Kentucky's congressional districts
Kentucky is currently divided into six congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. The number of congressional districts has been set at six since the 1990 redistricting cycle.
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Current districts and representatives
editThis is a list of members of the current Kentuckian House delegation, their terms, their district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the Cook Partisan Voting Index (CPVI). The delegation has a total of six members, including five Republicans and one Democrat.
In 2023, Kentucky's Supreme Court upheld Republican-drawn boundaries for the state's congressional districts, finding that while the map represented a partisan gerrymander by the Republican-controlled legislature, the state's constitution does not "explicitly forbid"’ the advancement of partisan interests through redistricting.[1]
Current U.S. representatives from Kentucky | |||||
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District | Member (Residence)[2] |
Party | Incumbent since | CPVI (2022)[3] |
District map |
1st | James Comer (Tompkinsville) |
Republican | November 8, 2016 | R+24 | |
2nd | Brett Guthrie (Bowling Green) |
Republican | January 3, 2009 | R+21 | |
3rd | Morgan McGarvey (Louisville) |
Democratic | January 3, 2023 | D+9 | |
4th | Thomas Massie (Garrison) |
Republican | November 13, 2012 | R+19 | |
5th | Hal Rogers (Somerset) |
Republican | January 3, 1981 | R+32 | |
6th | Andy Barr (Lexington) |
Republican | January 3, 2013 | R+9 |
Historical and present district boundaries
editTable of United States congressional district boundary maps in the State of Kentucky, presented chronologically.[4] All redistricting events that took place in Kentucky between 1973 and 2013 are shown.
Year | Statewide map | Louisville highlight |
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1973–1982 | ||
1983–1992 | ||
1993–1996 | ||
1997–2002 | ||
2003–2013 | ||
2013–2023 |
Obsolete districts
editThe following are former districts of Kentucky:
- 7th district, obsolete since the 1990 census
- 8th district, obsolete since the 1960 census
- 9th district, obsolete since the 1950 census
- 10th district, obsolete since the 1930 census
- 11th district, obsolete since the 1930 census
- 12th district, obsolete since the 1840 census
- 13th district, obsolete since the 1840 census
- At-large district, obsolete since 1935
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ https://apnews.com/article/redistricting-kentucky-supreme-court-a530ff28e3b9074bbd0de59e6a743de4
- ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ "Digital Boundary Definitions of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–2012". Retrieved October 18, 2014.