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U.S. House seat · lines in effect since 2022

Kentucky's 2nd District

A district of about 770,000 people, 24% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+40.8 relative to the nation for president.

Brett Guthrie (R) · since Jan 6, 2009Next election Nov 7, 2028The 2026 race →
KY-2

Source: 2026 results: civicAPI; boundaries: Census Bureau TIGER/LineUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Where it sits among all 435 seats

Every U.S. House seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

R+40.8408th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican218th seat · the majority line364KY-215

Labels below the bar mark 5 other seats in Kentucky.

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 race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

202220242026
U.S. HouseR+43.7R+46.2R+27.7

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 435 seats. Small marks are other seats in Kentucky. The black marker is KY-2.

Adults with a bachelor's degree24% 12th pct · 4th of 6 in KY

Lower than 88% of seats.

White adults without a degree66% 94th pct · 3rd of 6 in KY

Higher than 94% of seats.

Hispanic residents5% 13th pct · 3rd of 6 in KY

Lower than 87% of seats.

Black residents5% 38th pct · 4th of 6 in KY

Lower than 62% of seats.

Asian residents2% 31st pct · 3rd of 6 in KY

Lower than 69% of seats.

People per square mile103 26th pct · 4th of 6 in KY

Less dense than 74% 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.

OH-4
24% college gradsR+42.6Held RVA-9
24% college gradsR+44.0Held RWV-2
26% college gradsR+39.9Held RPA-9
23% college gradsR+37.9Held R

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

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

  1. Brett Guthrie (R)
    2023– · Won 2022 by 43.7, 2024 by 46.2, 2026 by 27.7

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)