Kentucky State Senate District 7

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ky-sd-007
State
Kentucky
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
007
Land Area
913.3 sq mi
Water Area
13.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kentucky State Senate District 7

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Shelby County379.77 sq mi41.6%100.0%
Henry County286.29 sq mi31.3%100.0%
Anderson County202.17 sq mi22.1%100.0%
Jefferson County44.95 sq mi4.9%11.8%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)43.96 sq mi4.8%16.7%
Shelbyville city8.81 sq mi1.0%88.3%
Lawrenceburg city6.02 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Eminence city2.85 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Simpsonville city2.35 sq mi0.3%79.2%
Campbellsburg city1.32 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Jeffersontown city1.00 sq mi0.1%9.4%
Pleasureville city0.48 sq mi0.1%100.0%
New Castle city0.41 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Smithfield city0.14 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 10 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 463,74356.1%8.5%72.9%
KY District 619,51017.2%2.6%11.3%
KY District 319,33117.0%2.6%0.7%
KY District 26,7756.0%0.9%4.2%
KY District 14,3423.8%0.6%10.8%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
90,372
Active Voters
85,417 (94.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic35,42939.2%
Republican45,67350.5%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties9,27010.3%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202462,553 (69.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202244,920 (49.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202059,734 (66.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201839,129 (43.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201643,895 (48.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201427,420 (30.3%)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
114,533 (± 1,464)
Median Age
41.4
Median Household Income
$81,712 (± $2,497)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
30.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1825,77122.5%
18 to 6469,22460.4%
65 and over19,53817.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7,6606.7%
White, not Hispanic92,97781.2%
Black, not Hispanic6,3335.5%
Asian, not Hispanic1,1171.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1210.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic80.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic7440.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,5734.9%

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
111,098
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
85,655

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic105,75295.2%
Hispanic5,3484.8%
White94,21284.8%
Black5,9995.4%
Asian8410.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1190.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander80.0%
Two or More Races3080.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic82,95896.9%
Hispanic2,6973.1%
White74,74587.3%
Black5,2206.1%
Asian1,0171.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,9652.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander110.0%
Two or More Races1750.2%

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