Kentucky State Senate District 9

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ky-sd-009
State
Kentucky
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
009
Land Area
1,707.8 sq mi
Water Area
28.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kentucky State Senate District 9

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Barren County487.59 sq mi28.6%100.0%
Hart County412.56 sq mi24.2%100.0%
Edmonson County302.88 sq mi17.7%100.0%
Green County286.05 sq mi16.7%100.0%
Warren County218.98 sq mi12.8%40.4%

Showing all 5 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Glasgow city15.86 sq mi0.9%98.4%
Bowling Green city6.59 sq mi0.4%15.7%
Cave City city4.41 sq mi0.3%99.8%
Horse Cave city3.15 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Summersville CDP2.89 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Brownsville city2.61 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Munfordville city2.24 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Greensburg city2.03 sq mi0.1%99.7%
Park City city1.47 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hiseville CDP0.73 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hardyville CDP0.63 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bonnieville city0.57 sq mi<0.1%99.9%

Showing all 12 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 2123,871100.0%16.5%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
83,236
Active Voters
79,348 (95.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic30,82837.0%
Republican44,49153.5%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties7,9179.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202452,440 (63.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202235,164 (42.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202049,295 (59.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201831,348 (37.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201634,792 (41.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201421,942 (26.4%)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
124,687 (± 1,823)
Median Age
37.8
Median Household Income
$50,093 (± $2,261)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
84.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
16.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1828,60122.9%
18 to 6475,13460.3%
65 and over20,95216.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,6885.4%
White, not Hispanic101,65981.5%
Black, not Hispanic7,7746.2%
Asian, not Hispanic2,3911.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1230.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1090.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic4960.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,4474.4%

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
120,592
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
92,719

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic115,52595.8%
Hispanic5,0694.2%
White102,68185.1%
Black6,4865.4%
Asian1,6831.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1290.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander210.0%
Two or More Races4060.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic90,31197.4%
Hispanic2,4062.6%
White81,54187.9%
Black6,2286.7%
Asian1,1991.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0071.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander210.0%
Two or More Races3350.4%

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