Kentucky State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Kentucky Senate District 33
A district of about 108,000 people, 55% Black, 15% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+51.0 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Gerald Neal (D) · won100.0%
Unopposed.
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 38 seats
Every Kentucky State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
14 races since 1971. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Gerald Neal (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Gerald Neal (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2016 | Gerald Neal (D) | Shenita Rickman (R) | 68.5 |
| 2012 | Gerald Neal (D) | Norris Shelton (I) | 87.4 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Gerald Neal (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Gerald Neal (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Gerald Neal (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Gerald Neal (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Gerald Neal (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Gerald Neal (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1983 | Georgia Davis Powers (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | Georgia Davis Powers (D) | Virginia Jumpp (R) | 74.7 |
| 1975 | Georgia Davis Powers (D) | Wilford Eugene Payne (R) | 59.7 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1971 | Georgia Davis (D) | Marvin Lee Drane (R) | 36.4 |
Primaries: 1988 Democratic primary · 1979 Democratic primary · 1975 Democratic primary · 1971 Republican primary · 1971 Democratic primary
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 33
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 33's area in each.
- U.S. House
- KY-3 100%
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| President | D+48.2 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 38 seats. Small marks are other seats in Kentucky. The black marker is District 33.
Lower than 95% of seats.
Lower than 97% of seats.
Higher than 59% of seats.
Highest of 38 seats.
Lower than 78% of seats.
Denser than 86% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 3723% BlackD+6.4Not up in 2026District 35
25% Black · 26% college gradsD+29.8Not up in 2026District 19
47% college gradsD+31.7Not up in 2026District 13
46% college gradsD+34.2Not up in 2026
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET