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2022 population: 753,141
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 645,463 | 85.70% | |
| Black: | 38,313 | 5.09% | |
| Indian: | 727 | 0.10% | |
| Asian: | 15,857 | 2.11% | |
| 2+ races: | 21,880 | 2.91% | |
| Hispanic: | 28,796 | 3.82% | |
| Total non-White: | 107,678 | 14.30% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 323,812 | |
| Median Value | $182,100 | |
| Occupied | 288,615 | 89.1% |
| Vacant | 35,197 | 10.9% |
| Owned | 203,495 | 70.5% |
| Rented | 85,120 | 29.5% |
| Median Rent | $865 | |
| Single-Family Units | 237,315 | 73.3% |
| Detached | 229,523 | 70.9% |
| Attached | 7,792 | 2.4% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 26,924 | 8.3% |
| Mobile Homes | 36,429 | 11.3% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 15,387 | 5.3% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 14,831 | 5.1% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 12,316 | 4.3% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 11,736 | 4.1% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 13,711 | 4.8% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 12,724 | 4.4% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 12,102 | 4.2% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 12,755 | 4.4% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 12,326 | 4.3% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 21,330 | 7.4% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 29,229 | 10.1% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 38,538 | 13.4% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 26,776 | 9.3% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 18,518 | 6.4% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 18,736 | 6.5% |
| $200,000 or more | 17,600 | 6.1% |
| Median Household Income | 62,297 | |
| Per Capita Income | 33,375 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 19,759 | 6.8% |
| Public Assistance | 5,121 | 1.8% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 34,697 | 12.0% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 309,514 | 67.6% |
| Unemployed | 16,297 | 3.6% |
| In Armed Forces | 3,864 | 0.8% |
| Total Labor Force | 329,675 | 72.0% |
| Not in Labor Force | 128,387 | 28.0% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 31.6% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 133,658 | 104,038 | 56.2% |
| Non-Profit | 7,828 | 17,400 | 31.0% |
| Self-Employed | 18,122 | 10,024 | 64.4% |
| Local Government | 9,582 | 13,846 | 40.9% |
| State Government | 5,593 | 9,228 | 37.7% |
| Federal Government | 5,565 | 4,434 | 55.7% |
| Total Private + Self | 151,780 | 114,062 | 57.1% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 28,568 | 44,908 | 38.9% |
| Total | 180,348 | 158,970 | 53.2% |
| Pct. Govt. | 14.2% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 45,002 | 13.2% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 69,663 | 20.5% |
| Professional, Technical | 67,894 | 20.0% |
| Service Occupations | 52,917 | 15.6% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,877 | 0.6% |
| All others | 104,675 | 30.8% |
| White Collar | 53.7% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 57,748 | 17.0% |
| Retail trade | 39,516 | 11.6% |
| Educational services and health care | 29,186 | 8.6% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 24,525 | 7.2% |
| Construction | 22,323 | 6.6% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 20,583 | 6.1% |
| Other services | 14,809 | 4.4% |
| Public administration | 13,934 | 4.1% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 13,796 | 4.1% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 13,050 | 3.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 7,465 | 2.2% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 4,411 | 1.3% |
| Information | 4,058 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 14,393 | 1.91% |
| Puerto Rican | 4,218 | 0.56% |
| Cuban | 1,704 | 0.23% |
| Dominican | 391 | 0.05% |
| Total Central American | 4,664 | 0.62% |
| Costa Rican | 43 | 0.01% |
| Guatemalan | 1,730 | 0.23% |
| Honduran | 757 | 0.10% |
| Nicaraguan | 75 | 0.01% |
| Panamanian | 571 | 0.08% |
| Salvadoran | 1,488 | 0.20% |
| Total South American | 1,272 | 0.17% |
| Argentinean | 117 | 0.02% |
| Bolivian | 12 | 0.00% |
| Chilean | 146 | 0.02% |
| Colombian | 409 | 0.05% |
| Ecuadorian | 146 | 0.02% |
| Paraguayan | 43 | 0.01% |
