Kentucky State Senate District 31

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ky-sd-031
State
Kentucky
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
031
Land Area
1,927.8 sq mi
Water Area
11 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kentucky State Senate District 31

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Pike County786.73 sq mi40.8%100.0%
Lawrence County415.60 sq mi21.6%100.0%
Johnson County261.96 sq mi13.6%100.0%
Elliott County234.32 sq mi12.2%100.0%
Martin County229.62 sq mi11.9%100.0%

Showing all 5 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Pikeville city21.85 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Coal Run Village city8.79 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Phelps CDP7.99 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Elkhorn City city7.72 sq mi0.4%98.6%
Paintsville city6.62 sq mi0.3%99.9%
Van Lear CDP4.07 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Louisa city2.24 sq mi0.1%100.0%
South Williamson CDP1.97 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Inez city1.72 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Freeburn CDP1.21 sq mi0.1%100.0%
West Van Lear CDP1.09 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Virgie CDP1.02 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sandy Hook city0.98 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Warfield city0.83 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Belfry CDP0.72 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Blaine city0.28 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
McCarr CDP0.25 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 17 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 5116,283100.0%15.5%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
81,405
Active Voters
77,164 (94.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic33,00140.5%
Republican42,62452.4%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties5,7807.1%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202447,678 (58.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202229,487 (36.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202046,673 (57.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201830,408 (37.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201634,202 (42.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201422,915 (28.1%)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
113,472
Median Age
42.5
Median Household Income
$44,376 (± $2,170)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
81.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
15.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1823,64720.8%
18 to 6467,32259.3%
65 and over22,50319.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,1941.1%
White, not Hispanic105,89193.3%
Black, not Hispanic1,5991.4%
Asian, not Hispanic8500.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1000.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic480.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic350.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,7553.3%

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
112,958
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
89,357

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic111,86799.0%
Hispanic1,0901.0%
White108,15695.7%
Black1,5501.4%
Asian6720.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native980.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander490.0%
Two or More Races2330.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic88,62999.2%
Hispanic7300.8%
White85,54695.7%
Black1,6941.9%
Asian6120.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native5850.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander470.1%
Two or More Races1430.2%

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