Kentucky State Senate District 5

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ky-sd-005
State
Kentucky
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
005
Land Area
2,387.9 sq mi
Water Area
60.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kentucky State Senate District 5

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Ohio County587.29 sq mi24.6%100.0%
Breckinridge County569.81 sq mi23.9%100.0%
Grayson County499.93 sq mi20.9%100.0%
Butler County426.09 sq mi17.8%100.0%
Meade County305.44 sq mi12.8%100.0%

Showing all 5 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Leitchfield city10.76 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Fort Knox CDP6.67 sq mi0.3%32.9%
Brandenburg city4.10 sq mi0.2%94.2%
Doe Valley CDP4.06 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Hardinsburg city3.46 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Morgantown city3.33 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Beaver Dam city3.04 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hartford city2.84 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Caneyville city1.65 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Pleasant Ridge CDP1.61 sq mi0.1%45.8%
Cloverport city1.46 sq mi0.1%94.7%
Big Clifty CDP1.44 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Clarkson city1.06 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Irvington city0.88 sq mi<0.1%90.5%
Rockport city0.69 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
McHenry city0.65 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Muldraugh city0.51 sq mi<0.1%96.7%
Rosine CDP0.48 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Rochester city0.47 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Fordsville city0.45 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Centertown city0.31 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Ekron city0.16 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Woodbury city0.14 sq mi<0.1%99.7%

Showing all 23 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 2112,998100.0%15.0%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
81,620
Active Voters
77,851 (95.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic23,79729.2%
Republican50,78262.2%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties7,0418.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202454,396 (66.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202235,364 (43.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202051,537 (63.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201833,048 (40.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201637,200 (45.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201424,513 (30.0%)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
113,874
Median Age
40.8
Median Household Income
$59,342 (± $1,774)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
86.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
15.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1826,25423.1%
18 to 6466,98758.8%
65 and over20,63318.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,8473.4%
White, not Hispanic104,35291.6%
Black, not Hispanic1,7501.5%
Asian, not Hispanic3690.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic810.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1280.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic2410.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,1062.7%

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
112,969
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
86,767

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic109,64397.1%
Hispanic3,3272.9%
White104,82892.8%
Black1,7581.6%
Asian2340.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native790.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1270.1%
Two or More Races2600.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic84,94497.9%
Hispanic1,8182.1%
White81,69794.2%
Black1,9282.2%
Asian2420.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native9521.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander110.0%
Two or More Races1140.1%

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