34 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cunningham CDP1.05 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Gilbertsville CDP1.01 sq mi0.1%99.5%
Bardwell city0.86 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Salem city0.85 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hardin city0.70 sq mi0.1%100.0%
La Center city0.61 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Kevil city0.57 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Barlow city0.55 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Smithland city0.51 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lovelaceville CDP0.50 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Arlington city0.38 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Blandville city0.21 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Carrsville city0.07 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 1120,976100.0%16.1%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
100,837
Active Voters
90,403 (89.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic43,05042.7%
Republican47,66947.3%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties10,11810.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202462,598 (62.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202242,933 (42.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202059,921 (59.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201839,798 (39.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201645,794 (45.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201430,023 (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
120,626
Median Age
43.4
Median Household Income
$64,485 (± $2,195)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
24.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1825,72121.3%
18 to 6469,29757.4%
65 and over25,60821.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,4342.8%
White, not Hispanic104,73786.8%
Black, not Hispanic7,1265.9%
Asian, not Hispanic7360.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1500.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic850.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic2470.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,1113.4%

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
119,863
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
94,194

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic116,77997.4%
Hispanic3,0852.6%
White105,29887.8%
Black7,3016.1%
Asian5770.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1470.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander840.1%
Two or More Races2550.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic92,35498.0%
Hispanic1,8382.0%
White84,63489.9%
Black6,0486.4%
Asian5490.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native8500.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander810.1%
Two or More Races2200.2%

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