RightDataUSA

Profile of Congressional District 6, KY


[Sort counties by population]

 

Districts in this state



Congress:    
State Senate:    
State House:    

2022 population: 750,403

2022 Census data
White:607,160 80.91%
Black:61,9068.25%
Indian:5390.07%
Asian:16,2832.17%
2+ races:24,1583.22%
Hispanic:38,6355.15%
Total non-White:143,24319.09%




    

Age, Family & Household Data for Congressional District 6, KY

[Display all years]

Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
37.1
163,909 21.8%
586,494 78.2%
114,828 15.3%
300,239
2.42
187,266 62.4%
138,392 73.9%
17,841 9.5%
112,973 37.6%
    

2022 Housing Data for Congressional District 6, KY

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units328,038 
Median Value$215,700 
Occupied300,23991.5%
Vacant27,7998.5%
Owned187,78762.5%
Rented112,45237.5%
Median Rent$958 
Single-Family Units231,85870.7%
    Detached216,14965.9%
    Attached15,7094.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units51,49315.7%
Mobile Homes18,3875.6%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Congressional District 6, KY

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00017,3215.8%
$10,000 to $14,99913,0264.3%
$15,000 to $19,99911,4563.8%
$20,000 to $24,99912,9464.3%
$25,000 to $29,99912,7374.2%
$30,000 to $34,99912,6714.2%
$35,000 to $39,99913,1944.4%
$40,000 to $44,99912,2354.1%
$45,000 to $49,99912,1554.0%
$50,000 to $59,99923,6217.9%
$60,000 to $74,99928,8229.6%
$75,000 to $99,99938,32112.8%
$100,000 to $124,99929,4729.8%
$125,000 to $149,99920,3386.8%
$150,000 to $199,99920,8827.0%
$200,000 or more21,0427.0%
Median Household Income64,367 
Per Capita Income36,150 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI16,5685.5%
Public Assistance4,4921.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps34,08011.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed327,03470.2%
Unemployed17,6773.8%
In Armed Forces3220.1%
Total Labor Force345,03374.1%
Not in Labor Force120,69225.9%
Real Unemployment Rate 29.7%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector133,293108,46555.1%
Non-Profit11,25419,58536.5%
Self-Employed19,87312,23961.9%
Local Government9,75113,30742.3%
State Government12,40317,64341.3%
Federal Government4,0053,56552.9%
Total Private + Self153,166120,70455.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.37,41354,10040.9%
Total190,579174,80452.2%
Pct. Govt.16.6%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts55,79415.2%
Sales and Office Occupations76,14520.8%
Professional, Technical92,62125.3%
Service Occupations58,28015.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2,3790.6%
All others83,48222.8%
White Collar 61.3%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing47,41512.9%
Retail trade44,42412.1%
Educational services and health care44,26012.1%
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation24,9696.8%
Professional, scientific, management22,5346.2%
Construction19,9105.4%
Other services18,4985.0%
Transportation, warehousing, utilities16,0554.4%
Public administration15,8944.3%
Finance, insurance and real estate11,1813.1%
Wholesale trade7,6582.1%
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining6,6601.8%
Information4,3291.2%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Congressional District 6, KY

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican25,1353.35%
Puerto Rican2,6880.36%
Cuban1,2160.16%
Dominican2090.03%
Total Central American4,4810.60%
Costa Rican1650.02%
Guatemalan1,2320.16%
Honduran2,2790.30%
Nicaraguan340.00%
Panamanian3050.04%
Salvadoran4620.06%
Other Central American40.00%
Total South American2,5550.34%
Argentinean6160.08%
Bolivian290.00%
Chilean900.01%
Colombian6730.09%
Ecuadorian860.01%
Paraguayan110.00%
Peruvian5980.08%
Venezuelan4340.06%
Other South American180.00%
Other Hispanic2,3510.31%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese4,4240.59%
Indian3,3690.45%
Filipino1,2550.17%
Japanese1,2030.16%
Korean1,1070.15%
Vietnamese5740.08%
Cambodian4970.07%
Indonesian3540.05%
Thai2490.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English649,04591.8%
Spanish28,3454.0%
Other Indo-European6,0760.9%
Other3,8680.5%
Other Asian3,8140.5%
Chinese3,3740.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic2,8830.4%
Arabic2,5590.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun2,5480.4%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American106,02914.1%
English101,67213.5%
German82,92011.1%
Irish81,58310.9%
Italian16,2582.2%
Scottish16,1122.1%
European15,7552.1%
Scotch-Irish13,1741.8%
French10,2551.4%
Polish8,0301.1%
Dutch6,0280.8%
British5,9180.8%
Welsh5,5200.7%
Swedish3,6770.5%
Norwegian2,7020.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen723,25296.4%
Not a citizen27,1513.6%
Native706,83694.2%
Foreign-born43,5675.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Congressional District 6, KY

