Kentucky's 1st congressional district
district in western Kentucky including Henderson, Hopkinsville, Madisonville and Paducah
Kentucky's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The district is in the western part of the state. The cities in the district are Henderson, Hopkinsville, Madisonville, Paducah and Murray. There are more people who like the Democratic Party than the Republican Party but the people who live in the district vote for more Republicans than Democrats. The district is currently represented in the United States House of Representatives by James Comer.
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 Kentucky's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2013.d | |||
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| Distribution |
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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] | ||
Election history
change| 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% |
2000
change| 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
change| 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
change| 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
change| 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
change| 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
change| 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
change| 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
change| 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
change| 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
change| 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
change| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James Comer (incumbent) | 246,329 | 75.0 | |
| Democratic | James Rhodes | 82,141 | 25.0 | |
| Total votes | 328,470 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
References
change- ↑ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.