| Peruvian | 223 | 0.03% |
| Venezuelan | 87 | 0.01% |
| Other South American | 89 | 0.01% |
| Other Hispanic | 2,154 | 0.29% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Burmese | 4,374 | 0.58% |
| Indian | 3,157 | 0.42% |
| Filipino | 1,266 | 0.17% |
| Korean | 1,224 | 0.16% |
| Chinese | 1,091 | 0.14% |
| Vietnamese | 716 | 0.10% |
| Cambodian | 607 | 0.08% |
| Japanese | 547 | 0.07% |
| Taiwanese | 384 | 0.05% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 666,167 | 94.1% |
| Spanish | 16,533 | 2.3% |
| Other Asian | 6,763 | 1.0% |
| German, other Germanic | 5,431 | 0.8% |
| Other Indo-European | 3,380 | 0.5% |
| Other | 2,484 | 0.4% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 2,369 | 0.3% |
| Tagalog | 885 | 0.1% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 786 | 0.1% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| American | 97,449 | 12.9% |
| English | 91,038 | 12.1% |
| German | 85,335 | 11.3% |
| Irish | 82,801 | 11.0% |
| Italian | 15,576 | 2.1% |
| Scottish | 14,663 | 1.9% |
| European | 12,407 | 1.6% |
| French | 9,169 | 1.2% |
| Scotch-Irish | 8,049 | 1.1% |
| Polish | 7,266 | 1.0% |
| Dutch | 5,289 | 0.7% |
| British | 4,389 | 0.6% |
| Norwegian | 3,447 | 0.5% |
| Welsh | 3,388 | 0.4% |
| Swedish | 2,522 | 0.3% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 735,793 | 97.7% |
| Not a citizen | 17,348 | 2.3% |
| Native | 724,235 | 96.2% |
| Foreign-born | 28,906 | 3.8% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 22,113 | 4.4% | 36,516 | 7.2% | 178,824 | 35.2% | 153,275 | 30.2% | 70,268 | 13.8% | 46,597 | 9.2% |
| Average years of education: 13.1 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 22,113 | 4.4% |
| 9-12 Years | 36,516 | 7.2% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 178,824 | 35.2% |
| Some College | 153,275 | 30.2% |
| Bach. Degree | 70,268 | 13.8% |
| Grad Degree | 46,597 | 9.2% |
| Average years of education: 13.1 | ||
Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.
| Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | KY02 | Brett Guthrie* (R) | 170,487 | 71.9% | Hank Linderman (D) | 66,769 | 28.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 237,256 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | KY02 | Brett Guthrie* (R) | 255,735 | 71.0% | Hank Linderman (D) | 94,643 | 26.3% | 10,021 | 2.8% | 360,399 |
| 2018-11-06 | KY02 | Brett Guthrie* (R) | 171,700 | 66.7% | Hank Linderman (D) | 79,964 | 31.1% | 5,681 | 2.2% | 257,345 |
| 2016-11-08 | KY02 | Brett Guthrie* (R) | 251,825 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 251,825 | |||
| 2014-11-04 | KY02 | Brett Guthrie* (R) | 156,936 | 69.2% | Ron Leach (D) | 69,898 | 30.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 226,834 |
| 2012-11-06 | KY02 | Brett Guthrie* (R) | 181,508 | 64.3% | David Williams (D) | 89,541 | 31.7% | 11,218 | 4.0% | 282,267 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | KY02 | Brett Guthrie* (R) | 155,906 | 67.9% | Ed Marksberry (D) | 73,749 | 32.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 229,655 |
| 2008-11-04 | KY02 | Brett Guthrie (R) | 158,936 | 52.6% | David Boswell (D) | 143,379 | 47.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 302,315 |
| 2006-11-07 | KY02 | Ron Lewis* (R) | 118,548 | 55.4% | Mike Weaver (D) | 95,415 | 44.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 213,963 |
| 2004-11-02 | KY02 | Ron Lewis* (R) | 185,394 | 67.9% | Adam Smith (D) | 87,585 | 32.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 272,979 |
| 2002-11-05 | KY02 | Ron Lewis* (R) | 122,773 | 69.6% | David Williams (D) | 51,431 | 29.2% | 2,084 | 1.2% | 176,288 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | KY02 | Ron Lewis* (R) | 160,800 | 67.7% | Brian Pedigo (D) | 74,537 | 31.4% | 2,125 | 0.9% | 237,462 |
| 1998-11-03 | KY02 | Ron Lewis* (R) | 113,285 | 63.7% | Bob Evans (D) | 62,848 | 35.3% | 1,833 | 1.0% | 177,966 |
| 1996-11-05 | KY02 | Ron Lewis* (R) | 125,433 | 58.1% | Joe Wright (D) | 90,483 | 41.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 215,916 |
| 1994-11-08 | KY02 | Ron Lewis* (R) | 90,535 | 59.8% | David Adkisson (D) | 60,867 | 40.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 151,402 |
| 1994-05-24 sp | KY02 | Ron Lewis (R) | 40,126 | 55.1% | Joe Prather (D) | 32,625 | 44.8% | 87 | 0.1% | 72,838 |
