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.
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 | .jpg) James Comer (Tompkinsville) |
Republican | November 8, 2016 | R+24 | .svg)
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| 2nd |  Brett Guthrie (Bowling Green) |
Republican | January 3, 2009 | R+21 | .svg)
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| 3rd | .jpg) Morgan McGarvey (Louisville) |
Democratic | January 3, 2023 | D+9 | .svg)
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| 4th |  Thomas Massie (Garrison) |
Republican | November 13, 2012 | R+19 | .svg)
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| 5th |  Hal Rogers (Somerset) |
Republican | January 3, 1981 | R+32 | .svg)
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| 6th |  Andy Barr (Lexington) |
Republican | January 3, 2013 | R+9 | .svg)
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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.
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| Year | Statewide map | Louisville highlight |
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| 1973–1982 | 
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| 1983–1992 | 
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| 1993–1996 | 
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| 2003–2013 | 
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| 2013–2023 | 
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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
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References
edit- ^ Schreiner, Bruce (December 14, 2023). "Kentucky Supreme Court upholds legislative, congressional boundaries passed by GOP-led legislature". AP News. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "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.