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
19,418 3.9%29,694 6.0%136,047 27.4%138,281 27.8%99,731 20.1%73,548 14.8%
  Average years of education: 13.7
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 19,418 3.9%
9-12 Years 29,694 6.0%
H.S. Grad or GED 136,047 27.4%
Some College 138,281 27.8%
Bach. Degree 99,731 20.1%
Grad Degree 73,548 14.8%
Average years of education: 13.7

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (1 year-estimates)



Historical U.S. House Election Results for Congressional District 6, KY

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.

DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 KY06Andy Barr* (R) 154,760 62.7% Geoff Young (D) 83,003 33.6% 9,055 3.7% 246,818
Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020.
2020-11-03 KY06Andy Barr* (R) 216,948 57.3% Josh Hicks (D) 155,011 41.0% 6,491 1.7% 378,450
2018-11-06 KY06Andy Barr* (R) 154,468 51.0% Amy McGrath (D) 144,736 47.8% 3,684 1.2% 302,888
2016-11-08 KY06Andy Barr* (R) 202,099 61.1% Nancy Jo Kemper (D) 128,728 38.9% 0 0.0% 330,827
2014-11-04 KY06Andy Barr* (R) 147,404 60.0% Elizabeth Jensen (D) 98,290 40.0% 0 0.0% 245,694
2012-11-06 KY06Andy Barr (R) 153,222 50.6% Ben Chandler* (D) 141,438 46.7% 8,340 2.8% 303,000
Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 2% compared to 2010.
2010-11-02 KY06Ben Chandler* (D) 119,812 50.1% Andy Barr (R) 119,165 49.8% 247 0.1% 239,224
2008-11-04 KY06Ben Chandler* (D) 203,764 64.7% Jon Larson (R) 111,378 35.3% 0 0.0% 315,142
2006-11-07 KY06Ben Chandler* (D) 158,765 85.5% Paul Ard (Libertarian) 27,015 14.5% 0 0.0% 185,780
2004-11-02 KY06Ben Chandler* (D) 175,355 58.6% Tom Buford (R) 119,716 40.0% 4,146 1.4% 299,217
2004-02-17 sp KY06Ben Chandler (D) 84,168 55.2% Alice Kerr (R) 65,474 42.9% 2,952 1.9% 152,594
2002-11-05 KY06Ernie Fletcher* (R) 115,622 72.0% Gatewood Galbraith (I) 41,753 26.0% 3,313 2.1% 160,688
Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000.
2000-11-07 KY06Ernie Fletcher* (R) 142,971 52.8% Scotty Baesler (D) 94,167 34.8% 33,665 12.4% 270,803
1998-11-03 KY06Ernie Fletcher (R) 104,046 53.1% Ernesto Scorsone (D) 90,033 46.0% 1,839 0.9% 195,918
1996-11-05 KY06Scotty Baesler* (D) 125,999 55.7% Ernie Fletcher (R) 100,231 44.3% 0 0.0% 226,230
1994-11-08 KY06Scotty Baesler* (D) 70,085 58.8% Matthew Wills (R) 49,032 41.2% 0 0.0% 119,117
1992-11-03 KY06Scotty Baesler (D) 135,613 60.7% Charles Ellinger (R) 87,816 39.3% 21 0.0% 223,450
Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990.
1990-11-06 KY06Larry Hopkins* (R) 76,859 100.0% 0 0.0% 76,859
1988-11-08 KY06Larry Hopkins* (R) 128,898 74.0% Milton Patton (D) 45,339 26.0% 40 0.0% 174,277
1986-11-04 KY06Larry Hopkins* (R) 75,906 74.3% Jerry Hammond (D) 26,315 25.7% 3 0.0% 102,224