| 1992-11-03 | KY02 | William Natcher* (D) | 126,894 | 61.4% | Bruce Bartley (R) | 79,684 | 38.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 206,578 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 1% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | KY02 | William Natcher* (D) | 77,057 | 66.0% | Martin Tori (R) | 39,624 | 34.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 116,681 |
| 1988-11-08 | KY02 | William Natcher* (D) | 92,184 | 60.6% | Martin Tori (R) | 59,907 | 39.4% | 8 | 0.0% | 152,099 |
| 1986-11-04 | KY02 | William Natcher* (D) | 57,644 | 100.0% | 8 | 0.0% | 57,652 | |||
| 1984-11-06 | KY02 | William Natcher* (D) | 93,042 | 62.1% | Timothy Morrison (R) | 56,700 | 37.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 149,742 |
| 1982-11-02 | KY02 | William Natcher* (D) | 49,571 | 73.8% | Mark Watson (R) | 17,561 | 26.2% | 11 | 0.0% | 67,143 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | KY02 | William Natcher* (D) | 99,670 | 65.7% | Mark Watson (R) | 52,110 | 34.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 151,780 |
| 1978-11-07 | KY02 | William Natcher* (D) | 36,441 | 100.0% | 18 | 0.0% | 36,459 | |||
| 1976-11-02 | KY02 | William Natcher* (D) | 79,016 | 60.4% | Walter Baker (R) | 51,900 | 39.6% | 4 | 0.0% | 130,920 |
| 1974-11-04 | KY02 | William Natcher* (D) | 56,502 | 73.0% | Art Eddleman (R) | 18,312 | 23.7% | 2,586 | 3.3% | 77,400 |
| 1972-11-07 | KY02 | William Natcher* (D) | 75,871 | 61.5% | J.C. Carter (R) | 47,436 | 38.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 123,307 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | KY02 | William Natcher* (D) | 21,024 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 21,024 | |||
| 1968-11-05 | KY02 | William Natcher* (D) | 65,860 | 56.4% | Robert Simmons (R) | 50,904 | 43.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 116,764 |
| 1966-11-08 | KY02 | William Natcher* (D) | 51,311 | 58.9% | Douglas Ford (R) | 35,770 | 41.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 87,081 |
| 1964-11-03 | KY02 | William Natcher* (D) | 79,519 | 68.4% | Rhodes Bratcher (R) | 36,664 | 31.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 116,183 |
| 1962-11-06 | KY02 | William Natcher* (D) | 45,999 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 45,999 | |||
| 1960-11-08 | KY02 | William Natcher* (D) | 55,877 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 55,877 | |||
| 1958-11-04 | KY02 | William Natcher* (D) | 38,941 | 76.1% | Wayland Render (R) | 12,239 | 23.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 51,180 |
| 1956-11-06 | KY02 | William Natcher* (D) | 55,103 | 52.3% | R.B. Blankenship (R) | 50,266 | 47.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 105,369 |
| 1954-11-02 | KY02 | William Natcher* (D) | 49,231 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 49,231 | |||
| 1953-08-01 sp | KY02 | William Natcher (D) | 22,804 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 22,804 | |||
| 1952-11-04 | KY02 | Garrett Withers* (D) | 57,518 | 54.4% | David Brodie (R) | 48,191 | 45.6% | 2 | 0.0% | 105,711 |
| 1952-08-02 sp | KY02 | Garrett Withers (D) | 14,011 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 14,011 | |||
| 1950-11-07 | KY02 | John Whitaker* (D) | 41,226 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 41,226 | |||
| 1948-11-02 | KY02 | John Whitaker* (D) | 54,586 | 63.4% | Mallam Lake (R) | 31,527 | 36.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 86,113 |
| 1948-04-17 sp | KY02 | John Whitaker (D) | 5,735 | 97.7% | 133 | 2.3% | 5,868 | |||
| 1946-11-05 | KY02 | Earle Clements* (D) | 38,020 | 56.6% | Thomas Hines (R) | 29,124 | 43.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 67,144 |
| 1944-11-07 | KY02 | Earle Clements (D) | 57,948 | 57.3% | Otis White (R) | 42,802 | 42.3% | 318 | 0.3% | 101,068 |
| 1942-11-03 | KY02 | Beverly Vincent* (D) | 21,866 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 21,866 | |||
| 1940-11-05 | KY02 | Beverly Vincent* (D) | 68,905 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 68,905 | |||
| 1938-11-08 | KY02 | Beverly Vincent* (D) | 36,170 | 63.8% | Richard Slack (R) | 20,566 | 36.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 56,736 |
| 1937-03-02 sp | KY02 | Beverly Vincent (D) | 9,005 | 96.5% | Mrs. Glover Cary (I) | 165 | 1.8% | 166 | 1.8% | 9,336 |
