Kentucky State House District 87

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ky-hd-087
State
Kentucky
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
087
Land Area
692.5 sq mi
Water Area
3.83 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Kentucky State House District 87

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Bell County359.06 sq mi51.8%100.0%
Harlan County333.51 sq mi48.2%71.6%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Middlesborough city7.38 sq mi1.1%100.0%
South Wallins CDP6.18 sq mi0.9%97.9%
Pineville city3.37 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Cumberland city2.18 sq mi0.3%70.1%
Cawood CDP1.46 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Harlan city1.30 sq mi0.2%95.7%
Pathfork CDP1.24 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Arjay CDP0.62 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ages CDP0.56 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Wallins Creek CDP0.53 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Evarts city0.38 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lynch city0.30 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Kenvir CDP0.29 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Benham city0.23 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Coldiron CDP0.22 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Coxton CDP0.21 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 16 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 543,391100.0%5.8%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
30,901
Active Voters
28,842 (93.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic10,47233.9%
Republican18,56460.1%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties1,8656.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202416,911 (54.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202211,849 (38.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202016,149 (52.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201810,765 (34.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201612,696 (41.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20148,987 (29.1%)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
41,965 (± 694)
Median Age
41.6
Median Household Income
$34,232 (± $3,659)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
79.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
14.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,41822.4%
18 to 6424,39458.1%
65 and over8,15319.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1780.4%
White, not Hispanic39,02893.0%
Black, not Hispanic1,0232.4%
Asian, not Hispanic1190.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic670.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic100.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1220.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,4183.4%

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
41,908
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
32,487

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic41,75799.6%
Hispanic1530.4%
White39,41094.0%
Black1,0372.5%
Asian990.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native690.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander100.0%
Two or More Races490.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic32,41299.8%
Hispanic830.3%
White30,78094.7%
Black9532.9%
Asian1580.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native4691.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander130.0%
Two or More Races320.1%

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