Kentucky State Senate District 23

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ky-sd-023
State
Kentucky
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
023
Land Area
58.4 sq mi
Water Area
2.44 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kentucky State Senate District 23

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Kenton County58.38 sq mi99.9%36.4%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Covington city12.74 sq mi21.8%96.8%
Erlanger city8.32 sq mi14.2%99.2%
Taylor Mill city6.11 sq mi10.5%100.0%
Ryland Heights city5.16 sq mi8.8%97.6%
Edgewood city4.26 sq mi7.3%100.0%
Villa Hills city3.60 sq mi6.2%99.9%
Fort Wright city3.40 sq mi5.8%100.0%
Fort Mitchell city3.10 sq mi5.3%100.0%
Elsmere city2.62 sq mi4.5%99.7%
Crestview Hills city1.90 sq mi3.3%100.0%
Crescent Springs city1.49 sq mi2.6%100.0%
Ludlow city0.92 sq mi1.6%100.0%
Lakeside Park city0.78 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Park Hills city0.78 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Fairview CDP0.73 sq mi1.2%60.3%
Bromley city0.37 sq mi0.6%99.9%
Kenton Vale city0.05 sq mi0.1%99.1%
Independence city0.04 sq mi0.1%0.2%

Showing all 18 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 4124,381100.0%16.6%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
107,714
Active Voters
95,947 (89.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic40,92738.0%
Republican48,19044.7%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties18,59717.3%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202459,588 (55.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202237,312 (34.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202057,900 (53.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201833,225 (30.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201641,008 (38.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201422,223 (20.6%)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
124,573 (± 864)
Median Age
37.8
Median Household Income
$76,476 (± $3,011)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
37.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1827,93922.4%
18 to 6476,65561.5%
65 and over19,97916.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,9285.6%
White, not Hispanic103,68483.2%
Black, not Hispanic5,4114.3%
Asian, not Hispanic1,4001.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic720.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2030.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic4380.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,4375.2%

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
120,677
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
93,094

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic115,81296.0%
Hispanic4,8644.0%
White104,79986.8%
Black4,8044.0%
Asian8500.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native710.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2080.2%
Two or More Races3740.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic90,82497.6%
Hispanic2,2682.4%
White83,68089.9%
Black5,1155.5%
Asian1,1951.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native6730.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander900.1%
Two or More Races2370.3%

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