| Kentucky's 4th congressional district | |||
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Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |||
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| Population (2022) | 762,092[2] | ||
| Median household income | $75,907[2] | ||
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| Cook PVI | R+19[3] | ||
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Kentucky's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Located in the northeastern portion of the state, it is a long district that follows the Ohio River. However, the district is dominated by its far western portion, comprising the eastern suburbs of Louisville and Northern Kentucky, the Kentucky side of the Cincinnati area.
The majority of voters live in the booming suburban Cincinnati counties of Boone, Kenton, and Campbell, which includes such suburbs as Fort Mitchell, Covington, Florence, Newport, and Fort Thomas. The next-largest population center is the northeastern suburbs of Louisville. It stretches as far south as northern portions of the city of Bardstown.
The district is currently represented by Republican Thomas Massie, who was elected in a special election in 2012 to succeed Republican Geoff Davis, who resigned on July 31, 2012, citing family concerns.
Characteristics
The 4th was one of the first areas of Kentucky to turn Republican outside of traditionally Republican south-central Kentucky; it has been in GOP hands for all but six years since 1967. Its politics are dominated by Republicans in the wealthy Cincinnati suburbs, which have swelled with former Cincinnati residents since the early 1960s. Between them, Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties have as many people as the rest of the district combined. As a measure of how much the Cincinnati suburbs have dominated the district, when Massie took office, he became the first congressman from the district's eastern portion in 45 years. Nonetheless, Democrats still hold state and local offices in rural counties.
| Voter registration and party enrollment as of October 2023[4] | |||||
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| Party | Number of voters | Percentage | |||
| Republican | 307,967 | 50.38% | |||
| Democratic | 225,095 | 36.82% | |||
| Other | 46,963 | 7.68% | |||
| Independent | 31,255 | 5.11% | |||
| Total | 611,280 | 100% | |||
Until January 1, 2006, Kentucky did not track party affiliation for registered voters who were neither Democratic nor Republican.[5] 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.[6]
Recent statewide elections
| Election results from statewide races | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Results |
| 2000 | President | Bush 61–37% |
| 2004 | President | Bush 63–36% |
| 2008 | President | McCain 60–38% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 63–35% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 65–33% |
| Senate | Paul 66–34% | |
| 2019 | Governor | Bevin 53–45% |
| Attorney General | Cameron 63–37% | |
| 2020 | President | Trump 65–33% |
| Senate | McConnell 61–35% | |
| 2022 | Senate | Paul 66–34% |
List of members representing the district
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Recent election results
2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ken Lucas* | 87,776 | 51.11 | |
| Republican | Geoff Davis | 81,651 | 47.55 | |
| Libertarian | John Grote | 2,308 | 1.34 | |
| Total votes | 171,735 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Geoff Davis | 160,982 | 54.40 | |||
| Democratic | Nick Clooney | 129,876 | 43.89 | |||
| Independent | Michael Slider | 5,069 | 1.71 | |||
| Total votes | 295,927 | 100.00 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Geoff Davis* | 105,845 | 51.69 | |
| Democratic | Ken Lucas | 88,822 | 43.38 | |
| Libertarian | Brian Houillion | 10,100 | 4.93 | |
| Total votes | 204,765 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Geoff Davis* | 190,210 | 63.03 | |
| Democratic | Michael Kelley | 111,549 | 36.97 | |
| Total votes | 301,759 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Geoff Davis* | 151,774 | 69.48 | |
| Democratic | John Waltz | 66,675 | 30.52 | |
| Total votes | 218,449 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Thomas Massie | 186,026 | 62.13 | |
| Democratic | William Adkins | 104,731 | 34.98 | |
| Independent | David Lewis | 8,673 | 2.90 | |
| Total votes | 299,430 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Thomas Massie (Incumbent) | 150,464 | 67.7 | |
| Democratic | Peter Newberry | 71,694 | 32.3 | |
| Total votes | 222,158 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Thomas Massie (Incumbent) | 233,922 | 71.32 | |
| Democratic | Calvin Sidle | 94,065 | 28.68 | |
| Total votes | 327,987 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Thomas Massie (Incumbent) | 162,946 | 62.2 | |
| Democratic | Seth Hall | 90,536 | 34.6 | |
| Independent | Mike Moffett | 8,318 | 2.2 | |
| Independent | David Goodwin (write-in) | 12 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 261,812 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Thomas Massie (Incumbent) | 256,613 | 67.1 | |
| Democratic | Alexandra Owensby | 125,896 | 32.9 | |
| Total votes | 382,509 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Thomas Massie (incumbent) | 167,541 | 65.0 | |
| Democratic | Matthew Lehman | 79,977 | 31.0 | |
| Pirate Party | Ethan Osborne[lower-alpha 1] | 10,111 | 3.9 | |
| Total votes | 257,629 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
References
- ↑ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based) - Geography - U.S. Census Bureau". Archived from the original on July 17, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- 1 2 Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ↑ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Registration Statistics". Kentucky State Board of Elections. January 2022.
- ↑ "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
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- ↑ Appeared on the ballot as an independent.