Kentucky State Senate District 18

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ky-sd-018
State
Kentucky
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
018
Land Area
1,396.7 sq mi
Water Area
27.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kentucky State Senate District 18

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lewis County482.84 sq mi34.6%100.0%
Carter County409.50 sq mi29.3%100.0%
Greenup County344.46 sq mi24.7%100.0%
Boyd County159.87 sq mi11.4%100.0%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Ashland city10.74 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Westwood CDP3.74 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Russell city3.41 sq mi0.2%89.6%
Flatwoods city3.26 sq mi0.2%91.6%
Grayson city2.77 sq mi0.2%99.8%
Garrison CDP2.70 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Raceland city2.48 sq mi0.2%99.8%
Olive Hill city1.97 sq mi0.1%98.8%
Wurtland city1.77 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cannonsburg CDP1.74 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Greenup city1.72 sq mi0.1%81.5%
Vanceburg city1.45 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Catlettsburg city1.33 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Worthington city1.14 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bellefonte city0.88 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ironville CDP0.78 sq mi0.1%100.0%
South Shore city0.66 sq mi<0.1%93.3%
Concord city0.06 sq mi<0.1%99.7%

Showing all 18 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
KY District 572,14558.2%9.6%33.3%
KY District 451,78541.8%6.9%66.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
91,232
Active Voters
86,423 (94.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic34,49537.8%
Republican47,75452.3%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties8,9839.8%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202456,813 (62.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202238,154 (41.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202054,375 (59.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201833,223 (36.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201639,032 (42.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201423,330 (25.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 07/24/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
122,718
Median Age
42.7
Median Household Income
$57,363 (± $2,220)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
18.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1826,59021.7%
18 to 6470,70357.6%
65 and over25,42520.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,5351.3%
White, not Hispanic115,47094.1%
Black, not Hispanic1,4961.2%
Asian, not Hispanic4750.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic790.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic410.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic800.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,5422.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
121,894
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
95,370

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic120,66699.0%
Hispanic1,2231.0%
White116,31495.4%
Black1,4771.2%
Asian3040.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native800.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander370.0%
Two or More Races1420.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic94,64799.2%
Hispanic7200.8%
White91,50295.9%
Black1,8692.0%
Asian4080.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native6970.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander370.0%
Two or More Races1470.2%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).