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Revision as of 07:02, 30 January 2021
| Kentucky's 1st congressional district | |
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 Kentucky's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2013.d | |
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| Population (2019) | 717,704[2] |
| Median household income | $46,999[3] |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | R+23[4] |
Kentucky's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Located in Western Kentucky, the district takes in Henderson, Hopkinsville, Madisonville, Paducah and Murray.
The district is represented by Republican James Comer who won a special election to fill the seat of Rep. Ed Whitfield who resigned September 2016. Comer also won election to the regular term to begin January 3, 2017.
Characteristics
Although Democrats have an almost 2-to-1 edge in registration and still hold most local offices in the district, they tend to be very conservative on social issues, a trend which favors Republicans at the federal level.
As of September 2013, there were 505,870 registered voters: 302,406 (59.77%) Democrats, 174,137 (34.42%) Republicans, and 29,327 (5.80%) "Others". All of the "Others" included 21,711 (4.29%) unclassified Others, 7,011 (1.39%) Independents, 419 (0.08%) Libertarians, 93 (0.02%) Greens, 65 (0.01%) Constitutionalists, 19 (0.0038%) Reforms, and 9 (0.0018%) Socialist Workers.[5][6]
Until January 1, 2006, Kentucky did not track party affiliation for registered voters who were neither Democratic nor Republican.[7] The Kentucky voter registration card does not explicitly list anything other than Democratic Party, Republican Party, or Other, with the "Other" option having a blank line and no instructions on how to register as something else.[8]
Kentucky counties within the 1st Congressional District: Adair, Allen, Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Casey, Christian, Clinton, Crittenden, Cumberland, Fulton, Graves, Henderson, Hickman, Hopkins, Livingston, Logan, Lyon, Marshall, Marion, McCracken, McLean, Metcalfe, Monroe, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Russell, Simpson, Taylor, Todd, Trigg, Union, and Webster.
Recent presidential elections
| Election results from presidential races | ||
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| Year | Office | Results |
| 2000 | President | Bush 58 - 40% |
| 2004 | President | Bush 63 - 36% |
| 2008 | President | McCain 62 - 37% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 66 - 32% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 72 - 24% |
| 2020 | President | Trump 73 - 25% |
List of members representing the district
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Recent election results
2000
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ed Whitfield* | 132,115 | 58.00 | |
| Democratic | Brian Roy | 95,806 | 42.000 | |
| Total votes | 227,921 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ed Whitfield* | 117,600 | 65.26 | |
| Democratic | Klint Alexander | 62,617 | 34.74 | |
| Total votes | 180,217 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ed Whitfield* | 175,972 | 67.37 | |
| Democratic | Billy Cartwright | 85,229 | 32.63 | |
| Total votes | 261,201 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ed Whitfield* | 123,618 | 59.58 | |
| Democratic | Tom Barlow | 83,865 | 40.42 | |
| Total votes | 207,483 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ed Whitfield* | 178,107 | 64.35 | |
| Democratic | Heather Ryan | 98,674 | 35.65 | |
| Total votes | 276,781 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ed Whitfield* | 153,519 | 71.25 | |
| Democratic | Charles K. Hatchett | 61,690 | 28.75 | |
| Total votes | 215,209 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ed Whitfield* | 199,956 | 69.63 | |
| Democratic | Charles K. Hatchett | 87,199 | 30.37 | |
| Total votes | 287,155 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ed Whitfield (incumbent) | 173,022 | 73.1 | |
| Democratic | Charles Kendall Hatchett | 63,596 | 26.9 | |
| Total votes | 236,618 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James Comer | 216,959 | 72.6 | |
| Democratic | Sam Gaskins | 81,710 | 27.3 | |
| Independent | Terry McIntosh (write-in) | 332 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 299,001 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James Comer (incumbent) | 172,167 | 68.6 | |
| Democratic | Paul Walker | 78,849 | 31.4 | |
| Total votes | 251,016 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brett Guthrie (incumbent) | 255,735 | 70.9 | |
| Democratic | Hank Linderman | 94,643 | 26.3 | |
| Libertarian | Robert Lee Perry | 7,588 | 2.1 | |
| Populist | Lewis Carter | 2,431 | 0.7 | |
| Write-in | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 360,399 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
Notes
- ^ Supported the Adams-Clay faction in the 1824 United States presidential election
References
- ^ Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. Archived from the original on 2017-07-17. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
- ^ Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ "Registration Statistics: By Congression District". Kentucky State Board of Elections. September 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ^ "Registration Statistics: Other Political Organizations and Groups". Kentucky State Board of Elections. September 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ^ "Kentucky Administrative Regulations 31KAR4:150". Kentucky Legislative Research Commission. November 2005. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ^ "Register To Vote". Kentucky State Board of Elections. August 2003. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present