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Kentucky Congressional Delegation. Kentucky has two Republican senators, and its House delegation has five Republicans and one Democrat.
Nov 8, 2022 · States are redrawing their 2022 congressional maps. Here's how many House districts the state will have following the 2020 census, and how voting power will shift. CNN
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Jan 21, 2022 · Kentucky Redistricting 2022 Tracker: Congressional Maps by District. GOP mapmakers preserved Kentucky's one Democratic seat, based in Louisville. Who benefits: Little to no change. Last...
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- Background
- District Maps
- Redistricting by Cycle
- State Legislation and Ballot Measures
- Political Impacts of Redistricting
- Recent News
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This section includes background information on federal requirements for congressional redistricting, state legislative redistricting, state-based requirements, redistricting methods used in the 50 states, gerrymandering, and recent court decisions.
Congressional districts
1. 1.1. See also: United States congressional delegations from Kentucky Kentucky comprises six congressional districts. The table below lists Kentucky's current U.S. Representatives.
State legislative maps
1. 1.1. See also: Kentucky State Senate and Kentucky House of Representatives Kentucky comprises 38 state Senate districts and 100 state House districts. State senators are elected every four years in partisan elections. State representatives are elected every two years in partisan elections. To access the state legislative district maps approved during the 2020 redistricting cycle, click here.
Redistricting after the 2020 census
1. 1.1. See also: Redistricting in Kentucky after the 2020 census Kentucky was apportioned six seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. This represented neither a gain nor a loss of seats as compared to apportionment after the 2010 census.
Enacted congressional district maps
1. 1.1. See also: Congressional district maps implemented after the 2020 census Kentucky adopted new congressional district boundaries on January 20, 2022, after the general assembly overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s (D) veto of legislation establishing the state’ new congressional map. Beshear vetoed Senate Bill 3 —the congressional redistricting legislation —on January 19, 2022. The vote to override the governor’s veto was 26-8 in the state Senate with 23 Republicans and three Democrats in favor...
Enacted state legislative district maps
1. 1.1. See also: State legislative district maps implemented after the 2020 census Kentucky adopted new state House district boundaries on January 20, 2022, after the general assembly overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s (D) veto of the plan. The vote to override the governor’s veto was 24-10 in the state Senate with all votes in favor by Republicans and eight Democrats and two Republicans voting against. The override vote was 69-23 in the state House, with all votes in favor by Republicans and 22 D...
Redistricting legislation
1. See state election laws The following is a list of recent redistricting bills that have been introduced in or passed by the Kentucky state legislature. To learn more about each of these bills, click the bill title. This information is provided by BillTrack50. Note: Due to the nature of the sorting process used to generate this list, some results may not be relevant to the topic. If no bills are displayed below, no legislation pertaining to this topic has been introduced in the legislature...
Redistricting ballot measures
1. 1.1. See also: Redistricting measures on the ballot and List of Kentucky ballot measures Ballotpedia has tracked no ballot measures relating to redistricting in Kentucky.
Competitiveness
There are conflicting opinions regarding the correlation between partisan gerrymandering and electoral competitiveness. In 2012, Jennifer Clark, a political science professor at the University of Houston, said, "The redistricting process has important consequences for voters. In some states, incumbent legislators work together to protect their own seats, which produces less competition in the political system. Voters may feel as though they do not have a meaningful alternative to the incumben...
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FiveThirtyEight, "What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State"National Conference of State Legislatures, "Redistricting Process"Members, past and present, who represented the state of Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives . For current and former House members, see: List of United States representatives from Kentucky. For a complete chronological list by district see: United States congressional delegations from Kentucky.
The table below displays the partisan composition of Kentucky's congressional delegation as of November 2022. Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Kentucky, November 2022 Party