| 1936-11-03 | KY02 | Glover Cary* (D) | 70,949 | 64.0% | Claude Smith (R) | 39,887 | 36.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 110,836 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Donald Trump* (R) | 237,998 | 67.5% | Joe Biden (D) | 108,502 | 30.8% | 5,998 | 1.7% | 352,498 | 5 | 21 | 16.50% | |
| 2020 | 61% | Donald Trump* (R) | 246,865 | 67.6% | Joe Biden (D) | 111,859 | 30.6% | 6,415 | 1.8% | 365,139 | 6 | 21 | 17.09% |
| 2016 | 56% | Donald Trump (R) | 219,152 | 67.5% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 89,563 | 27.6% | 15,797 | 4.9% | 324,512 | 5 | 22 | 16.87% |
| 2012 | 53% | Mitt Romney (R) | 186,231 | 63.3% | Barack Obama* (D) | 103,410 | 35.1% | 4,641 | 1.6% | 294,282 | 3 | 16 | 16.37% |
| 2008 | 55% | John McCain (R) | 188,955 | 60.5% | Barack Obama (D) | 118,700 | 38.0% | 4,473 | 1.4% | 312,128 | 3 | 15 | 17.08% |
| 2004 | 56% | George W. Bush* (R) | 190,612 | 65.0% | John Kerry (D) | 100,580 | 34.3% | 2,065 | 0.7% | 293,257 | 5 | 14 | 16.33% |
| 2000 | 51% | George W. Bush (R) | 165,232 | 62.4% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 94,915 | 35.8% | 4,667 | 1.8% | 264,814 | 6 | 14 | 17.15% |
| 1996 | 47% | Robert Dole (R) | 113,923 | 49.2% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 95,530 | 41.3% | 22,021 | 9.5% | 231,474 | 4 | 9 | 16.67% |
| 1992 | 53% | George Bush* (R) | 107,318 | 44.8% | Bill Clinton (D) | 99,054 | 41.3% | 33,187 | 13.9% | 239,559 | 3 | 7 | 16.05% |
| 1988 | 44% | George Bush (R) | 102,721 | 58.5% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 72,768 | 41.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 175,489 | 3 | 5 | 13.27% |
| 1984 | 47% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 112,019 | 63.6% | Walter Mondale (D) | 64,163 | 36.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 176,182 | 4 | 5 | 12.86% |
| 1980 | 49% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 88,017 | 50.7% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 82,335 | 47.5% | 3,142 | 1.8% | 173,494 | 2 | 0 | 13.40% |
| 1976 | 43% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 81,529 | 55.5% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 65,476 | 44.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 147,005 | -1 | -3 | 12.60% |
| 1972 | 45% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 88,384 | 65.3% | George McGovern (D) | 46,922 | 34.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 135,306 | 2 | 5 | 12.68% |
| 1968 | n/a | Richard Nixon (R) | 61,542 | 44.2% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 48,772 | 35.0% | 28,956 | 20.8% | 139,270 | 0 | 1 | 13.19% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 65.4% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 34.7% | 0.0% | -1 | -4 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | 63% | Richard Nixon (R) | 67,272 | 56.0% | John Kennedy (D) | 52,958 | 44.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 120,230 | 2 | 6 | 10.69% |
| 1956 | 59% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 61,113 | 54.6% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 49,515 | 44.2% | 1,337 | 1.2% | 111,965 | 0 | -3 | 10.62% |
| 1952 | 57% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 54,948 | 51.2% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 52,289 | 48.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 107,237 | 1 | -4 | 10.80% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 755,942 | 85.1% | 4.3% | 0.2% | 2.2% | 4.0% | 3.8% |
| 2020 | 774,897 | 86.8% | 5.2% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 3.4% | |
| 2012 | 733,610 | 87.8% | 5.6% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 3.0% |
| 2010 | 760,032 | 88.2% | 5.6% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 3.3% |
| 2002 | 673,224 | 90.6% | 5.7% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 1.7% |
| 2000 | 706,978 | 91.2% | 5.2% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 1.5% |
| 1992 | 614,833 | 92.9% | 5.5% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.8% | |
| 1990 | 534,216 | 92.7% | 6.1% | ||||
| 1982 | 520,634 | 92.3% | 6.1% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 1.0% | |
| 1980 | 541,969 | 6.0% | 1.0% | ||||
| 1972 | 459,416 | 6.0% | |||||
| 1970 | 470,826 | 6.0% | |||||
| 1960 | 321,303 | ||||||
| 1950 | 315,588 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 563,977 | 280,019 | 49.7% | 227,271 | 40.3% | 56,687 | 10.1% | Rep +52,748 | Rep +9.4% | 101% |
| 2022 | 577,995 | 282,181 | 48.8% | 239,626 | 41.5% | 56,188 | 9.7% | Rep +42,555 | Rep +7.4% | 103% |