1984-11-06 KY06Larry Hopkins* (R) 126,525 71.4% Jerry Hammond (D) 49,657 28.0% 926 0.5% 177,108
1982-11-02 KY06Larry Hopkins* (R) 68,418 56.8% Don Mills (D) 49,839 41.4% 2,103 1.7% 120,360
Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980.
1980-11-04 KY06Larry Hopkins* (R) 105,376 58.9% Tom Easterly (D) 72,473 40.5% 1,202 0.7% 179,051
1978-11-07 KY06Larry Hopkins (R) 52,092 50.6% Tom Easterly (D) 47,436 46.1% 3,329 3.2% 102,857
1976-11-02 KY06John Breckinridge* (D) 90,695 94.0% Anthony McCord (American) 5,795 6.0% 3 0.0% 96,493
1974-11-04 KY06John Breckinridge* (D) 63,010 72.1% Thomas Rogers (R) 21,039 24.1% 3,367 3.9% 87,416
1972-11-07 KY06John Breckinridge (D) 76,185 52.4% Laban Jackson (R) 68,012 46.8% 1,215 0.8% 145,412
Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970.
1971-12-04 sp KY06William Curlin (D) 29,778 52.6% Raymond Nutter (R) 21,584 38.1% 5,285 9.3% 56,647
1970-11-03 KY06John Watts* (D) 44,322 64.9% Gerald Gregory (R) 23,971 35.1% 0 0.0% 68,293
1968-11-05 KY06John Watts* (D) 78,536 56.5% Russell Mobley (R) 58,905 42.4% 1,535 1.1% 138,976
1966-11-08 KY06John Watts* (D) 58,182 65.0% William Hendren (R) 31,266 35.0% 0 0.0% 89,448
1964-11-03 KY06John Watts* (D) 93,322 70.6% John Swope (R) 38,869 29.4% 0 0.0% 132,191
1962-11-06 KY06John Watts* (D) 53,454 100.0% 0 0.0% 53,454
1960-11-08 KY06John Watts* (D) 74,500 54.7% Howard Dickey (R) 61,795 45.3% 0 0.0% 136,295
1958-11-04 KY06John Watts* (D) 29,199 94.7% Wallace Jones (I) 1,622 5.3% 0 0.0% 30,821
1956-11-06 KY06John Watts* (D) 69,468 52.7% Wallace Jones (R) 62,313 47.3% 0 0.0% 131,781
1954-11-02 KY06John Watts* (D) 59,434 60.9% Robert Milby (R) 38,145 39.1% 0 0.0% 97,579
1952-11-04 KY06John Watts* (D) 68,554 56.3% Leslie Henderson (R) 53,297 43.7% 1 0.0% 121,852
1951-04-04 sp KY06John Watts (D) 28,599 55.3% Otis Thomas (R) 23,108 44.7% 0 0.0% 51,707
1950-11-07 KY06Thomas Underwood* (D) 39,762 100.0% 0 0.0% 39,762
1948-11-02 KY06Thomas Underwood (D) 60,659 60.7% John Menefee (R) 39,251 39.3% 0 0.0% 99,910
1946-11-05 KY06Virgil Chapman* (D) 43,176 55.0% W.D. Rogers (R) 35,368 45.0% 0 0.0% 78,544
1944-11-07 KY06Virgil Chapman* (D) 63,404 58.7% George Boner (R) 44,214 41.0% 305 0.3% 107,923
1942-11-03 KY06Virgil Chapman* (D) 27,382 100.0% 0 0.0% 27,382
1940-11-05 KY06Virgil Chapman* (D) 74,463 60.5% William Rogers (R) 48,700 39.5% 0 0.0% 123,163
1938-11-08 KY06Virgil Chapman* (D) 38,139 64.8% Chester Silvers (R) 20,471 34.8% 210 0.4% 58,820
1936-11-03 KY06Virgil Chapman* (D) 70,094 57.9% A.R. Anderson (R) 48,771 40.3% 2,237 1.8% 121,102
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Historical Presidential Election Results for Congressional District 6, KY


Click on the Year to view presidential county-level data for that election.

YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St)
Diff
(US)
PSV
2020 redist Donald Trump* (R) 197,944 54.5% Joe Biden (D) 158,028 43.5% 7,242 2.0% 363,214 -8 8 17.00%
2020 62% Donald Trump* (R) 202,439 53.6% Joe Biden (D) 168,056 44.5% 7,463 2.0% 377,958 -9 7 17.69%
2016 57% Donald Trump (R) 182,141 54.7% Hillary Clinton (D) 131,271 39.4% 19,600 5.9% 333,012 -8 9 17.31%
2012 54% Mitt Romney (R) 170,056 55.8% Barack Obama* (D) 128,564 42.2% 6,248 2.0% 304,868 -5 9 16.96%
2008 56% John McCain (R) 180,526 55.4% Barack Obama (D) 140,811 43.2% 4,444 1.4% 325,781 -2 10 17.83%
2004 58% George W. Bush* (R) 182,787 58.2% John Kerry (D) 128,967 41.0% 2,505 0.8% 314,259 -1 7 17.50%
2000 52% George W. Bush (R) 156,249 55.6% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 117,024 41.6% 7,745 2.8% 281,018 -1 8 18.20%
1996 46% Bill Clinton* (D) 110,256 46.4% Robert Dole (R) 108,148 45.5% 19,425 8.2% 237,829 1 5 17.13%
1992 53% George Bush* (R) 105,210 42.7% Bill Clinton (D) 101,659 41.2% 39,659 16.1% 246,528 1 5 16.51%
1988 48% George Bush (R) 112,162 57.5% Michael Dukakis (D) 82,755 42.5% 0 0.0% 194,917 2 4 14.74%
1984 51% Ronald Reagan* (R) 123,859 62.9% Walter Mondale (D) 72,942 37.1% 0 0.0% 196,801 3 4 14.36%
1980 52% Jimmy Carter* (D) 93,179 48.9% Ronald Reagan (R) 89,167 46.8% 8,063 4.2% 190,409 -2 -4 14.71%
1976 47% Jimmy Carter (D) 88,195 53.1% Gerald Ford* (R) 77,765 46.9% 0 0.0% 165,960 1 -1 14.22%
1972 50% Richard Nixon* (R) 101,147 66.6% George McGovern (D) 50,777 33.4% 0 0.0% 151,924 3 6 14.23%
1968 n/a Richard Nixon (R) 66,424 42.7% Hubert Humphrey (D) 58,723 37.7% 30,461 19.6% 155,608 -1 -1 14.74%
1964 n/a Lyndon Johnson* (D) 66.3% Barry Goldwater (R) 33.7% 0.0% -2 -5 n/a
1960 59% Richard Nixon (R) 78,535 53.9% John Kennedy (D) 67,292 46.1% 0 0.0% 145,827 0 4 12.97%
1956 57% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 70,077 50.7% Adlai Stevenson (D) 67,188 48.6% 905 0.7% 138,170 -4 -7 13.11%
1952 57% Adlai Stevenson (D) 71,068 53.7% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 61,330 46.3% 0 0.0% 132,398 -4 -9 13.33%
* incumbent           PSV: percent of state vote
"2020 redist": shows what the results of the 2020 Presidential election would have been under the current (redistricted) boundaries of this district.

Historical Demographic Breakdown for Congressional District 6, KY


NOTE: Data prior to 2022 is for the district which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

YearPopWhiteBlack IndianAsian2+ RacesHispanic
2021 750,964 80.4% 7.3% 0.2% 2.0% 4.6% 5.1%
2020 780,800 81.0% 8.9% 2.0% 3.2% 4.9%
2012 733,205 82.8% 9.2% 0.2% 1.7% 2.1% 4.0%
2010 759,205 83.5% 8.4% 0.2% 1.7% 1.7% 4.5%
2002 673,626 87.1% 8.2% 0.2% 1.2% 1.1% 2.1%
2000 715,306 87.6% 7.9% 0.2% 1.1% 1.2% 2.0%
1992 614,270 90.3% 8.1% 0.1% 0.8% 0.7%
1990 555,817 89.8% 9.0%
1982 519,009 89.5% 9.3% 0.1% 0.5% 0.6%
1980 548,417 8.0% 1.0%
1972 460,521 9.0%
1970 498,195 9.0%
1960 411,459
1950 380,806

Voter Registration Data for Congressional District 6, KY

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2023 579,127 248,057 42.8% 266,173 46.0% 64,897 11.2% Dem +18,116 Dem +3.1% 102%
2022 596,871 253,281 42.4% 278,237 46.6% 65,353 10.9% Dem +24,956 Dem +4.2% 105%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.